Minnesota: Land of 10,000 Lakes and Over 30 Wineries

June 4, 2010 by admin

Gretchen Neuman
VinoVerve Editor

Minnesota, L’Étoile du Nord, home of the Golden Gophers…. Also home to my childhood friend, Jim Geckler and his dearly beloved, Peter. I am looking forward to stopping in this state!

There are a ton of things to stop and do along the road here, not the least of which is a stop over night at Bunbury Farm.

Because I-90 and I-94 run through the state, I have the opportunity to drive through twice.

I am tempted to try to stop in Brainerd, MN as a salute to the movie, Fargo. It is a little out of the way and I doubt that I would recognize the stretch of road where Steve Buscemi and Peter Stormare shoot the state trooper as I will be driving through in June not to mention there would be no Marge Gunderson. At least I know I will make it to Fargo when I cross into North Dakota. The area is also home to Paul Bunyan, so I am bound to find some lovely Paul/Babe The Big Blue Ox stuff along the road.

On the return, trip there is an opportunity to visit petroglyphs (rocks AND archaeology, a winning combo for this nerdy girl), an indian mission AND another Laura Ingalls Wilder site.

And naturally, I will be looking to stop at wineries. Once again, suggestions are greatly appreciated. Contact me here!

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Amy on June 4, 2010 at 6:09 pm

Gretchen – I am so excited to hear you will be exploring Minnesota and all it has to offer, which of course includes award-winning wines! You should stop at Saint Croix Vineyards in Stillwater, MN (6428 Manning Ave N), it’s an award-winning winery (Int’l Eastern, SF Int’l Eastern, Indie Int’l, etc.) nestled in a rustic, century-old barn.

Stillwater itself is a great place to visit, it’s a historic, quaint little town on the St. Croix river, and is only about a 25 minute drive from the Twin Cities, with lots of shops, antiques and fabulous wine bars (and provides the perfect environment for a leisurely stroll in the afternoon down by the river). You can spend a day in Stillwater and then stop in to the winery on your way back to the Cities for a complementary tasting. Ask for Amy (me) and we can stroll through the vineyard, talk about MN grapes, and walk through the winery.

Other great recommendations for the Twin Cities include: Domacin Wine Bar in Stillwater (on S. 2nd St.), Spill the Wine (voted #1 Wine Bar and #1 Wine List in the Twin Cities) on 11th and Washington in Minneapolis, as well as Stub n’ Herbs (on Washington and Oak), a famous little pub a block down from the new Golden Gopher stadium that features microbrews from across the country. (Also, order the Bleu Cheese burger, it’s phenomenal!)

Please don’t hesitate to email me, I would love to give you more recommendations! I’ll even point you in the direction of more wineries that are a MUST.
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Bobbie Crabb on June 15, 2010 at 2:19 am

Damn, very nice website. I actually came across this on Google, and I am stoked I did. I will definately be returning here more often. Wish I could add to the post and bring a bit more to the table, but am just absorbing as much info as I can at the moment.

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