We started with the $5 tasting experience. Totally worth it. You get the history of the winery and get to taste 5 wines of your choice. It allowed me to purchase a white and red I knew we would enjoy later. You then stand in line to order your food. We started with a meatball and breadsticks appetizer followed shortly with the beet salad. Both were delicious. The meat balls were steaming hot. The breadsticks were more like fresh parm cheese bread. Both were delicious. The meatballs were in a nice flavorful tomato sauce to add to your meal. We chose a build your own pizza choosing pepperoni, sausage and black olives. The pizza was wood fire cooked so thin with nice crisp edges. So good. There is a lovely covered patio to enjoy the green vines and farmland. Staff brings your ordered food to your table. The staff was friendly and quick with all that was ordered as well as wonderful about clearing off dishes as we finished. Such a great experience! Can't wait to try my new wines. read more

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We came here after having worked up quite the appetite skiing at Nordic mountain. The ambiance was amazing! Great music, nice decor, a fireplace to sit by...yes, please! My husband and I did the wine tasting. $5 for 5 pours. Kids got sprecher rootbeer on tap for $2 so they were happy! We enjoyed a bottle of the LaCrescent, a good white wine that was easy to drink. Food was available at 4:00 pm and we ordered a GF princess mushroom pizza, hummus plate with beets and caramel apple strudel dessert. Everything was delicious! They had games and we chose to play Spotit and it was a great time! They have live music Friday and Saturday nights too read more

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Great service and pizza was great ! The bartender recommended several wines to us associated by what we like. Just tell friendly and affordable. I will come back again read more

Vines & Rushes Winery - Pizza - Wineries Near Me - Ripon, Wisconsin

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Came back again before we return to one of the hottest places in Texas. Great service. Love the wine. Highly recommend. It has something for everyone. read more

Vines & Rushes Winery - Catt Lady 2021 Sweet White and Sabrevois 2019 Dry Red - Wineries Near Me - Ripon, Wisconsin

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Checked out this place for the first time and absolutely love it. The staff are so much fun and the wines are lovely. read more

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The pizza and wine were spectacular. The problem is the live music was so loud it was deafening. I had to yell my order to the counter person and we couldn't have a conversation and this just took away from the experience. Great place and would go back as long as there is no live music. read more

Great winery. With very friendly staff. Pizza was awesome. Looking forward to taking a motorcycle ride next spring. read more

Vines & Rushes Winery - Our wine selection - Wineries Near Me - Ripon, Wisconsin

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Found out about this spot from a flyer at our hotel in Fond du Lac. Very easy drive from there to just outside Ripon - about 30 minutes. Easy to find and great spot to stop in for the afternoon. Enjoyed the tasting. Bonus was tasting the port and ice wine. While we didn't get to enjoy the brick oven pizza, they do have a variety of cheese and meat sticks for purchase to enjoy while you are tasting or with a glass of wine. read more

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Great pizza's, you must try the bread sticks. Staff is very helpful and a family friendly atmosphere. Nice selection of wines. Very community based with events and music. read more

The wines were great and the good options awesome. A great way to unwind on a Fall Saturday afternoon! Would go back in a heartbeat.

First date with my partner was here. We come back for the memories and the amazing wine. Try Cat Lady. You won't regret it. read more

Vines & Rushes Winery - Games, wine - Wineries Near Me - Ripon, Wisconsin

Awesome place out in the country outside of Ripon. Very friendly staff and a good place to catch some great live music. Good beer and pizza too. read more

