Meet the Ladies
Every wine we make is named for a woman in our family. Seven of them, each with her own character, and each with a wine that suits her. Some were tough, some were tender, and one of them looked like the old lady from The Wedding Singer who paid in meatballs.
Want all seven? The tasting is $15 for one-ounce pours of every wine on this page. Every price here includes sales tax, the same as the menus in the tasting room.
Helen
Oaked Dry White · 85% Vidal, 10% Vignoles, 5% Traminette
$9 a glass · $28 a bottle
Beth’s grandmother. A tiny, tough little lady who grew up in the badlands of South Dakota, and every bit as dry and oaky as the wine that carries her name.
Nice oak on the nose and the palate, with a soft mouthfeel and a soft finish.
Pairs with roasted chicken, creamy pasta, grilled shrimp, brie, buttered popcorn.
Evelyn
Stainless Steel Dry White · 70% Vignoles, 15% Vidal Blanc, 10% Valvin Muscat, 5% Traminette
$7 a glass · $23 a bottle
Clint’s grandmother. A tiny lady who was the image of the one in The Wedding Singer who paid for her lessons in meatballs. She loved a gamble, and everybody knew Evie when she rolled into the boats.
Big tropical fruit on the nose, balanced by green apple and stone fruit, finishing clean and crisp.
Pairs with grilled fish, citrus salads, sushi, goat cheese, lemon pasta.
Jacqueline
Dry Rosé · 54% Chambourcin, 18% Vidal, 14% Traminette, 9% Vignoles, 5% Valvin
$7 a glass · $23 a bottle
Clint’s grandmother, and Janet’s mother. She taught Clint to bake bread when he was a boy, which Beth did not find out until he turned out a loaf during Covid. Thanks, Grandma Jackie.
Big cherry and fresh berry aromas with a slight floral note.
Pairs with charcuterie, grilled vegetables, salmon, Havarti, BBQ chicken.
Janet
Sweet White · 50% Traminette, 25% Valvin, 25% Vidal
$7 a glass · $23 a bottle
Clint’s mother, who loved a sweet white. Known to everyone as Big Jan, which was partly her height and mostly her personality.
Floral and fruit aromas, with blood orange, sweet grapefruit and citrus notes.
Pairs with spicy Asian dishes, glazed ham, shrimp tacos, fruit salad, goat cheese.
Marjorie
Chambourcin
$9 a glass · $28 a bottle
Beth’s great-grandmother, and every bit as spicy and sassy as the wine that carries her name. She came from Ireland to Maine and then on to South Dakota, and did not marry until she was thirty, which was ancient back then. The name carried on to Beth’s aunt Marjorie, every bit as spicy, and rarely without her corncob pipe. It held regular tobacco about half the time.
Spice, plum and blackberry.
Pairs with BBQ ribs, mushroom risotto, sausages, aged cheddar, grilled mushrooms.
Dorothy
Norton · Missouri’s state grape
$9 a glass · $28 a bottle
Clint’s bonus grandmother. A sweet, church-going lady from Iowa who loved a game of cards and cheated at every single one of them.
Black cherry, dark chocolate and spice.
Pairs with steak, lamb chops, chili, blue cheese, dark chocolate desserts.
Deborah
Sweet Red · 25% Chambourcin, 25% Norton, 25% Vignoles, 15% Vidal, 10% Traminette
$7 a glass · $23 a bottle
Beth’s mother, who loves a sweet red. Known as Little Debbie, on account of her stature, because these are not tall people.
Jammy and easy drinking, with fresh berry and a subtle spice underneath.
Pairs with BBQ pork, pizza, chocolate-covered strawberries, brie, burgers.
Deborah also does a second job every February, soaking the strawberries for our wine-kissed chocolate-covered strawberries.