Welcome!
We're glad you found us. Feel free to take a look around our website to learn a little more about who we are and what we do. Whether you are a novice or an expert, you are always welcome at our meetings! Enjoy!
Early entries are now being accepted for the 2009 Benton County Fair - EIWC Amateur Wine Competition to be held July 23, 2009. Entry deadline is 8:00 PM on July 22.
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About Us The Eastern Iowa Wine Club was founded in November of 2007 after several eastern Iowa wine makers met on the Winepress US forum boards and began talking about forming a wine making group. We are still organizing but have thus far formed a strong nucleus of members. Our membership is currently comprised of individuals from Benton, Black Hawk, Butler, Cedar, Linn and Johnson Counties in east central Iowa. We welcome you to join us! |
Our Members Members in the Eastern Iowa Wine Club have a wide variety of backgrounds and experience in wine making. Although we make our livings in many different ways, we have one very important thing in common. We are all passionate about wine and wine making and are always excited to help or answer questions about crafting fine wines. |
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Our Goals The goals of the Eastern Iowa Wine Club are simple and can best be summed up in four simple words: Learning, Helping, Sharing and Growing. We want to continue learning about wine making, helping each other through advice and lending of equipment, sharing our successes and failures and growing together as wine makers and a club. We also want to help other areas in Iowa begin clubs. Contact us if you would like help. |
Activities The Eastern Iowa Wine Club currently meets on a monthly basis in the home of one of the members. Special Iowa winery road trips also take place on a near monthly basis. We are also active in organizing and sponsoring wine competitions at county fairs. Visit the events page to learn of activities in the eastern Iowa area. Summer is approaching and that means County fair wine competitions. |
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2009 Fresh Grapes The Eastern Iowa Wine Club is preparing for the 2009 fall grape harvest. We are currently looking for grape growers to contract grapes for this fall. Gapes of particular interest: Reds - Norton, Chambourcin, Marquette, Frontenac, and Corot Noir; Whites - Traminette, Chardonelle, La Crosse, Seyval Blanc. Other varieties of both reds and whites are also wanted. Please contact us if you are an Iowa, Illinois or Missouri vineyard or know of a grape grower who would be interested in selling us midwestern grown grapes. |
What's New? Check out the vendor page. Additional vendors have been added. A second page of photos is also now on line. Spring workshops and conferences are also starting. Check out the events page. |