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Welcome, Minnesota Customers! Start your delicious shopping experience here with the Crofut Family Vineyard. Free shipping when you order 12 bottles or more.

IMPORTANT - PLEASE READ!!! You must be 21 years of age or older to order wine. You will be required to show proof of age when the wine is delivered. See shipping regulations depending upon where you live.

stcroix.jpg St. Croix
$17.95
Velvety, graceful, deliciously refined. Estate grown St. Croix grapes. Our Minnesota version for those who enjoy Merlot. The St. Croix grape was developed by Elmer Swenson and is easy to grow in the vineyard. There's very little disease and when the grapes are ripe, they just burst with flavor. Dry and charming, with blackberry, currant and vanilla flavors.

Grape: 100% St. Croix, estate-grown in Minnesota
Production Method: Fermented on the skin for 3 days and then finished fermentation after pressing. Placed in French oak for 6 months and went through malo-lactic fermentation for concentration and definition.
Sweetness: Dry
Alcohol: 12.5%
Serving Temperature: 50° - 58°
Ageability: 3-5 years
frontenac.jpg Frontenac
$21.95
Concentrated, powerful, satisfying. Our Minnesota developed and grown Frontenac grapes. Bold, black cherry, spice, leather and vanilla flavors. A wine for steak.

Grape: 100% Frontenac, from the vineyard and our partner growers in Minnesota.
Production Method: Fermented on the skin for 7 days and then finished fermentation after pressing. Placed in French oak for 6 months and went through malo-lactic fermentation for concentration and definition.
Sweetness: Dry
Alcohol: 12.5%
Serving Temperature: 50° - 58°
Ageability: 5-10 years
Food & Wine Pairing Suggestions: Steak, Sausage, Grilled Foods, Wild Game
prairiered.jpg Prairie Red
$13.95
Fruity, upfront, instantly drinkable! Our blends of an easy drinking, dry red wine with lots of raspberry, cherry, and blackberry flavors. A family wine for dinner.

Grape: A blend of grapes from the vineyard and our partner growers.
Production Method: Crushed, fermented on the skins for 7 days and left off of oak to maintain the pure fruit characteristics.
Sweetness: Dry
Alcohol: 12.5%
Serving Temperature: 60° - 68°
Ageability: 1-3 years
Food & Wine Pairing Suggestions: Pasta, Sausage, Grilled Foods
rivervalwhite.jpg River Valley White
$13.95
Clear, lip smacking, thirst quenching. It is a blend of LaCrosse, Edelweiss and Prairie Star grapes. Our blend of Minnesota grapes. We call it our concentrated Minnesota sunshine. Off-dry and fresh!

Grape: Approx 40% LaCrosse, Balance is our field blend: 2 unnamed Swenson cold hardy grape varieties: 8-2-43 and 10-16-30; Louise Swenson and Swenson white.
Production Method: Fermented to retain floral and fruit flavors.
Sweetness: Off-dry
Alcohol: 11.5%
Serving Temperature: 40° - 48°
Ageability: 1-3 years
Food & Wine Pairing Suggestions: Walleye, Cheese and Appetizers


prairieblanc.jpg Prairie Blanc
$13.95
An easy drinking fruit forward wine with honeysuckle and citrus hints. Take a bottle & have a picnic. We call it the yummy wine, you will too.

Grape: 50% Prairie Star (a cold hardy Swenson grape) and Seyval Blanc
Production Method: Fermented to retain floral and fruit flavors. Lightly fined and filtered to enhance the fruit.
Sweetness: Dry
Alcohol: 12.5%
Serving Temperature: 50° - 58°
Ageability: 1-3 years
Food & Wine Pairing Suggestions: Hors d'oeuvres, Cheese, Walleye, Seafood, Picnics. Great with grilled chicken out on the deck or on the beach.


crownestred.jpg Crow’s Nest White
$14.95
Honeyed, indulgent, chocolate lovers! Three words say it all: "Honey and sweet". The Edelweiss has the honey, while the Prairie Star adds the backbone. Bring on the chocolate!