My boyfriend and I had come from Milwaukee up to the Green Lake area for our anniversary weekend. We went to this winery because it had been recommended by a family member. It was a really awesome experience. First of all, the wine tasting is only $5 to try five wines. You get to choose whichever five you want to try from their list. The portions are rather generous for a wine tasting, and the wines were all pretty good, in our opinions. As we tried the wines, the bartender explained what type of grape each wine was made of and how the wine got its name. They have a very strong commitment to locally sourcing their ingredients. All of their grapes are grown in Wisconsin, and as such, they specialize in making wine from grape varietals that are able to tolerate our cold climate. We were also informed that the ingredients for the pizzas are locally sourced, and that the artwork and decorations in the building were made by Wisconsin-based artists. After we tried the wines (and ordered some to take home with us) we went to the pizza kitchen to eat dinner. The pizzas were delicious and reasonably priced. They had lots of options for pizza toppings, and also allowed me to make a minor substitution on a specialty pizza to accommodate a dietary restriction. I would recommend this winery to anyone visiting Fond Du Lac County. If you don't drink alcohol, come for just the pizza; it'll still be worth your while. read more

What a pretty winery. Wood fired pizza's and the FRESHEST salads ever, all home grown veggies. Delightful. Pizza had the best crunch and done to perfection. The wines were good, the front porch so comfortable and the waitstaff excellent. read more

This is a great place but way too loud. Why not add noise canceling panels to get the noise down. Makes us not want to come back.

Delicious wines. All grapes are locally-grown, which, is rare for a Wisconsin winery. Their atmosphere is great and often they have live music on the weekends. Try their wood-fired pizzas! We had to order three kinds because their topics were so unique: Pig in a Maze, Keep er' Movin, and Prairie Pothole. Each one was incredible! Plus, they use locally grown ingredients, most ingredients grown right at their own farm. If I had to give it one critique, it would be to get comfier chairs. But that's a stretch. A great place! Can't wait to try their patio in summer. read more

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Came here for birthday dinner and it was great! It's a fairly large sitting area and live music was set up in the corner - 'twas a Friday night - which was lovely. There are 6 free tastings of wine and the person who helped us was very knowledgeable. The wines were also pretty good which I know can be surprising for a vineyard in Wisconsin ;) There were also a few beers on tap. We ordered the Thai pizza and a white sauced chicken pizza (don't remember the name of it). And both were really delicious. Thai was my favorite. I felt like I was eating pad thai ;) It was on the spicy side and comes topped with a chili oil and it was recommended we get it on the side and are we glad we did! The oil is VERY spicy but also really good when dipping the pizza in it. The prices are decent with pizzas ranging from $9 and up and are served fairly quickly since it takes a short time to bake them in the wood fired brick oven which makes those pizzas nice and crisp! Service was excellent and very friendly! I needed a to go box but a small one to sneak into the movie theater so I could have a snack but they only had large boxes so she came up with an idea and gave the hubs a ziplock bag. Pretty much sealed up my love for the place ;) (You can also buy bottles of wine and other prepackaged food-y items like popcorn, jams, chocolates, etc). read more

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The wines are very good, and their is a wide variety of them. The Ice wine was one of my favorites along with LaCrescent and Breanna. The lady who gave the wine tastings was very informed and helpful. They have live music and good wine, what else can you ask for? The only downfall of Vines & Rushes is that they don't have Charcuterie & the interior of the winery has a lot of potential that's not being taken advantage of. read more

Haven't been here in years, and was so happy to see how much the business has expanded! The big open dining hall was a great place to gather for our big group of 10. The staff was friendly, even though the place was really busy. The wine was great (love the Wiskonsan), but the pizza was really my favorite part of the experience. Their pizzas are a good size for two medium sized appetites, or one hungry person. Crust is thin in the middle and thicker but crispy/airy on the outside. We had the margherita, and also sampled the Princess Pie. Both were outstanding. My only suggestion would be to decrease the volume of the entertainment. Live music was great, but just too loud. Definitely will come back. Thanks for a great experience. read more

Love this place! Nice selections of wines to sample and friendly servers. Get a glass of wine and sit outside and enjoy the open spaces, or order a pizza and a bottle and hang out for awhile. The restaurant/event venue is cool too. There is often music here on the weekends and it is great sitting outside listening to a duo, having some wine and just unwinding for a bit in the sunshine. read more

Vines & Rushes Winery - a pizza and a glass of wine - Wineries Near Me - Ripon, Wisconsin

