Gorgeous Days Paired with Wine Tours Will Make You Happy!

 

If you are like me you treasure each perfect summer day, and it looks like we’re going to have three in a row for this long Labor Day Weekend.

 

Clear away every excuse and get out and enjoy them.

 

A great outing – for a day or the weekend — is visiting wineries. Tasting is fun, touring is fun, and the live music and other events are fun too. Do you have guests for the weekend? Surprise them with a wonderful visit into Midwest Wine Country!

 

Make sure you arrive in time to do some wine tasting. Then select a bottle to enjoy during the event. In many cases you can purchase snacks, and sometimes meals, so check out the Website and plan to visit your favorite winery or explore a new one.

 

Yesterday’s blog gave you specifics on grape stomping opportunities. If you don’t want purple feet, there are still plenty of other great events:

 

Wine tasting at the Des Moines Renaissance Faire, Pleasant Hill. Aug 30 – Sept 1, 6 & 7, 13 & 14.

 

Snus Hill Winery, Madrid. August 29, 6:30 – 9:30 p.m. Billy Club with Country/Variety. www.snushillwine.com

 

Summerset Winery, Indianola. August 29. 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. Fat Twosday. www.summersetwine.com

 

Fireside Winery, Marengo. August 29. 7:00 – 10:00 p.m. Dogs on Skis. www.firesidewinery.com

 

Sugar Grove Gathering Place, Newton. August 30. 6:00 –9:00 p.m. Flatland Frank & the Flat Cats, classic rock. www.sugargrove.com

 

Grape Escape Winery, Pleasantville. Wine-In Movies (watch a movie at the winery!). www.grapeescapeiowa.com.

 

Prairie Moon Winery, Ames. August 31, 3:00 – 6:00 p.m. Joe & Vicki Price with Americana/Folk. www.prairiemoonwinery.com

 

Snus Hill Winery, Madrid. August 31. 3:00 – 6:00 p.m. The Rivieras with 50s and 60s.

www.snushillwine.com

 

Summerset Winery, Indianola. August 31. 3:00 – 6:00 p.m. The Eldorados. www.summersetwine.com

 

Millstream Brewing, Amana. August 31. 1:00 – 5:00 p.m. 4th Annual Festival of Iowa Beers. www.millstreambrewing.com

 

Whispering Pines Winery, Keosauqua. August 31. 1:00 – 5:00 p.m. 1^st Anniversary Harvest Band. www.whisperingpineswinery.biz

 

Please check with the wineries for the latest details.

 

Cheers!

Barbara Rasko

Publisher

Make Mine Wine

http://www.MakeMineWinemagazine.com

Summer Goes Better with Wine!

Midwest wineries love the chance to entertain their guests on beautiful summer evenings. This weekend’s “after the fourth” events are as tempting as their delicate, tempting summer wines! Take some time and sample both this Friday, July 6th and Saturday, July 7th.

 5:30 – 8:30 p.m. … Sunsets at Summerset with the Stu Calhoun Trio featuring Morgan Halgren. I love the sound of this latin jazz combo band and the beautiful voice of my dear friend Morgan. There will be another Trio there Friday too … Pasta Trio, available from Contemporary Catering. Summerset Winery between Des Moines and Indianola. www.summersetwine.com

Friday Night Wine Down at White Oak Vineyards, Cambridge, Iowa is always a real good time. This week Tina Haase & Lady Blue is performing. 7:00 – 10:00 p.m. www.whiteoakvineyards.com

Stop by King’s Crossing Winery for Desserts at the Winery 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. in Glenwood. www.kingscrossingvineyard.com

The new Fireside Winery in Marengo invites you to stop by and sample their wines — 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. www.firesidewinery.com

This week’s Front Porch Friday, 6:30-9:30  p.m. features Scott Davis & Jason Danielson (jazz variety). Snus Hill Vineyard, Madrid.

Saturday, July 7th

A special event at the Downtown Des Moines Farmer’s Market takes place this Saturday. There will also be a home-grown Iowa wine-tasting event featuring five Iowa wineries from 8:30-10:30 a.m.

Dale Valley Vineyard and Winery in Stuart hosts the Grand Opening from 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Stop in and taste their wine. Enjoy music by the Soul Searchers. www.dalevalleyvineyard.com

The first-ever Raccoon Valley Wine Festival will be in downtown Adel, 1:00 – 9:00 p.m. with Iowa Wineries sampling and selling their wine and  Acoustic Mayhem, a popular group of musicians from Iowa City and Matt Woods and the Thunderbolts from the Des Moines area playing Blues & Boogie music. Adel, Iowa.

Sunsets at Sugar Grove with The Likely Suspects (Classic Rock), 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. in Newton. www.sugargrove.com

So have some wine and have some fun!

Cheers!

Barbara Rasko