Spring

Hi again. We are still busy pruning in the vineyards. The end is near, but there still is a lot of work ahead. We will start bottling our 2011 semi-sweet wines in the next couple weeks. The winery will open again for the 2012 season on May 4th.

Valentine's Day Dinner

-Valentine's Day Dinner-

February 14th, 6:00 p.m. Hinterland Vineyards Tasting Room.

$50 per plate

-A 4 course dinner, including samples of three wines paired with the
dinner courses.

-Additional wine can be bought by the glass for $3, or by the bottle at a
%10 discount (excluding reserve wine)

**Reservations required and needed in advance. Seating is limited, so please call
asap. Cancellations must be made 48 hours prior to February 14th or a
plate charge will be billed to you.**

-Please call or email for reservations.

320-847-3060
hinterlandvineyards@gmail.com

Course One: Apple & Pear Spinach Salad with Goat Cheese, Walnuts and
Raspberry Vinaigrette (paired with Frontenac Gris)

Course Two: Stuffed Shrimp w/ Red Pepper
Sushi Rice

Course Three: Beef Tenderloin w/ Shitake
Frontenac Reduction and Roasted Purple Potato (paired with Frontenac)

Course Four: Chocolate Decadence w/ Strawberry Coulis (paired with "45"
Dessert wine)

Working On Wine!

The winter this year has been far from average. With January temperatures in the mid 50's we were able to get a jump start on some of our winter pruning. The vines pulled through some of the earlier frost we encountered in the fall growing season.

The winery is still in full swing. We are still cold stabilizing certain vatieties, getting a grip on what we want to do for filitering, and also getting ready to barrel our 2011 reds.

We are still closed untill May 1st, but if anyone would like to stop and pick up wine, or schedual a private event, please feel free to contact us.

Thank you again for all of your support, and we hope to see everyone this spring!

Year End.

Hi again everyone. Our 2011 season has almost come to a close. We would like to thank everyone for another great year. Starting January first we will be open by appointment only. We will open again on weekends may first.

The blog will continue to stay updated all winter. If you have Facebook make sure to add us there.

Thanks again and happy new year!

Great article on HLV.

http://www.uniquelyminnesota.com/activities/hinterland-vineyard-and-winery-clara-city-mn.htm

Red Wine

Today in the winery we are racking our 2010 reserve reds. The Marquette has a nice suttle spice and dark fruit aroma, and the Frontenac is starting to get a rich chocolate/coffe note. We have started looking for a bigger press for next season. So far, only a few leads. We would like to find a nice used willmes press.

The winery has been busy on the weekends. We have also had a lot of visitors stopping by this week picking up wine for the holliday weekend. We hope to see everyone soon, and happy thanksgiving!

Fall hours

We will be open Saturday's through new years. Any other times can be made by appointment. Please contact hinterlandvineyards@gmail.com to set up an appointment.

Thank you!