The winery is on the right side as you're driving north from Ripon, just before you reach the Prellwitz produce. They offer free tastings on all their wine, from driest to sweetest. They aren't at the point yet where all their grapes come from their own vineyard, however they do all come from Wisconsin. They use the northern varietals such as Frontenac and Marquette, so it reminded me a lot of the wines I tried in Vermont. If you're expecting European or Californian varietals you're going to be disappointed. I rather liked all the wines I tried. I ended up purchasing the Frontenac sweet red, the Marquette Rosé, and Frontenac Gris semi-sweet white. My family generally prefers the sweeter wines, though I thought the Brianna was excellent as well. They do offer special tastings and events, such as cooking classes, live music and painting classes Unfortunately I couldn't make any of their events while I was there, but the "Chef's Tasting" where they paired food with their wines sounded really good. They said sometime in the summer an icewine may be available, and I was planning on stopping by again in July to check it out. read more

Vines & Rushes Winery - Wineries Near Me - Ripon, Wisconsin

This was a fantastic winery! My friends and I were looking for something fun to do on a weekend and this was it! All of the workers are friendly, fun, and very helpful & kind. You can do 6 tastings for free, and the Saturday we were there, they had live music. The woman doing our tastings knew a lot about the wines, the grapes, and the process in which the wines were made, so although the average person may not care about how long their wine sat in an oak barrel, you know they have quality products and take the time to educate their workers so they can provide the best experience possible. It's a very upbeat and fun place to be! They also have artisan cheese, cute gifts, wine (obviously) and AMAZING pizza! We got the margherita and green goblin-both were FANTASTIC. (Picture attaches) They have a beautiful brick pizza oven, and the pizzas come out so fast! Overall, it was a fantastic experience and I will be going back & recommending to others for sure! read more

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Beautiful place with a great selection of wine we enjoyed a glass of wine on a beautiful day read more

Vines & Rushes Winery - Wineries Near Me - Ripon, Wisconsin

I've been here twice while visiting my parents, and it's delightful way to spend part of an afternoon! The employees are friendly, knowledgable, and happy to answer any questions you have. The wines themselves have all been lovely, though my particular favorite is the Wiskonsan Strawberry and Sweet Grape wine. It takes like spring! Next time, I hope to give their pizzas a try, but if all you have time for is a tasting, you won't be disappointed. There's something for every palate! If only I could get my hands on a little more of that Wiskonsan without begging my parents to bring some out to me when they come visit me in MA! A total treat, and well worth your time. read more

Good pizzas! Go there to eat. Delicious. As a venue for music, I was disappointed due to the loud background noise from so many conversations. It is unfortunate to put a good artist up (like Christopher Gold, Amelia Ford et all) and have it all drowned in the din of the shouted conversations. It is a loud place as the acoustics are reflective, amplifying any noise. read more

A definite must do. Wines were good, the tasting room experience a lot of fun and having a glass on the patio on a warm day in February was a real treat. Don't miss this winery. read more

The service here was excellent. They were genuinely kind and attentive. I also think it's neat that they have live music and wine and paint nights. The inside of thr building is nice. For using Wisconsin grown grapes they do a good job. The best wines I've tasted in Wisconsin use California grapes. The wines had distinctive tastes and I'd recommend visiting and patroning this local business if you have a spare afternoon. The tastings are free so please consider tipping. read more

A friend and I came out for a recent tasting and musical afternoon, and it was pretty nice. They had free tastings of all their wines except the ice wine ($3 tasting fee), so we tried several each and then purchased a glass to enjoy while listening to the live music. They had a bunch of tables set up, so we could sit down comfortably, sip our wine, and chit chat, making for an enjoyable afternoon. The person helping us taste was helpful without being pretentious, and made some recommendations based on what we liked. I'd like to come back during the growing season and actually see the grapes! Next time I need a Wisconsin-themed gift, I'll definitely come to Vines & Rushes. read more

