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Morgan Creek Vineyards (Minnesota)

Coordinates: 44°13′03″N 94°21′05″W / 44.2176°N 94.351383°W / 44.2176; -94.351383
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Morgan Creek Vineyards
LocationNew Ulm,
Brown County,
Minnesota, United States
Coordinates44°13′03″N 94°21′05″W / 44.2176°N 94.351383°W / 44.2176; -94.351383
Founded1993
Known forTen Thousand Vines, Redtail Ridge
DistributionRegional
TastingOpen to public
WebsiteOfficial website

Morgan Creek Vineyards is located in New Ulm, Brown County, southern Minnesota.

Wines

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It specializes in growing and producing German, American, and French style wines, including Minnesota cold-hardy varietals like the Marquette used in their recent Ten Thousand Vines wine.[1] Ten Thousand Vines was developed with and sold exclusively through Fire Lake Grill in Minneapolis, Minnesota.[2] Morgan Creek offers a variety of award-winning [3] dry to sweet red and white wines made from grapes such as Riesling, Gewurztraminer.

Winery

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Morgan Creek boasts Minnesota's only underground winery which helps maintain temperatures ideal for wine production and aging. They offer a tasting room and both indoor and outdoors spaces for events.[4] Morgan Creek Vineyards of Minnesota is an active member of the Minnesota Grape Growers Association, the Biodynamic Farming and Gardening Association and the Land Stewardship Project.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Minnesota Wine Trivia". Minnesota Wine Tours. Archived from the original on 2010-03-23. Retrieved 2010-08-23.
  2. ^ "Fire Lake Grill House Releases New Minnesota Wine". City Pages. Archived from the original on 2010-08-25. Retrieved 2010-08-23.
  3. ^ "Morgan Creek earns honors at State Fair". Mankato Free Press. Retrieved 2010-08-23. [dead link]
  4. ^ "Sample Morgan Creek Vineyards, Between Mankato & New Ulm". Explore Minnesota. Retrieved 2010-08-23.
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