It’s National Wine Day!
May 25 is recognized as NATIONAL WINE DAY – but it’s not alone. It’s just one of 17 National Wine Days in a calendar year. If you think that’s too many, stop your
WINE-ing. There’s also: National Drink Wine Day on February 18, National Moscato Day on May 9, and so on. The ‘season’ of national wine days kicks off in February and finishes up on New Year’s Eve.
While California still leads US wine production and is now home to over 4,000 wineries state-wide, wineries are found across the US with at least 3 in every state. Iowa is home to 140 wineries (as of 2018), ranking in as the 15
Happy National Wine Day! Or, as my lovely wife calls it, Tuesday . Today is a day we celebrate all things vino. What? Did you think wine day
last Monday? No, no. May 17 is National Pinot Grigio Day. Hm? You figured it was back in February? Nope. But February 18 is National
Drink Wine Day. Today is just, in general, wine day.
Iowa provides a harsh climate for winegrowers
Iowa has a surprising amount of wineries, which I ll get to in a moment. First, I feel it s important to recognize
all Iowa wine creators. It s a tuff state to work with! We have very warm summer days that can spawn fungal vine diseases. Then on the flip side, we ve got ridiculously cold winter nights that can kill off many varieties of grapevines. Iowa wine equals tuff gig for sure.
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