Western Iowa Grape Growers Association (WeIGGA) is sponsoring the 2013 Loess Hills Wine Festival. The festival will be held on Saturday September 21st , 2013 from 2pm to 10pm at Tom Hanafan River’s Edge Park (Iowa side of the Bob Kerrey walking bridge), Council Bluffs, Iowa.
This year will feature 5 Western Iowa Wineries including, Prairie Crossing, Sugar Clay, Vine Street Cellars, Prairie Hawk and Wabash Wine Company and 1 local brewery, Keg Creek Brewery. There will be 3 great bands providing live music during the festival including, JB Acoustic (2pm to 4pm), MoJo Bag (4pm to 6pm) and Pink Kadillac (6pm to 10pm). The Loess Hills Wine Festival is a fun event for the entire family. Activities will include craft and local food vendors, hayrides, a grape stomp, food, live music and wine and beer tasting for the adults. Adult admissions receive a souvenir wine glass and 10 tasting tickets. Regular admission is $30, VIP Tickets are $50 and Children ages 10 to 20 years old are $10. Children under 10 are free.
The schedule of events is as follows:
2:00 pm Doors open for VIP guests and VIP tastings
3:00pm Doors open for all; 2-10pm Hayrides
2-8 pm Wine Tasting; 6-8 pm Grape Stomp
3-8 pm Food Vendors Available
2-10 pm Live Music – JB Acoustic, MoJo Bag, Pink Kadillac
If you have questions or need additional information, please call Clifton Burkhart at (712) 527-5276 or email WeIGGA@BurkhartVineyards.com
Information for this event may be found at: http://www.weigga.org/html/wine_festival.html