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!
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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 have formed a strong nucleus of members. Our membership is currently comprised of individuals from Benton, Black Hawk, Butler, Cedar, Dubuque, Linn, Johnson and Jones 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. |
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2009 Fresh Grapes Harvest time is here and we are currently in the middle of working with our grapes for this fall. We arranged for over 9,000 pounds. Even though we are not quite finished working the 2009 harvest it isn't too soon to begin thinking of 2010. If you are a grower and have recently contacted us either via email or phone, please know that we are making database for potential sources for next fall. You will hear from one of us. If you have not contacted us, please do so today. Contact information is found on the Contact Us page. Thanks! |
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