The Iowa Wine Trail will be having a special weekend event in mid-April. Please join us on Saturday and Sunday, April 24 & 25, 2010. The event will be open both days from 10:00 am - 6:00 pm.
This year’s theme: Decadence2
Each winery will serve samples of local Iowa foods paired with the excellent Iowa made [...]

This entry was posted on Monday, March 29th, 2010 at 4:28 pm and is filed under Special Events/Occasions, Winery. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

Mike White, ISU Extension Viticulture Specialist, will be teaching a series called “Commercial Winegrape 101 Series.”
Class dates include January 19th, January 26th, February 2nd & February 9th. The February 9th class will feature Establishing a Small Winery Presentation & Tasting by Loren & Dianna (owners/operators of our own Engelbrecht Family Winery)!
Registration deadline is TODAY, January [...]

This entry was posted on Friday, January 15th, 2010 at 7:38 pm and is filed under Special Events/Occasions, Winery. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

We have been hard at work here at the Farm House. Aside from our very successful harvest, 2 brand new wines, and an upcoming Christmas Open House, we have managed to get even more local (and not so local) stores to carry our wines.
Not only is it great news for us - it’s FANTASTIC news [...]

This entry was posted on Tuesday, November 24th, 2009 at 9:27 pm and is filed under Expansion, Special Events/Occasions, Winery. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

It was a fruitful fall here at the Farm House! The vineyard had much more to offer than a beautiful sight on the walking trail.
We were able to harvest over 57,000 pounds of grapes this year!

Here are a few pictures from the harvest. We hope you enjoy them - as well as the wines and [...]

This entry was posted on Tuesday, November 24th, 2009 at 9:02 pm and is filed under Special Events/Occasions, Winery. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

Engelbrecht Family Winery now has 2 exciting new wines to choose from!

Introducing Frederick’s Red & Irish Charm!
Frederick’s Red:
- A bold, adventurous, dry red wine
- Made from our own Frontecan & St. Croix grapes
- Best when served at room temperature (approx. 62 degrees)
Irish Charm:
- Delightfully sweet white wine
- Made from our own St. Pepin & Prairie [...]

This entry was posted on Monday, November 23rd, 2009 at 8:02 pm and is filed under Special Events/Occasions, Winery. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

Special Deals for the Iowa Wine Trail Weekend - November 7th & 8th
November 2009 Wine and Food Weekend
November 7 - 8, 2009
10:00 am - 5:00 pm both Saturday and Sunday
“A World of Food with Iowa Wines”
* Tickets will be $25 each in advance (purchased before November 6) or $35 the day of the event.
* Early [...]

This entry was posted on Wednesday, September 30th, 2009 at 2:57 pm and is filed under Special Events/Occasions, Winery. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

Have you found yourself wanting some Farm House wine, but not in the area? Perhaps you’ve been running errands and can’t make it out to the shop. We have a solution for you!
You can now purchase our wines from local stores, as well as the farmers’ market! Here’s where to look:
Hy-Vee: Waverly, Iowa
Alpha Tap: Alpha, [...]

This entry was posted on Wednesday, June 17th, 2009 at 4:51 pm and is filed under Winery. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

Just recently we were delighted to learn that two of our own wines were presented gold medal awards! Appellation America’s Best of Appellation gave our 2006 Farm House Hombre, as well as our 2007 Farm House Bella these fantastic awards.
“Appellation America’s mission is to advance public knowledge and appreciation of the many diverse winegrowing regions [...]

This entry was posted on Wednesday, June 17th, 2009 at 4:40 pm and is filed under Winery. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.