This week, we will package more of the Cranberry Wine Christmas Tree bottles and then bottle Cranberry Wine in standard 750 ml bottles. We’ve finished fermenting a first batch of Concord and Catawba and will rack them off yeast lees this week. We will rack Steuben and
Read more →We will blow out our irrigation system on Thursday. We need to remove water from the underground tubes so freezing conditions don’t cause that water to freeze and burst the tubes. Although the air temperature will be quite low late this week, the ground temperatures are still
Read more →Iowa Nouveau, a light and fruity red wine, is our first wine of the season. Made entirely from grapes grown in Iowa, Iowa Nouveau pairs well with vegetable and beef soups and stews as well as traditional holiday meals. Iowa Nouveau is best when consumed soon after purchase. Serve slightly
Read more →The vineyard team will finish up removing Mulberry trees at Newport Lane Vineyard and then start over with tree removal and post replacement at Meadowcreek Vineyard. We will be spraying herbicide if we get a break in the weather. And, we are putting our waste water treatment
Read more →Our cellar team will apply sleeves and label the Oskyfizzante® Cranberry we bottled last week and will then bottle another batch of Oskyfizzante Pink. We will get two new wines bottled and then rack LaCrosse and St. Pepin off the Bentonite that was used to cold stabilize
Read more →We are working to remove Mulberry Trees at Maple Woods Vineyards and then at Newport Lane Vineyard. The Mulberry Trees seem to be everywhere but they aren’t as big a problem in the vineyards around Oskaloosa. We will be spraying pre-emergent under the vines. This is a
Read more →The 30°F frost on Saturday, October 5 followed by another frost on Sunday, October 13 appear to have convinced our vines to start shutting down for the season. While there are still some green leaves to be seen, the overall impression is that the vineyards are turning
Read more →Friday, Saturday, & Sunday—October 18, 19, & 20 Oskyfizzante® Cranberry Release 9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. Friday 10:00 a.m.– 6:00 p.m. Saturday 12:00–6:00 p.m. Sunday Come and try the new Oskyfizzante® Cranberry! It is a seasonal fizzy wine that is made entirely from Cranberry juice. It packs a tart Cranberry
Read more →We are bottling a batch of American Pink Catawba from last season. We are also getting a batch of Oskyfizzante® Cranberry carbonated and ready for bottling. And, we will be cold stabilizing Sweet Roxie Red®. One of the big events of each fall is the final steps
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