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SPRING GREEN Spurgeon Vineyards BLUE RIVER MUSCODA & Winery BOSCOBEL 16008 PINE TREE RD, HIGHLAND G 130 (608) 929-7692 80 5 miles west of Hwy 80 off Cty Q 23 – turn at Post Office 61 Q  Home of the Ruby Lady and many HIGHLAND grape wines, plus Mead, Cranberry and 133 Q other fruit wines. FENNIMORE G I 80 Hours: 10 -5 Every day except Easter, 151 Thanksgiving, Christmas and 18 18 New Year’s Days. MOUNT IDA 18 18 email: [email protected] MOUNT MONTFORT COBB DODGEVILLE www.SpurgeonVineyards.com HOPE LINDEN LIVINGSTON 39 Whispering Bluffs Winery 80 39 LANCASTER 196.5 S MAIN ST., POTOSI 129 A MINERAL POINT (608) 763-2468 35 Located in Potosi, WI along the Great ARTHUR River Rd., across the street from the 35 Potosi Brewing Co. BEETOWN N 81 151 Visit us to enjoy wine tasting, cheese 61 B plates, gourmet coffee and chocolates, 80 and to shop our variety of gift items. U B BELMONT Hours: Call (608) 763 - 2468 PLATTEVILLE or visit our website for hours. email: [email protected] 133 TENNYSON www.whisperingbluffswinery.com Sinnipee Valley Vineyard & Winery POTOSI 35 151 4547 TIMBER LANE, CUBA CITY 80 (608) 568-3212 or (608) 778-7612 DICKEYVILLE CUBA CITY 2.5 miles West of Hwy. 151, Exit 5 at Kieler, Twisted Vines Winery & Pub on to Peddle Hollow Road to Timber Lane. KIELER 102 N MAIN ST., POTOSI We are located overlooking the bluffs of the (608) 763-2048  Mississippi River and the ghost town of Sinnipee. We are located in the Historical downtown of Potosi. Come and enjoy HAZEL GREEN Hours: April thru December, Fri thru Sun 11 to 4:30; some great food, wine and a good time. 61 151 other times by appointment. Closed Jan, Feb & DUBUQUE March. Open by appointment only during Hours: Monday – Sunday 84 Jan., Feb. & March. 11am until Bar Closing time email: [email protected] email: [email protected] 20 2019 EVENTS Join us for a grand wine tasting adventure through some 2019 of the most beautiful areas of hilly Southwestern Wisconsin. We are an organization of family owned and operated Southwest wineries bringing you the most diverse sampling of wines Southwest that you will ever find in one area. You will discover fine Wisconsin Wine grape wines, many made from grapes grown by the winery, luscious fruit wines and Mead (wine made from honey). Wisconsin Wine These wines range from dry to sweet so there is certain to Trail be a wine for almost every palate. Follow the trail anytime or Who we are Trail join us for one of our spectacular events. The Southwest Wisconsin Wine Trail is a consortium of You don’t have to attend an event to receive 4 Wisconsin wineries that are located within the Upper a complimentary souvenir wine glass. Mississippi River Valley AVA (American Viticultural Area). These Simply visit all 4 wineries during a calendar wineries share a passion for their craft of creating wine and year and have this brochure punched at each one. they each have a story to tell. As you visit these wineries Receive your glass at the last winery that you visit. you will find that there is a common thread to each story. That thread is the challenge of making great wine from new and emerging grape varieties that are cold hardy enough to SPURGEON VINEYARDS & WINERY • Highland, WI May 25 & 26 10am – 5pm (4 weeks to next trail) withstand the weather of the Upper Midwest. Some of these The GREAT WINE & CHOCOLATE Trail wineries make their wine using only their own grapes and SINNIPEE VALLEY VINEYARD & WINERY • Kieler, WI Kick off the summer with us as we each pair exquisite others wineries don’t grow any grapes but do source from WHISPERING BLUFFS WINERY • Potosi, WI chocolates with our fine wines. Each winery will be doing local growers. Some of them also make wines from fruit, such TWISTED VINES WINERY & PUB • Potosi, WI a special wine and chocolate pairing as well as several as cranberries, apples, cherries and currants. So take the trail pairings with truffles. that winds through the beautiful hills and valleys of Southwest www.swwiwinetrail.com Wisconsin and taste the passion and the variety for yourself. LIKE us on Facebook June 22 & 23 10am – 5pm (4 weeks to next trail) www.facebook.com/swwiwinetrail The CHEESY WEEKEND Trail Spurgeon Vineyards & Winery – Highland We are going to cut the cheese, we are going to melt the Sinnipee Valley Vineyards & Winery – Kieler All events run from 10am – 5pm on Saturday and Sunday cheese and we are going to mix in the cheese, then we Whispering Bluffs Winery – Potosi will pour the wine… Twisted Vines Winery and Pub – Potosi May 25 & 26 June 22 & 23 14th Annual 19th Annual July 20 & 21 10am – 5pm (4 weeks to next trail) www.swwiwinetrail.com The Great Wine The Cheesy The Wine PARTY Trail LIKE us on Facebook & Chocolate Trail Weekend Trail Enjoy the hot days with COOL wines. We will be mixing, www.facebook.com/swwiwinetrail Pairing decadent chocolates Party with artisan cheese chilling and freezing the wine and then we are breaking with fine wines and wine out the munchies. So JUST CHILL and PARTY ON! About the Upper Mississippi River Valley AVA August 17 & 18 10am – 5pm Established in 2009, the Upper Mississippi River Valley AVA July 20 & 21 August 17 & 18 The Wurst-Wine Trail EVER! recognizes the effects of climate, landscape and soil in the facilitation of grape growing in the Upper Midwest. There 9th Annual 9th Annual This is the BEST of the WURST! Wisconsin’s finest have been vineyards in the region long before the AVA was TheWine The Wurst- bratwurst, salami and sausages are put to the taste test. established but they lacked this recognition. These vineyards party The grills will be hot and the mustard spicy. grow mainly hybrid grape varieties such as Brianna, Edelweiss, Trail Wine Trail These are ticketed events. All events run from 10am until 5pm on La Crosse, Marechal Foch, Frontenac, Marquette, Saint Pepin Get your PARTY on EVER Saturday and Sunday. A ticket is required for admission and may be and Saint Croix. Research is on-going to develop new hybrid with wine mixers Pairing the BEST used on either or both days. Tickets may be purchased at the first grapes that can better withstand the cold winter and ripen and finger foods Bratwurst with fine wines winery that you visit. Tickets are $15 per event. MUST BE 21 YEARS earlier. Come taste what we are all about. OR OLDER TO PURCHASE AND REDEEM TICKET.