Hey, folks.
New to Iowa, new to vineyards, and new to winemaking. At the beginning of the year, we purchased a property outside of Des Moines that has six acres of wine vineyards. Our original goal was to open a very small destination brewery and experiment with beer-wine hybrids. We'd be using some of the grapes from the property for our beer, but selling the majority of the grapes to wineries.
We thought someone else would be managing the vineyard, but that ended up falling through. So we've been head first into learning viticulture and managing our Chancellor, Seyval Blanc, and La Crescent vineyards. Virtual Viticulture Academy has been a tremendous help in that regard. Some new friends at a local winery suggested to us that we should make our own wine. After experiencing how much work and expense is involved with the vineyard for the price of grapes in this area, we've decided they are right!
So, while we still want to focus on creating a unique small brewery, and we still want to sell some of our grapes, we're excited about eventually adding wine to our portfolio.
New to Iowa, new to vineyards, and new to winemaking. At the beginning of the year, we purchased a property outside of Des Moines that has six acres of wine vineyards. Our original goal was to open a very small destination brewery and experiment with beer-wine hybrids. We'd be using some of the grapes from the property for our beer, but selling the majority of the grapes to wineries.
We thought someone else would be managing the vineyard, but that ended up falling through. So we've been head first into learning viticulture and managing our Chancellor, Seyval Blanc, and La Crescent vineyards. Virtual Viticulture Academy has been a tremendous help in that regard. Some new friends at a local winery suggested to us that we should make our own wine. After experiencing how much work and expense is involved with the vineyard for the price of grapes in this area, we've decided they are right!
So, while we still want to focus on creating a unique small brewery, and we still want to sell some of our grapes, we're excited about eventually adding wine to our portfolio.