The Iowa State Fair is over, but the wine tasting continues this Saturday, August 23rd at the Iowa Wine Festival. The Square in Indianola is the place to be from 1:00 – 9:00 p.m.
You can enjoy unlimited wine sampling, purchase wines and visit with Iowa winemakers; sample the best from Chef Jon Wiler of Flemings Prime Steakhouse and Wine Bar; cast a vote for your favorite Iowa Wine in the People’s Choice Award and browse the offerings of various local artists, food vendors and exhibitors.
The fun will be set to the music of Big Daddy Blues (2:00 – 5:00) and Tony Valdez and The Large Band (6:00 – 9:00).
Check out the schedule of events and be prepared to participate in the contests, games, bocco ball and grape stomping, the crowning of the Iowa Wine Festival King and Queen, and the silent auction with plenty of cool stuff. I can imagine the bragging rights – and noise – from the winner of the Whining Contest!
Best of all you can enjoy some of the best Iowa Wines from these fine wineries:
Eagle City Winery, Iowa Falls
Fireside Winery, Marengo
Grape Escape Vineyard & Winery, Pleasantville
Jasper Winery, Newton
John Ernest Vineyard and Winery, Tama
La Vida Loca Winery, Indianola
Little Swan Lake Winery, Estherville
Madison County Winery, St. Charles
Penoach Vineyard, Winery and Nursery, Adel
Rosey Acres Winery, Runnels
Southern Hills Winery, Osceola
Summerset Winery, Indianola
Tabor Home Winery, Bankston
Tassel Ridge Winery, Leighton
Two Saints Winery, St. Charles
Wide River Winery, Clinton
Bring your camera! This will be a great time to take some photos for the Make Mine Wine Midwest Wine Country Competition. Also, remember to bring a designated driver!
Full information for the event is online at http://www.iowawinefestival.org/. Tickets for this event are $25 in advance.
Cheers!
Barbara Rasko
Publisher
Make Mine Wine
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Make Mine Wine Magazine 
Tabor Home is in Baldwin not Bankston.
Thanks for the correction — yes — Tabor Home Vineyards & Winery is in Baldwin. I enjoyed a great visit there last month and in our upcoming Fall/Holiday issue I will share the details of that trip. In July, an article in the Chicago Tribune encouraged people to visit the wineries on The Iowa Wine Trail — an easy drive from Chicago — which includes Tabor Home Vineyards & Winery.
Plan to visit Tabor Home during these upcoming events. November 1st and 2nd, Tabor Homes will be featuring food and wine pairings during the Iowa Wine Trail event, and November 22nd & 23rd, they will celebrate the Nouveau Wine Release at their 12th annual festival.