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River Bend Winery & Distillery

4.3 (19 reviews)
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Open 11:00 am - 8:00 pm
Updated 3 weeks ago

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Wood is used extensively in the showroom.
Jerry M.

The River Bend Winery & Distillery is a short ride from Chippewa Falls, or if you're traveling on Wis 29, an even shorter ride from exit 72. It's worth the short drive. The winery has received several awards already over their short life span. (They opened in 2009.) We did not visit the distillery on this visit, we're saving that one for next time. There is a huge parking area and on entering the showroom, you are greeted with a warm and welcoming atmosphere that makes extensive use of wood. There is a cash wrap and separate tasting bar, along with rack after rack of wine bottles, displays of branded t-shirts, fixtures loaded with wine accessories and a cooler with beverages for the under aged and cheese to go with that wine you liked so much. There's lots of eye candy here for wine connoisseurs! Wine tasting is divided into three flights of dry, semi-sweet or sweet wines and each flight has four offerings. I opted for the dry flight (sorry, you only get free tastings via one flight) with two white and two red. I found the Chardonnay to be flavorful and light. A Riesling was fruity with a great finish and I actually preferred it to the Chardonnay. River Bend Blend is a red blend of Cabernet and Marquette wines. It is a great, dry red that I think would be excellent with beef and the Summer Blend was a dry red that actually tastes better slightly chilled. I'm not a fan of chilling red wine, but this one brings out a fruity aftertaste by chilling and I could see it served with pork, perhaps even barbecued chicken. Really? Red with poultry? In this case, yes. After making a selection from the tasting, we purchased a glass of our favorite tasting choice and went outside to enjoy the warm summer, late afternoon on the patio under a heavy pergola. The patio overlooks the vineyard and you can see cars and trucks whizzing by on Wis 29, a couple of football fields away from the winery. There is an airport nearby and an interesting sight (and sound) was no fewer than five private jets landing by flying their approach over the vineyard and disappearing behind a tree line. The crowd was small the Friday we were there (crowd? What crowd?) but the place apparently fills up pretty well on weekends. They recommend you bring a blanket in case you have to sit on the lawn. There's plenty of lawn, too. I wish the winery wasn't quite so far away from home, I would come visit much more often. The good news is that River Bend wines are available in the Milwaukee area at Discount Liquor or you can order by the case (or half case) online. (There's a case discount, too!) I'll be checking out Discount Liquor to replenish the supply I purchased here today.

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Latha P.

Welcoming ambience , nice people and quick wine tasting. I loved their Riesling and red blend . It's a casual and calming patio area to savor their $5 glass of good wine.

Janine K.

I came up to visit the area with my mom as my family lives nearby. My Aunt highly recommended this place. The grounds are very nice, the winery is very nice too. We stopped in late afternoon on a Saturday and the place was pretty crowded. We were able to sample a "flight". What they mean by a free flight is, a sip of each wine, not exactly a flight. I tend to think of a small glass, this was just a sample of each but just enough to decide if you'd like the wine, or not. The wines I tried were all very good. I recommend checking this place out if you're visiting wineries or just want to chill out with a glass or bottle.

This was our favorite of the sweet wines
Dana R.

Came here with friends in the fall and it was very nice - clean and kind - high chairs and pretty view. Wine of course was delicious! Would recommend for a fun outing with friends.

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We are visiting with friends. Loved the dual options for drink selections. Great scenery!

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Love this winery! Beautiful and delicious wine too! Love the patio! Such wonderful staff also!

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Ok wines, great facilities and service , cute shop, had outdoor live music which was a great idea! Overall good place to check out!

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Great wine, nice atmosphere and very friendly staff. Wines are priced nice. Beautiful patio. Would definitely stop again!

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10 years ago

Good winery. A little commercial but that isn't alway a bad thing. Nice bathrooms. This is a thing for me. Bought 2 bottles here

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River Bend Blend is a red blend of Cabernet and Marquette wines.

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Villa Bellezza

4.0(80 reviews)
46.2 mi
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We had such a wonderful experience at Villa Bellezza! The drive was beautiful with all of the…read morechanging leaves as well. We didn't know what to expect, but we went for a tasting and ended up staying for lunch - and I'm so glad we did. The tasting was a minimal $7.50 per person for three wines, and they even gave us a bonus pour of a special wine that was absolutely delicious (we couldn't resist buying a bottle!). We ended up purchasing four bottles total, which earned us our tastings for free plus a 5% discount on the wine - a great deal for such quality selections. Lunch was just as impressive. The salad was fresh and crisp, the meats and cheeses on the charcuterie board were perfectly chilled and flavorful, and the sandwich was fantastic, especially paired with the delicious pasta salad that came with it. The atmosphere was cozy and inviting, with a beautiful rustic feel that made it seem like we had been transported out of Wisconsin and into the European countryside. The entire facility was stunning, the staff were warm and welcoming, and the wine was excellent. Beautiful place, wonderful people, and great wine. We'll definitely be back to sit outside and order pizza and wine. (Note: they do have heaters outside, so even though it was pretty chilly out on November 1, we could still have set outside and enjoyed ourselves.)

Our first time at Villa Belleza for a wine tasting experience…read more We were only there for a wine tasting so we did not have an opportunity to have lunch. My first impression of the property is that it is beautiful. They did a nice job with the property. The outdoor vineyard and wedding area is also quite lovely. The property was clean, restrooms clean, nice outdoor patio for dining. For the wine tasting, our hostess did a nice job explaining the various wines as we moved through the tasting menu. I didn't catch her name but she was very nice. We also briefly met Matt who was also very friendly. I felt the majority of wines were more on the sweet side, however, there were definitely several that leaned dry. I would t necessarily call any of them "full bodied". For Wisconsin wines, these were actually pretty good. The pours were generous compared to pours you may receive when tasting in Napa, Sonoma or Paso Robles so well worth the price. I would recommend stopping in and visiting Villa Belleza!

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