Grape: 80% Edelweiss, 20% Prairie Star, estate-grown in Minnesota
Production Method: Cool fermented to retain floral and fruit flavors.
Sweetness: Sweet
Alcohol: 12.5%
Serving Temperature: 50° - 58°
Ageability: 10 years or more
Food & Wine Pairing Suggestions: Chocolate, Chocolate, Chocolate!


frontenacgris2.jpg Frontenac Gris
$16.95
New in 2008, with a limited release. Silver medal-winner in both Tasters Choice & -Mid-America Wine 2008 Competitions. This wine will go fast!

Dense tropical fruits, melon on the nose and following with peaches and pears throughout. Very long finish and wine tastes like a vinifera grape.

This wine's grape was released by the University of Minnesota in 2003. We have 3/4 acre of vines with this hardy, high yielding, disease resistant grape. We're proud to note that this is a wine the Crofut tasting panel craves!

Grape: 100% Frontenac Gris, introduced by the Univ of MN 2002. A clone of Frontenac found at the Univ of MN research center.
lacrescent.jpg La Crescent White
$14.95
A full-bodied rich and classy off-dry white; fresh on your palate with the taste of white apricots and peaches. This nicely balanced LaCrescent has been fermented and aged to bring out the best of its varietal characteristics.

Grape: 100% LaCrescent, estate-grown in Minnesota
Production Method: Fermented to retain floral and fruit flavors.
Sweetness: Off-dry
Alcohol: 12%
Serving Temperature: 50° - 58°
Ageability: 3-5 years
Food & Wine Pairing Suggestions: Appetizers, Cheese, Walleye, Seafood, Picnics


edunord.jpg Essence du Nord
$10.95
Small number of bottles produced, BIG number of medals earned. This wine goes fast!
It's a sweet white wine using Austrian & Hungarian yeasts. Intense with a long finish. This wine has an intense pear and honeyed fruit followed by a finish of cinnamon box spice. It's a fine wine, with plenty of intensity and depth.

Grape: Frontenac Gris
Sold in 375 ml bottles


lacrescent.jpg La Crescent Sweet
$10.95
Densely concentrated white peaches and honey. It is very delicate upon tasting, but the longer in your mouth, the more intense it becomes. Our sweet La Crescent wine.

Grape: 100% LaCrescent, estate-grown in Minnesota
* Sold in 375 ml bottles only.


frontenacrose.jpg Frontenac Rosé
$17.95
Mellow, perfect balance, easy to drink. Estate grown Frontenac grapes. Soft with lots of cherries, and great with burgers, pizza and pork. The sugar and acid balance really makes this wine a favorite of our friends and family. This wine has medaled in every national competition we have entered.

Grape: 100% Frontenac, estate-grown in Minnesota
Production Method: Fermented to retain floral and fruit flavors.
Sweetness: Off-dry
Alcohol: 12%
Serving Temperature: 40° - 48°
Ageability: 1-3 years
Food & Wine Pairing Suggestions: Appetizers, Cheese, Grilled Foods, Seafood, Pasta


Fun with Wine on September 19
$25.00
Come at 4pm and enjoy a great meal prepared by a talented chef, accompanied with award-winning Crofut wine.
* Registrations due on Friday before event.
Cancellations/refunds allowed up until Friday before the event.
Friday Nite Prixe Fix
$16.00
Outdoors every Friday night. Selection of an appetizer, entre, dessert and a glass of Crofut wine to wind down the week. Sunsets are Free!
Food is served on the half hour starting at 5 pm, 5:30, 6, and last serving at 6:30 pm.
* Registrations due on Thursday before event. Cancellations/refunds allowed up until Thursday before the event.
Unbridled Chocolates Weekend Sept. 18-19
$11.00
Yankee Magazine lists Unbridled Chocolates as one of the top five chocolate shops in New England. Cousin Alan will be bringing a truckload of goodies to share the weekend of Sept. 18-19, 2010. It's all you can eat! * Registrations due on Thursday before event. Cancellations/refunds allowed up until Thursday before the event.