PUBLIC EVENTS
Upcoming…
Wollersheim Winery & Wollersheim Distillery
Port Wine Celebration
Saturday, January 26, 2019 | 10am – 4pm
Take a break from Wisconsin’s winter! Join us to celebrate our Port wines. Enjoy music, light food, and insights on Port wine from Winemaker Philippe.
Port Tour & Wine Tasting
Take a self-guided tour at your own pace to see how our Port wines are made in our modern fermentation facilities and where wine ages in barrels in our historic underground aging cellars. Along the way, enjoy tastes of the Red Port, White Port, our sister winery’s Cedar Creek Port Rosé and our award-winning Prairie Fumé. This self-guided tour is complimentary and is offered in lieu of our regular guided tour.
Wine & Food
Light food that complements Port wines will be available as a Port plate combination. Featured will be a handcrafted 6-year aged cheddar from Carr Valley Cheese, along with a flavorful chocolate truffle, fresh bread from our local Mixing Bowl Bakery, almonds and dried apricots. The Port plates are available to purchase with or without a glass of Red or White Port wine and while supplies last. All of our wines will be available for purchase to enjoy by the glass. Additional paid flights featuring estate-grown, dry and sweet wines are available for tasting in the Winery Store.
Winemaker Talks
Winemaker Philippe will share remarks on both our Red Port and White Port, along with our newly released Whiskey aged in Port barrels. Talks are scheduled for 11:30am and 2:30pm.
Music
Warm up to the riveting performance of Shawndell Marks as she and her band spice things up in our upstairs Sugarloaf Room from 12:00 to 3:45pm.
Distillery
The debut of our Whiskey aged in Port barrels will be available to taste at the distillery. Also at the distillery, we offer a spirits flight and hand-crafted cocktails for purchase. Visit and see where all our Wisconsin-made spirits come to life.
Sauk Prairie Eagle Watching Day
Saturday, January 19, 2019 | 10am – 5pm
Enjoy a glass of wine while watching eagles soaring over the vineyard (weather and eagles permitting).
During the heart of winter, the Sauk Prairie area near Wollersheim Winery becomes a crucial place for nesting bald eagles that flock here to fish the open waters along the dame of the Wisconsin River. But the wintering eagles need more than open water to survive – the valleys and bluffs where they roost must be protected. For this reason, Wollersheim Winery has dedicated its efforts to the preservation of the eagles by donating a portion of the sales from each bottle of Eagle White to care for local habitats for bald eagles.
Our Eagle White is a semi-dry white with characteristics highlighting pear and lemon. Made from Wisconsin-grown St. Pepin and La Crosse grapes, and is a multiple award winner at the Wisconsin State Fair Professional Wine Competition. Serve with appetizers, pizza and eagle’s favorite food – fish!
For more information and a schedule of events in the Sauk Prairie area, visit ferrybluffeaglecouncil.org.
Paint & Sip in Sugarloaf
Sunday, January 20, 2019
11am or 2pm
Join us on Sunday, January 20 for a special event of painting and sipping Wollersheim Wine! Enjoy the surroundings of our historic Sugarloaf Room as a local art educator walks you through step-by-step instructions to create your very own Wine or Whiskey masterpiece to take home.
The 11am session will feature a Port Wine painting with the 2pm session featuring Port barrel-aged Whiskey. Wine by the glass will also be available for purchase during the sessions in the Sugarloaf Room. Tours, complimentary tastings of our featured flight, along with paid flights will be available all day in our Winery store.
$40 ticket includes all art supplies. All skill levels welcome. Must be 21 years old to attend.
Inclement weather date is the following Sunday. You will be notified by email.
Winery & Distillery Open House
Saturday, March 2, 2019 | 10am – 4pm
Join us for a visit behind the scenes.
Winery & Distillery Guided Mini Tours
Tour behind the scenes with a guide to explore the winery’s modern-day fermentation room and historic underground aging cellars. At the distillery, see our stills, barrel aging room and our bottling line in action. This complimentary guided mini tour runs every 15 minutes and lasts around 30 minutes. Tours take place and start at both the winery and distillery from 10am–4pm. Plan to take each of them during our Open House.
Wine Flights & Spirits Flight
A complimentary wine flight is available, along with our paid flights which include a dry flight, sweet flight and estate-grown flight in our winery store. At the distillery, we offer a 3-spirit flight of our Wisconsin-grown spirits.
Winemaker & Distiller Talks
Winemaker Philippe will reflect on the legacy of Prairie Fumé and how it all began 30 years ago, along with looking ahead on future wine projects. Hear from Distiller Tom to learn about our spirits that are aging in barrels and how all are made with local grains, grapes and fruits.
Grapevine Pruning
Observe pruning techniques for home grapevines as our vineyard crew shares what we’ve learned about growing grapes in Wisconsin. The demonstration will take place outside in our vineyard among the vines to show actual pruning. Dress for the weather.
Cooking with Wine & Spirits
Executive Chef Paul Short of Madison College will offer tips on cooking with wine and spirits as he prepares tasty dishes to sample featuring our Prairie Fumé and our Press House Brandy. Both products will be featured in one demonstration.
Food, Wine & Cocktails
Lunch items from local Wyttenbach Meats will be available for purchase from 11am to 3pm in our upstairs Sugarloaf Room. Our wines are also available for purchase to enjoy by the glass. Enjoy one of our hand crafted cocktails, including our true Wisconsin Brandy Old-Fashioned, made with our Press House Brandy. The cocktails are available at the distillery.
Old Fashioned Fridays at the Distillery
Fridays at the Distillery
10am – 5pm
Wisconsin Brandy Old Fashioneds made with true Wisconsin Brandy – Press House Brandy – for just $5 at the distillery.
Winter Wine Tasting
Saturdays, Feb. 2 & 16 & Mar. 9
11:30am or 1:00pm
$20/person
A casual, seated tasting of wines paired with light snacks in our Sugarloaf Room. Tickets are $20/person and available online only. A few additional wine flights are available to taste inside the winery, and may be purchased while visiting.
Winter Cocktail Tasting
Saturdays, Jan. 19 (sold out), Feb. 2, 9, 16 & 23 & Mar. 9, 16, 23 & 30
11:30am or 1:00pm
$20/person
A casual, seated tasting of seasonal craft cocktails paired with light snacks. Seated tastings will be conducted in our Stillview room on various Saturdays December through March. Additional cocktails are available for purchase inside the Distillery.
Distillery Tours
Select weekend days
11am
$20/person
A behind the scenes look into our authentic Wisconsin distilling process. Tour also includes a unique tasting experience and a tasting glass. Additional tastings and cocktails are available to purchase and enjoy before or after your tour.
We accept reservations up until the night before. “Day of” tickets may be purchased in person at the Distillery Store, if space permits. Please check in for your distillery tour at least 10 minutes before start time and allow up to 60 minutes for the tour. You must be 21 or older to taste or purchase spirits.
Red Cross Blood Drive at the Winery
Tuesday, March 12, 2019 | 9:30am – 2pm
Wollersheim Winery Vineyard Room
Give blood during our annual blood drive. Appointments are preferred; walk-ins welcome.
Red, White & Blue Whiskey Fundraiser at the Distillery
Saturday, May 18, 2019 | 10am – 4pm
Join us for a special fundraiser to benefit Wisconsin Veteran Service Organizations with the limited release of our Red, White & Blue Whiskey.
