In many of our posts and all over our website you probably see us using the term “picnic platter” quite often. We realize that people who come here often know well what it is but for those who don’t we should probably break down what exactly you get when you order one of our picnic...
A “wine flight” is another common term we use here at Staller Estate. It is one of our most popular options to get as you get to try 4 different wines all at once! A basic wine flight includes four, 1-ounce samples of our wine as well as a full glass of water.
This year’s Ice Wine harvest was the earliest on record here at Staller Estate, Nov 22. Along with the earliest Ice Wine harvest it was also the shortest window that we have ever had to harvest Ice Wine.
Ice wine is one of the most prized but mysterious wines made in our unique Wisconsin viticulture climate. We all know that ice wine is rare and more expensive than most wines but why is this? How is it made? And why is it called Ice Wine? First, ice wine is made from frozen grapes....
Wow, where has the summer gone? As we approach Labor Day Weekend here at Staller Estate Winery we ask the same question. My answer is “Time flies when you are having fun”.
Over the years we have had great compliments from all of you about how much you love our wines and happy that we use Wisconsin and northern cold hardy grapes to make our wines. We have also had requests to expand our product offering to grapes grown in other regions.
The harvest season is slowly beginning to slow down. So far this year we have processed more than 30,000 pounds of grapes and we still have more yet to do. This year many of our red grapes ripened at the same time which made it a little hectic scheduling the grape crusher destemmer and the...
We are fast approaching the end of another great summer. At Staller Estate Winery, this is a very exciting time as we will begin to harvest the hard work that we have put into the vineyard all summer. It is a time that we can look back and appreciate the blood, sweat and tears that...
Earlier this week I was out tending to the vineyard, doing our normal pruning and training of the vines, re-positioning the shoots and grapes for optimum sun exposure and ventilation so that they have the best conditions to mature and ripen properly.
Today is another beautiful day in Southern Wisconsin, we have the windows open in the sun-room and gazebo which allows the gentle breeze to stroll through the groups and couples enjoying their cheese pairing platters and wine flights.