I'm not a huge wine fan, but I do appreciate good alcohol, local flavor, and supporting area businesses, so when my mom's gardening club had one of their meetings at Vines & Rushes, I tagged along. I didn't even know there were any vineyards in this area (yeah, I know, I need to do more research), let alone ones that were producing their own wine, so it was nice to see a thriving little winery within an hour of my hometown. We were given samples of all of their different wines, from dry whites to sweet whites, and dry reds to sweet reds. Again, still working on cultivating a palate for wine, I wasn't a huge fan of most of the reds, but I did enjoy their Frontenac Gris and Brianna - both dry whites. Being with the gardening club, one of the owners (and president of the grape growers of Wisconsin) gave us an in-depth tour of their vineyards and explained every step of the grape-growing process starting with collecting the initial plants. They talked about how they raised each type of grape and how they ensured the plants' survivals, how they maintained proper growth through selective pruning, and how they helped dying plants rebuild from new shoots. It was all very thorough and interesting and I'd return to try their wines again once I further my experiences with wine. read more

I have been meaning to come here for ages since I first discovered that my hometown had a winery! What a wonderful experience and the service (thanks Kim) was impeccable! I bought several bottles and preserves and took them all the way back to California with me and now I have to plan my next trip home to buy more! Highly recommend this place for anyone in the area or traveling through! As someone who has gone to multiple wineries in California, the fact that they do not charge for tastings is quite the selling point! It shows the quality of the product they're selling because after the free wine tasting if you do not buy a bottle (or two or six) then you're missing out! read more

Took an afternoon to visit Vines and Rushes and have never been so disappointed with service. After giving us one wine to taste we were left standing there while they poured several glasses for the people next to us and on the other side of us. We asked politely for another taste and received it but again were left standing! We then walked out as we didn't feel they deserved our business! read more

Excellent tasting experience! Got to taste 6 wines of our choosing. This made for a more enjoyable tasting since they are tailored to our preference. Reasonable prices on the wines, and we are happy to support the business. Great ambience inside and out. read more

Large variety of a wines for tasting for FREE. 8 free pours in the tasting. Servers were fun, personable, & helpful. The wines run a bit sweet but there is a nice variety. The outside veranda is a great place to relaxed with a glass of wine after you are done with your tasting. On Saturday there was live music. Check this place out. read more

This is a great little gem just outside of Ripon. Ryan is very knowledgable and dedicated to his wines. The commitment to only having Wisconsin grown grapes and keeping it demand oriented. If you are around Oshkosh or Fond du Lac, you have to stop here for some good wine that vary across the spectrum and a real treat of hard cider. read more

Great WI winery. If you see a bottle pick it up. It's better than you think. Really enjoyed their wine tasting.

This place is beyond phenomenal! I write this review as I sip on my glass of LaCresent from my porch back in Chicago & I can only say this wine is seriously high quality and delicious! The family that owns Vines & Rushes are so sweet and we were lucky enough to have Ryan facilitate our tasting! He was knowledgable and passionate and made every glass we tasted interesting and fun! We walked out with 7 bottles- worth every penny! If you're passing through or staying in the Ripon/Green Lake area be sure to put this on your list! read more

Wonderful wine and wonderful staff! Had a great time visiting and doing a wine tasting. Sat and visited with Amy who gave us wine suggestions. She was wonderful! Will definitely be back! read more

We had a great experience at Vines & Rushes. It was one of the highlights of our summer weekend travels. The vineyard is a stop on a nature trail that wanders through some wetland areas. We started our visit with an easy hike and saw deer, pelicans, egrets and a heron. It was a great end to the hike to visit the tasting room and then take our selections to the dining area, where we also enjoyed a wood fired pizza that was absolutely delicious. A very enjoyable visit. If you enjoy sweet wines, you will like there offerings. The standard reds were a bit grassy for my tastes, but the sweet red was nice and fruity. read more

We stopped here after a day at Evensong spa and our group of 4 girls LOVED it! Our wine tasting leader Deb was awesome and knowledgable. Walking away with delicious wines! read more

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Generous tasting session and very informative. Chuck was an awesome host for our tasting. Great stories to go along with the tasting. Beer options would be an added benefit in the future for the winery to consider. read more