This was my first time visiting a winery in Iowa. Loess Hills Vineyard and Winery is located in Crescent, Iowa, a very small town just 10 minutes east of Omaha, Nebraska. I met Larry, the owner, in the tasting room on Friday afternoon and tasted through several wines produced on site. LHV produces several hybrid grapes including Frontenac, La Croix and Lacrosse. I particularly enjoyed the SBR dry red wine.

The winery has been operating for several years and was doing well until recent floods and Mother's Day frost damaged their vineyards. The winery has had to purchase nearly all of their grapes from grape growers across the state. With the cooler temps over the weekend, the winery was low on inventory and was literally bottling wine on their 6 bottle filler to be sold the next day.

LHV offers a frequent buyer program where if you purchase 12 bottle of wine, you get 15% off your next purchase. I kept my frequent buyer card so that I can keep adding up the savings on my return.

Loess Hills Vineyard & Winery
1120 Old Lincoln Highway
Crescent, IA 51526
712-545-3054

For more information, visit www.loesshillsvineyardandwinery.com.