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Summerset Winery, Indianola, IA www.summersetwine.com
Vignoles is back! The "Midwestern Reisling", this delicate white has a fruit forward flavor with the aroma of pear and apricot with a citric finish. Grown at Summerset. Double Gold Medal Winner.
DeChaunac We are proud to present our first DeChaunac! It has never been bottled here before. This is a fabulously bold and full bodied dry red that possesses the juicy red fruit flavors of black cherries, plums and raspberries with a hint of vanilla on the nose.
Treat your sweetie to a Summerset Valentine Package!
Give your special someone something decadent this year... Summerset's Ruby LaBelle! This bold and luscious Port style dessert wine will remind you of chocolate infused cherries! We'll package it with two Summerset wine glasses, an assortment of chocolates in a beautiful gift basket for only $25! Add two tickets to our Valentine's Ball and receive $5 off the regular ticket price.
Upcoming wine specials for February
Kiss Me! This fruity, delicate blend of semisweet white grapes caresses the lips and titillates the tongue another great Valentine's Gift. Buy a bottle during the month of February and receive a complimentary wine glass. Limit two glasses per customer.
Looking Ahead: March Wine Specials
15% off a case of LaCrosse! With a tinge of green in the glass and the sage colored cork, this wine looks about as green as we can get. If you drink enough of it, you'll get lucky (or at least think you're getting lucky)! You'll also be able to renew your Case Club membership. You may just find that pot 'o gold at Summerset! Happy St. Patty's Day!
Jasper Winery, Des Moines, Iowa www.jasperwinery.com
As we make it through the cold winter months, things are actually pretty slow around the winery. All of the 2009 wines have finished fermenting and are now slowly aging in either stainless steel tanks or Oak barrels. Some of the lighter whites will be ready to bottle around April, while the dry reds will stay in the barrels until late summer. Fortunately, we do have a few fun events coming up in the next month that are worth checking out. Also, Madhouse Brewing Co. has begun making beer, and that should be available at some locations in the next month as well.
Mason Groben, winemaker