Oct 15
For the final day of Regional Wine Week, I picked up a bottle of Hastings Reserve, made by Alexis Bailly Vineyard in Hastings, Minnesota. This is a port-style wine made in Minnesota, and is called a “Minnesota Port.” Strictly speaking, this is not Port wine since it does not come from the Douro Valley in Portugal. (US …
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Oct 15
I’ve never had mead before, but I’ve been wanting to try it. While I was looking for a couple more wines to finish out Regional Wine Week, I spotted the WineHaven Stinger Honeywine and decided to buy it. The Peterson family has been keeeping bees for over 50 years. They use the honey from their …
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Oct 13
Parley Lake Winery is located on a gravel road near Parley Lake just east of Waconia, Minnesota. The same family also operates Deardorff Orchards at the same location, where you can buy apples and even go pick your own. It makes sense, then, that they would combine apples and grapes in one wine. In addition …
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Oct 12
Today, for day 4 of Regional Wine Week, I’m featuring another fruit wine from Forestedge Winery. Cranberries grow well in the cold northern climate. In fact, over half of the total US production of cranberries comes from Wisconsin (which is just east of Minnesota). For white cranberries, they pick them before they turn red. Forestedge also …
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Oct 11
While there are some grapes that can survive the cold Minnesota winters, another option is to make wine from other cold-hardy fruits. One fruit, that isn’t technically a fruit but ends up in pies anyway, is rhubarb. I had a rhubarb wine many years ago when I lived in Iowa at the Ox Yoke Inn …
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Oct 10
Today, for Day 2 of Regional Wine Week, I have a white wine from WineHaven. The La Crescent grape is another grape developed by the University of Minnesota. This grape was released in 2002. This grape has survived temperatures as cold as -34°F. WineHaven produces a variety of wines from different grapes as well as …
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Oct 09
Today is the start of Regional Wine Week. Since I’m in Minnesota, I’ll be reviewing wines from local Minnesota wineries all week. Minnesota has very cold winters, which makes it difficult if not impossible to grow traditional grape varieties here. Even some of the better known “cool climate” grapes cannot survive the cold winters here. …
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Oct 03
October 9-15 has been designated Regional Wine Week by DrinkLocalWine.com. As I am located in Minnesota, I will be featuring wines from some Minnesota wineries. I have already posted reviews of Cabernet Franc and Talon Crest from Sovereign Estates in Waconia, MN. You can find a list of other Minnesota wineries here. Check back next …
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Sep 24
This is another wine from Sovereign Estate Winery. I had previously reviewed a white wine, the Talon Crest. This wine is a red wine made from Cabernet Franc grapes. Cabernet Franc is one of the parents of the well-known Cabernet Sauvignon, and has some similar characteristics. Like the Talon Crest, the winery could not list …
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Sep 11
My wife and I purchased this wine from Sovereign Estate Winery during our recent visit. It is 100% Seyval Blanc, which is a variety that we had never previously tasted. Although the winery is located in Minnesota, the grapes were purchased from another state due to a limited supply of local grapes. The bottle does …
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