Our Winter Schedule

Our tasting room will be closed for the winter from November through March. We will open back up in April. We will also be open for the Friday and Saturday after Thanksgiving and for Red Wine and Chocolate in February. If you need to visit us during the winter months, please send us an email. You can do this easily through the contact us page on our website.

Thanksgiving at Steppe Cellars

The Friday and Saturday after Thanksgiving, we will be open with a fire crackling, grapevine wreath making, hot cider for the designated drivers, some great snacks for all, and some of our new releases for the wine tasters - including our newly released magnum bottles of the 2006 reds.
We will also have a few small items for those looking to do a little holiday shopping while wine tasting. Muskrat Pottery will have their work on display. We have just a few of the grape varietal posters still available, and there will be some of the European glass ornaments for sale. In addition we have wine gift bags, aroma wheels and a few other wine-related gift items.

Last Pressing for 2009 Wines

We finished up with the last press for 2009 last night. The last of the Cabernet Sauvignon (from Lone Spring Ranch) was pressed with a beautiful sunset as we started clean up. The Riesling is starting its long cool fermentation, to ensure the retention of its bright fruit flavors, while the reds are in the barrel beginning the malolactic fermentation. The primary fermentation is finished for the reds. Now malic acid will be converted to lactic acid. The lactic acid helps to provide part of the taste and mouthfeel we love in the reds.