Wollersheim Winery Distillery Grand Opening

Prairie du Sac, Wis.—Wollersheim Winery will celebrate the grand opening of its new distillery Aug. 14 and 15, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day.
 
Construction for Wollersheim Distillery, which is located on the Wollersheim Winery property, has been in the works since groundbreaking last August. This is not the first time spirits were made on the winery’s property; brandy-making took place as early as the 1870s, paused around the turn of the century, and resumed with the creation of Wollersheim Winery’s popular Coquard Brandy in 2010.
 
For the grand opening, Wollersheim Distillery will release the third batch of Coquard Brandy, a grape brandy made with 100 percent Wisconsin-grown grapes and aged in Wisconsin-oak barrels. Other offerings will include an aged apple brandy, a clear apple brandy (also known as eau de vie), and possible limited supplies of gin and absinthe.

The Wollersheim Distillery Grand Opening event is open to the public, and will feature a self-guided tour, tastings of Coquard Brandy and other distilled spirits, and music on Saturday. For more details, visit www.wollersheim.com.
 
 
About Wollersheim Winery
Wollersheim Winery sits on a scenic hillside overlooking the Wisconsin River, just across from Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin. The property was first cultivated by European vintners over 150 years ago, and was established as Wollersheim Winery in 1972. Today, the vineyards comprise 27 acres of French-American hybrid grapes. A National Historic Site, this regional winery has gained recognition as one of the leading wineries in the Midwest with multiple Double-Gold awards for its premium grape wines. Wollersheim Winery is open for tours and tastings from 10 am to 5 pm daily, year-round. Wollersheim Distillery opens Aug. 14!