Garvin Heights Vineyards, Winona, Minnesota


Events
Watch here for the full schedule of GHV events for 2012. Also, check our Blog for the most up-to-date news and information. We served our wines at the following events during 2012: Winter Hearty, Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, Sunday -January 29 2-5 pm, Savor Minnesota, Canterbury Park, Shakopee, MN, Saturday - April 14, 2012 1-5 pm Between the Bluffs Beer, Wine, and Cheese Festival, La Crosse, WI, Saturday - April 28, 2012 1-5 pm Minnesota State Fair, Falcon Heights, MN, Aug 23 - Sept 3, 2012. Opens at 9 am daily, start your day at the fair right with a class of Minnesota wine. Visit our new MN Wine Building in the former Epiphany Dinner more wines - more foods - more comfortable space Sorry we will not be doing this event in 2012: In the past we have hosted a St. Urho party. The party included singing of St. Urho and Finnish folk legend songs and the release of our new St. Urho wines: Red, Rosé, and White. Please wear clothing with the saint’s colors Royal Purple and Nile Green. Of course St. Urho is real, check out his website www.sainturho.com. The weekends of June 1-3, 2012 and November 10-11, 2012 will be marked by special events at all wineries of the Great River Road Wine Trail. At the November event GHV featured its GHV Frontenac served as Glögi (Finnish Mulled Wine) Glögi Recipe Serves 4 1.5 cups water 0.5 cup sugar 5 whole cloves 1 cinnamon stick (about 3-inch) 1 teaspoon whole cardamom seeds 2 inches candied orange rind - about 1 tablespoon (substitute 3 inch fresh orange rind) 750 ml GHV Frontenac red table wine (1 bottle) 2 tablespoons raisins 2 tablespoons almonds, blanched whole (or slivered) In a non-aluminum mid-size sauce pan, heat water and sugar over medium heat until sugar is dissolved, about 1 minute. Tie all spices and the peel into a small piece of cheesecloth for easy removal. Add the spices and peel and wine to the sauce pan and warm through, covered, 5 minutes. If boiled, the alcohol evaporates. To serve: Stand one spoon in each glass, evenly divide Glögi into each glass. Add a few raisins and almonds in each, or serve separately. Watch for other events featuring local artists. View our Sept 23, 2010 GHV Grape Stomp on YouTube. Plan to join us for more stomping fun next September Our calendar is filling with private events for weddings, business, and family gatherings. Our facility is handicap accessible and includes a small kitchen that can be used by your caterer or for your private food preparation. To receive information about facility rental please send a message via e-mail. Garvin Heights Vineyards is pleased to announce the formation of the "Great River Road Wine Trail". Watch for additional information and a grand opening in June. The trail links via the "Great River Road" nine wineries in southeast Minnesota, western Wisconsin, and northeast Iowa. We look foreward to your visiting the many wineries the Mississippi River blufflands.

Watch here for the full schedule of GHV events for 2012. Also, check our Blog for the most up-to-date news and information. We served our wines at the following events during 2012:

Winter Hearty, Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, Sunday -January 29 2-5 pm,

Savor Minnesota, Canterbury Park, Shakopee, MN, Saturday - April 14, 2012 1-5 pm

Between the Bluffs Beer, Wine, and Cheese Festival, La Crosse, WI, Saturday - April 28, 2012 1-5 pm

Minnesota State Fair, Falcon Heights, MN, Aug 23 - Sept 3, 2012. Opens at 9 am daily, start your day at the fair right with a class of Minnesota wine.
Visit our new MN Wine Building in the former Epiphany Dinner
more wines - more foods - more comfortable space

Sorry we will not be doing this event in 2012: In the past we have hosted a St. Urho party. The party included singing of St. Urho and Finnish folk legend songs and the release of our new St. Urho wines: Red, Rosé, and White. Please wear clothing with the saint’s colors Royal Purple and Nile Green. Of course St. Urho is real, check out his website www.sainturho.com.

The weekends of June 1-3, 2012 and November 10-11, 2012 will be marked by special events at all wineries of the Great River Road Wine Trail. At the November event GHV featured its GHV Frontenac served as Glögi (Finnish Mulled Wine)

Glögi Recipe Serves 4

1.5 cups water

0.5 cup sugar

5 whole cloves

1 cinnamon stick (about 3-inch)

1 teaspoon whole cardamom seeds

2 inches candied orange rind - about 1 tablespoon (substitute 3 inch fresh orange rind)

750 ml GHV Frontenac red table wine (1 bottle)

2 tablespoons raisins

2 tablespoons almonds, blanched whole (or slivered)

In a non-aluminum mid-size sauce pan, heat water and sugar over medium heat until sugar is dissolved, about 1 minute.
Tie all spices and the peel into a small piece of cheesecloth for easy removal.
Add the spices and peel and wine to the sauce pan and warm through, covered, 5 minutes. If boiled, the alcohol evaporates.
To serve: Stand one spoon in each glass, evenly divide Glögi into each glass.

Add a few raisins and almonds in each, or serve separately.

Watch for other events featuring local artists.

View our Sept 23, 2010 GHV Grape Stomp on YouTube.

Plan to join us for more stomping fun next September

Our calendar is filling with private events for weddings, business, and family gatherings. Our facility is handicap accessible and includes a small kitchen that can be used by your caterer or for your private food preparation. To receive information about facility rental please send a message via e-mail.

Garvin Heights Vineyards is pleased to announce the formation of the "Great River Road Wine Trail". Watch for additional information and a grand opening in June. The trail links via the "Great River Road" nine wineries in southeast Minnesota, western Wisconsin, and northeast Iowa. We look foreward to your visiting the many wineries the Mississippi River blufflands.