The Story of Our Vineyards

Where:
Our 27 acres of vineyards at our estate are part of the “Lake Wisconsin Viticultural Area” Appellation.

Vines:
We are growing four winter hardy hybrid varietals; two French-American red hybrids: Marechal Foch and Leon Millot, along with two Wisconsin-native American white hybrids: St. Pepin and LaCrosse.

Wines:
Seven different wines are made from the grapes grown in our vineyards:
  • The young, flat vineyards give us young, light-bodied wines: Prairie Blush, Eagle White, Prairie Sunburst Red, and Ice Wine
  • Medium-aged vines on medium sloped vineyards create medium-bodied wines: Ruby Nouveau and Domaine du Sac
  • Our oldest and steepest vineyard give us the rich, full-bodied Domaine Reserve wine
And More:
We also work with vineyards in New York & Washington who custom-grow additional varietals for us: Sangiovese, Chardonnay, Riesling, Pinot Noir, Seyval Blanc & Muscat grapes.

DID YOU KNOW?
Miscellaneous Vineyard Statistics

Depending on the season, our Wollersheim vineyards produce APPROXIMATELY:
  • 1 bottle = 3 ½ pounds of grapes | 1 vine = 4 bottles | An average of 10-12 pounds of grapes on one vine
  • 1 acre = 700 vines | Wollersheim’s 25 acres = approximately 17,500 vines
  • 1 acre = 9,800 pounds of grapes | 25 acres = 245,000 pounds of grapes in our vineyards
  • 1 gallon = 17 ½ pounds of grapes | 245,000 pounds of grapes = 14,000 gallons of Wollersheim wine
  • About 2,800 bottles per acre = 70,000 bottles of Wollersheim estate wines
*** Note: Wollersheim Winery produces approximately 1.1 million bottles of wine per year using our estate grapes as well as custom-grown grapes from Washington and New York states.