Soaring Wings Vineyard

Wine: Winery: Ambiance: Jul 04, 2012

Favorite Wine: Sunset Red

Wine: Winery: Ambiance: Jul 04, 2012

Favorite Wine: Dragon's Red

Wine: Winery: Ambiance: Dec 12, 2011

Favorite Wine: Norton

We've been to the winery several times before in the heat of summer. As such we tended to the sweeter wines that were chilled. We're not big fans of the sweeter wines and Soaring Wings sweet wines all seem to be syrupy on the white side or have a foxy (bubble gummy) taste on the red end of the spectrum. Today we went on a "warm" December day (40's) so we could focus on the dry reds. In particular we wanted to try their new Norton. We each had a glass of the Norton and it was decent. Smooth, jammy with a slight pepper on the finish. It's nose was typical of what we find in Nebraska and Iowa grapes. More fruit to it. I don't kmow if it is fig, currant, raisin or what but it's consistently there. We probably would have been well served if we had stopped with the Norton. But we proceeded to try the Chambourcin, Syrah, Dechaunac and St. Croix. To us at least, they all pretty much tasted and smelled almost the same. I would give a slight advantage to the Norton, Chambourcin and St. Croix in that order over the others. Part of their advantage was they had a fuller nose and body. In our limited travels, I am tempted to say Eastern Nebraska/Western Iowa, Hermann / Augusta, Mo, Ste. Genieveve and Virginia have definite differences in terroir. The Norton we had today is the best representation we have had yet in the Nebraska / Iowa style which we appreciate dearly. But it is still quite a ways below the other areas aforementioned. In all fairness, the Norton today was very young with a 2010 vintage. We bought a bottle to lay down. We'll try it again in 4 or 5 years and see what some age does.

Wine: Winery: Ambiance: Nov 02, 2011

Favorite Wine: Ice Falcon

I've visited Soaring Wings several times with friends. It's a great way to spend an evening, sitting on the hill listening to the band with a good bottle of wine and good friends. You can bring your own snacks and watch the sun go down. I highly recommend it!

Wine: Winery: Ambiance: May 26, 2008

Beautiful surroundings. It's a nice afternoon--tasting wine, sitting outside doing absolutely nothing but enjoying the green fields and spending time with friends.

Wine: Winery: Ambiance: Aug 26, 2007

Favorite Wine: Dragon's Red

One of my favorite wineries! We ended our wine tour here and shared several bottles. The ladies working were wonderful. If you get a chance grab a bottle and enjoy the beautiful view from the porch.