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    Barrel Head Winery

    4.7 (16 reviews)
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    Jan B.

    Ok place. It's a metal shed on the owners property. He makes the wine there. Owners are friendly.

    That's John the owner.  Dipping into his private reserve.  If you are lucky, you might get a taste.
    Jeff T.

    No pretentiousness at Barrelhead. If you want trendy ambience and crappy wine, go just about anywhere else. If you want the best dry reds in the upper Midwest with grapes grown on site, then hands down: This is the only place. If you prefer a sweet wine, try the concord. The champagnes are all special. John and Karen may not have the fanciest, newest building, but they have what counts: Great personality, authentic knowledge, fantastic wines and lots of medals to prove it.

    Brandi R.

    I have been living back in Dubuque for 5 years now and finally made it out to Barrelhead. I was pleasantly surprised as this place is a true gem. John made us feel like home right from when we pulled up, providing us a short tour and history of the land. He is very knowledgeable and obviously passionate about his craft. Once inside he gave us a proper wine lesson on how to hold the glass, how to smell it, swirl it, taste it, etc. Such great company to chat with as John is a genuinely nice person. It says the first 5 samples are free but heck we sampled plenty more as he seemed excited to have us taste everything he had. We enjoyed a bottle while there taking in the beautiful scenery and took a few bottles to go. We will definitely be backl many more times as this will be our first pick when choosing a winery to go to.

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    Very friendly staff. Loved this winery. The petit pearl is the real deal and the reds are delicious.

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    Park Farm Winery - Cheese board

    Park Farm Winery

    4.2(26 reviews)
    14.4 mi
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    Disappointing!! Website shows groomed grounds, elegant building structure, along side of excellent…read morewinery experience. While the building defiantly is of excellent quality, the rest is a disappointing adventure at best. Nothing invites you wanting to stay, enjoy company and sip some wine. Grounds are groomed bare minimum and there are no inviting accents (e.g. flowers or ornaments) offering any appeal. Camping grade watercolors for water dispenser, simple diner style silver wear and plastic dishes. A salad that does not deserve its name. Minimal staff. I had a glas of Eclipse which tasted delightful, similar to grocery store wine at this price. Do yourself a favor and skip this one for now! There are much better wineries available in Iowa. It appears ownership is trying to safe everywhere! Noteworthy: It's 3/4 mile gravel to the property. To no fault of their own, the gnats & bees were out swarming outside, so seating outside diverted us inside. But when we moved to inside we got to enjoy a larger bundle of unruly kids in a small room.

    The pizza and wine were great. There was quite a long wait for pizza on Mother's Day. I don't think…read morethey were prepared for the amount of people that wanted to enjoy their winery and scheduled music. Thank you so much to the people at the next table that let us partake in there humble snacks I had a wonderful Mother's Day I definitely recommend making reservations on special days

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    Fergedaboudit Vineyard & Winery - Flight of wines.

    Fergedaboudit Vineyard & Winery

    4.4(50 reviews)
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    This winery offers wines made from grapes growing in Illinois, California and Chile…read more Located on a dirt road outside of Galena,the setting is georgous. You can sit outside on the patio overlooking the vineyard or even sit in the vineyard. You order your wine selection in the gift shop that also offers small plates. They have many different wine varieties and Andy who worked there gave us a detailed description of each one. Unfortunately he was also a sale person wanting you to spend money which was a turnoff. We each elected to do a tasting of 3 different wines - all reds .Unfortunately the beautiful setting was better than any of the wines we tasted. We walked away disappointed as we really wanted to buy a bottle to support a local business but we just didn't care for any of the 6 we tried. If you are in the area and want to relax and enjoy the beautiful landscape of Galena Territory,give them a try and maybe you will find a wine that you will like.

    You have to take a dirt road to get here but this winery has the most beautiful views and ambiance…read more Our hopes were high for the wine but unfortunately none of the reds we tasted were to our liking. In fact the flavor was so offensive to my pallet that I didn't finish any of the three varieties recommended. I really enjoy dry wines and stayed clear of the sweet so maybe that was the issue. The sales pressure was a real turnoff. I felt it was overpriced as well. Go for the views and the lovely garden patio but for dry red wine lovers I would fergedaboudit!

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