DSM - part III - the vineyard tour

Iowa is known for its agricultural products - corn, soybeans, pork, beef. And now some people are trying to add wine to the list! We had a great time touring some local wineries & tasting their vintages. We went to Jasper Winery, in DSM; La Vida Loca Winery, outside Indianoloa; and Two Saints Winery, near St. Charles. They make some pretty good stuff!



La Vida Loca Winery -
Yes, it was named after the song.
They have AWESOME, SPECTACULAR stuff here...
The Autumn Harvest, Cinnamon and Cynthiana wines were our favorites - though we'd have liked to have taken home several others!



Sign to let you know you've reached the vineyard...
b/c the grapevines among all the nearby corn & soybeans aren't a dead giveaway... ;)
It's called Two Saints b/c it is between the cities of St. Mary's and St. Charles...


View from the porch at Two Saints



LOTS of stuff to try...
We liked the 'edelweiss' and 'leon millot' the best



The tasting area


No pics of the Jasper Winery b/c we forgot the camera that day. But it's a really COOL building, and you can go inside, taste the wine, and see the vats & stuff where they make it all.