Cedar Ridge and Linn County Blues Society Team Up to Create Regional Bourbon and Blues Festival
CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA (April 12, 2022) – Cedar Ridge and the Linn County Blues Society (LCBS) have announced a partnership to create the region’s premier, multi-day blues festival in downtown…
Spring Pruning at Cedar Ridge
Even though the groundhog predicted 6 more weeks of winter, we have started spring pruning here at Cedar Ridge. Pruning is a process that involves cutting off canes to shape…
Cedar Ridge Winemaker Named 2022 Winemaker of the Year
SWISHER, IOWA (Feb. 23, 2022) – Cedar Ridge Winemaker Kent Foulker has been named 2022 Winemaker of the Year by the Iowa Winegrowers Association. The award was announced in conjunction…
Cedar Ridge V
[vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]Cedar Ridge is excited to announce our new dessert wine, Cedar Ridge V, inspired by the traditional Madeira wines from Portugal. “One of the best parts about wine and…
2021 Vintage at Cedar Ridge
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1631643962301{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]On Saturday, we picked our last grapes from the estate. More than 30,000 pounds of grapes have been processed into wine since our first pick on August…
It’s Almost Harvest Season at Cedar Ridge
[vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]Harvest season is almost upon us at Cedar Ridge. Thankfully, each critical stage the vines go through has passed without disruption. “I couldn’t be happier with the first half…
Frost Fighters at Cedar Ridge
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1619545580582{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]If you’re from the Midwest, you’ll understand this quite well, but we have extreme variance in temperatures throughout the year. In July, it could get to…
Neven Vorkapic Visits From Croatia
My name is Neven Vorkapic and two weeks ago, after an 18-hour journey from my native country of Croatia, via stops at Paris and Minneapolis, I came to Cedar Ridge…
Oh Canada – Oh Canada!
We have a deep appreciation for the culinary arts at Cedar Ridge. With SIX certified chefs on staff, we understand that it takes quality ingredients to create a quality product. …
Iowa Distillery Bill Gets Signed Into Law!
In 2006, when there were only two craft distillers in the state, we began lobbying for the ability to sell our own products – we got that bill passed in…