- Morgan Creek Vineyards (Minnesota)
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Morgan Creek Vineyards Location New Ulm, Minnesota, United States Coordinates 44°13′03″N 94°21′05″W / 44.2176°N 94.3513825°WCoordinates: 44°13′03″N 94°21′05″W / 44.2176°N 94.3513825°W Founded 1993 Known for Ten Thousand Vines, Redtail Ridge Distribution Regional Tasting Open to public Website Official website Morgan Creek Vineyards of New Ulm, Minnesota, United States specializes in growing and producing German, American, and French style wines, including Minnesota cold-hardy varietals like the Marquette used in their recent Ten Thousand Vines wine. [1] Ten Thousand Vines was developed with and sold exclusively through Fire Lake Grill in Minneapolis, Minnesota. [2] Morgan Creek offers a variety of award-winning [3] dry to sweet red and white wines made from grapes such as Riesling, Gewurztraminer.
Morgan Creek boasts Minnesota's only underground winery which helps maintain temperatures ideal for wine production and aging. They offer a tasting room and both indoor and outdoors spaces for events.[4] Morgan Creek Vineyards of Minnesota is an active member of the Minnesota Grape Growers Association, the Biodynamic Farming and Gardening Association and the Land Stewardship Project.
References
- ^ "Minnesota Wine Trivia". Minnesota Wine Tours. http://www.minnesotawinetours.com/mn_wine_facts.html. Retrieved 2010-08-23.
- ^ "Fire Lake Grill House Releases New Minnesota Wine". City Pages. http://blogs.citypages.com/food/2009/04/firelake_grill.php. Retrieved 2010-08-23.
- ^ "Morgan Creek earns honors at State Fair". Mankato Free Press. http://mankatofreepress.com/local/x519290159/Morgan-Creek-earns-honors-at-state-fair. Retrieved 2010-08-23.[dead link]
- ^ "Sample Morgan Creek Vineyards, Between Mankato & New Ulm". Explore Minnesota. http://www.exploreminnesota.com/story/sample-morgan-creek-vineyards-between-mankato-new-ulm. Retrieved 2010-08-23.
Categories:- Minnesota wineries
- Brown County, Minnesota
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