Jasper Winery

We had an absolutely lovely afternoon at Jasper Winery!  The tasting room is spacious and comfortable.  I went with three good friends and we spent our afternoon, after tasting some wine, chatting in the seating area over a bottle.  The older I get, the less I like sweet wine.  Some was too sweet.  But the dry whites that I got to try...mmm.  My personal favorite was the Unoaked Seyval.  So fresh.  

I'll be back.  Especially when it's warmer.  So much fun.

Love this place! The girls behind the counter that work there are super friendly and not pushy at all when it comes to wine sales. They are great about allowing you to taste any of their wines. If you like sweet wines, nothing wrong with that and this is the place for you- our favorite is Lucy Lane, and they do tasty runs of speacialty drinks for that year, like ports or a sparkling wine. Forget what the snobby naysayers are posting- No, this is no Napa or Sonoma wine, but it's good sweet table wine from Iowa, with great customer service.

Thank you road construction for sending me on a detour to find this winery.  I was on my way to go shopping when I saw it an pulled in.  It was a Friday afternoon.  The tasting area is kind of small, and busy, and I was about to loose my patience with waiting for some wine (they seemed understaffed) when I was finally served. They ask you what type of wine you like and then had you a list of 4 wines in that style. One of the wines on my list was running low on stock so they substituted something else. All 4 wines were tasty and I got the impression that if I'd wanted to sample a couple wines from other lists it would have been ok. Tasting was free. I had a glass of wine after my tasting. They were getting ready for a rehearsal dinner inside, and it was a bazillion degrees outside, so I didn't really have anywhere to sit with my wine.  If they hire a couple more people for the tasting bar and provide another seat or two indoors, I'd give them five stars.  In addition to their wines, they also have beers from Madhouse Brewing, which they are affiliated with. Finally, word on the street is that they have music there on Thursdays.

P.S.:  If you're a Foursquare user, be sure to check in while you're here, I got a free glass of wine!