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Open Daily 10 a.m.- 5 p.m., Year-round
Tours daily at
10:15, 11:15, 12:15,
1:15, 2:15, 3:15, and 4:15
For more information, contact us at:
1-800-VIP-WINE (847-9463)
E-Mail: info@wollersheim.com
PO Box 87
Prairie du Sac, WI 53578-0087
For GPS Locating Only:
7876 State Rd 188
Sauk City, Wisconsin
[GPS Coordinates:
N43° 17.201' W089° 42.499']
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Winemaker's Notes
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Estate-Grown Dry Red Wine
Gaining in popularity, we are excited to share a fresh new Wollersheim red wine. Prairie Sunburst Red is a soft, gentle and stylish fruity red made from locally grown deep blue Foch grapes. This wine is bursting with berry fruit flavors reminiscent of raspberries and embraces a new trend of softer reds. A fuller and rounder wine than its predecessor the Prairie Red.
Grape: 100% Marechal Foch, estate and Wisconsin grown
Production Method: Crushed, destemmed and fermented on the skin for 6 to 10 days, extracting the softness and youth of this fruity red.
Aging: unoaked, no barrel aging; bottled early winter
Sweetness: dry
Alcohol: 12%
Serving Temperature: 50º - 58º
Ageability: 2 - 3 years
History: started making Prairie Sunburst Red in 2008
Prairie Sunburst Red Awards:
- Prairie Sunburst Red 2010
Bronze–Finger Lakes Int'l Wine Competition 2011, Rochester, NY
- Prairie Sunburst Red 2009
GOLD -Tasters Guild Int’l Wine Competition, Grand Rapids, MI
Silver "Highly Recommended"-Beverage Testing Institute 2010, Chicago, IL
Silver-Great Lakes Great Wine Judging Competition, Farmington Hills, MI
Silver-Sommelier Challenge Int’l Wine Competition, San Diego, CA
Silver-Finger Lakes Int'l Wine Competition 2010, Mendon, NY
Silver-Int'l Eastern Wine Competition 2010, Watkins Glen, NY
Bronze-Indy Int'l Wine Competition 2010, West Lafayette, IN
Bronze-Lone Star Int'l Wine Competition 2010, Grapevine, TX
Bronze-NextGen Wine Competition 2010, Santa Rosa, CA
Bronze-Amenti del Vino Int'l Wine Competition 2010, Mystic, CT
Bronze-Wine Lovers Int’l Consumers' Wine Judging 2010, Washington, DC
The Wollersheim Winery sits on a scenic hillside overlooking the Wisconsin River, just across from Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin. This national historic site was selected by European vintners over 150 years ago and is one of America's oldest winery properties. Established as the Wollersheim Winery in 1972, today the vineyards are comprised of 27 acres of French-American and American hybrid grapes. This regional winery has received numerous Double Gold awards for its premium grape wines and has gained recognition as being one of the leading wineries in the Midwest
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