Try Guttenberg’s PromiseLand Winery in the Mississippi River Valley

In search of a day journey to get away and expertise a few of the magnificence Iowa has to supply? Take a drive on the Nice River Street and make a cease at PromiseLand Vineyard, a family-run operation positioned within the hills of Guttenberg. 

Pat and Cindy Wachendorf each grew up within the Guttenberg space, and when the chance to buy 12 acres of land alongside the Nice River Street offered itself, they didn’t hesitate to buy it. In keeping with their daughter Amy Ries, who takes care of gross sales and advertising and marketing for the vineyard, the Wachendorfs opted to develop grapes in lieu of utilizing the land for standard farming. 

“In 2003, they took on-line courses by Shawnee Neighborhood School in Missouri and likewise started job shadowing with a neighborhood vineyard,” stated Ries. “They began their very own winery in 2004 and picked their first crop in 2007. For the subsequent few years, they bought their crop to a neighborhood vineyard.  In 2010, they determined they had been able to take their ardour to the subsequent stage and commenced taking winemaking courses at Kirkwood Neighborhood School. The development of the vineyard commenced in 2012 after making their very own wine for simply two years, and so they formally opened their doorways in October of 2013.”

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PromiseLand Vineyard produces quite a lot of each purple and white wines, from candy to dry.

“We historically have made grape wines however within the final couple of years have launched savory flavors of peach, raspberry, rhubarb and most not too long ago, cherry, which will probably be popping out this spring. These fruit flavors, together with our candy grape wines, are undoubtedly our hottest wines,” stated Ries. 

Guests are handled to a spacious tasting room, and wine tasting is obtainable every day the vineyard is open. Patrons can take pleasure in 4 complimentary samples every go to and should even buy a proper wine tasting expertise, which features a memento glass.

Deal with: 39053 Nice River Street, Guttenberg

Cellphone: (563) 252-2665

Web site: promiselandwinery.com

Distance from Downtown Des Moines: 193 miles

Hours: 12-7 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 12-5 p.m. Sunday. However verify their Fb web page for his or her most up to date hours. By June, they plan to be open each day.

Meals: “We have now do-it-yourself pizzas and are engaged on increasing our menu to sandwiches and appetizer choices,” stated Ries. “We even have a snack store stocked stuffed with your conventional and nostalgic grab-n-go gadgets.”

Outlets: PromiseLand Vineyard consists of six small boutiques to browse when you’re there, together with one with ladies’s clothes and niknaks, a child and youngsters’s boutique, a “man cave,” a seasonal retailer, a snack store and a retailer with wine merchandise. 

Occasions: “We have now stay music each Sunday from 2-5, from mid-March by the tip of November,” stated Ries. “We additionally provide portray and craft courses all year long. And at present we’re engaged on internet hosting a Wine 5K this summer season or fall.” Keep tuned to their web site and social media for up to date info on upcoming occasions. 

Whereas You’re There: Take a journey on the Cassville Ferry, only a couple miles from the vineyard, and discover what Wisconsin has to supply. In Guttenberg, take pleasure in unbelievable views of the Mississippi River, ignored by tree-filled bluffs. Spend time fishing or strolling alongside the Mississippi banks. “The Area of Goals film web site is about half-hour from PromiseLand Vineyard, and also you virtually must drive by it in your approach to the vineyard,” stated Ries.