Eagle City Winery- Email Newsletter #71 (June E-Newsletter) Correction to Wine Tasting Date!

Hello Wine Friends!

We are excited to release a brand new fruit wine to our line up on Wednesday, June 13th - Aronia Berry Wine. Aronia Berries are increasing begin grown in Iowa and make incredibly delicious semi-sweet wines and the berries themselves are tasty and full of anti-oxidant goodness. Stop by this week to sample our newest fruit wine!

Our winemaker Ken just celebrated his birthday last weekend and did you know Eagle City Winery is Iowa's 3rd oldest winery? Ken has been making wine for years and if it's been a while since you've visited it's time for a re-visit!

Make sure to stop by the winery soon to try our wines and spend some time sipping wine and relaxing in our gathering room, wandering in our vineyard, and checking out our latest gift shop items. We're open Tuesday-Saturday: 10am to 5pm; Sunday: 1pm to 5pm; and closed Mondays.

See you soon!

Ken & Carolyn

NEW WINE RELEASE: (Wednesday, June 12th): We are proud to release our NEW Aronia Berry Wine. Aronia berries are very high in antioxidants and in addition to being tasty they are good for you too. Our Aronia Berry wine is a semi-sweet dark red fruit wine and is deliciously aromatic with sumptuous red berry flavor!

OFF-SITE WINE TASTING: Join us next Saturday (June 23rd, 4-8pm) for an off-site wine tasting at Three Days Grille & Saloon (Iowa Falls).

GETTING MARRIED or NEED VENUE SPACE? Do you need a special gathering place in 2018? Are you looking for a location for your wedding? Need a venue for your upcoming special event, business retreat, reception, reunion or party? Eagle City Winery has facilities and space available to rent. Please visit our website: www.eaglecitywinery.com or call (641) 648-3669

ASK FOR QUALITY WINES. Eagle City Winery is proud to report 18 of our 20 wines are IQ certified! What does that mean?

Quality Wine Assurance - To increase consumer awareness of Iowa's wine quality the Midwest Grape and Wine Industry Institute has assisted the Iowa Wine Growers Association (IWGA) to establish the Iowa Quality Wine Consortium (IQWC).To be awarded IQWC status, wines submitted will need to pass both laboratory chemical analysis and sensory evaluation to be recommended by the Wine Institute Director and approved by the Iowa Quality Wine Consortium (IQWC) board.

ONLINE STORE: Have you ever wanted to send a gift bottle or case of Eagle City Winery wines to your family and friends living out of state? Good News! We currently ship our wines to 37 states across the US.

We can ship Eagle City Winery wines to these states: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, Washington DC, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming.

Give your family and friends a taste of Iowa by sending them a bottle or case today! Check out our online store: https://www.vinoshipper.com/wines/eagle_city_winery

EC WINES IN IOWA: Does your favorite wine store carry Eagle City wines? You can help us find new homes for our wines, simply by dropping us a note winemaker@eaglecitywinery.com or posting a note on our Facebook page.

RETAIL OUTLETS. Eagle City Winery wines are available across Iowa at many retailer locations. Wonder if we're near you? Visit: www.eaglecitywinery.com and click on "Retail Outlets."

DID YOU KNOW? You can save 5% at the winery on your Eagle City wine purchase when you buy six or more bottles?

FACEBOOK - We're on Facebook and post regularly. If you haven't yet, please "Like" us on Facebook, share your memories and photos. Feel free to ask any wine-related question and we'll do our best to answer them promptly. Find us here: www.facebook.com/EagleCityWinery

KEN ON CAMERA: The Wine Diamonds documentary film team visited us late last winter and filmed an interview with owner/winemaker Ken Groninga and then afterwards shot a short web series episode called, "on the road." Click here to watch the short video: https://youtu.be/w_djLgueJOg - learn more about the film project by visiting: www.winediamondsfilm.com.