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Winzerwald Winery
History ................................................................................................. Winzerwald Winery (German for “vintner of the forest”) is owned by Dan and Donna Adams, and is located on 85 acres of rolling lands in the Hoosier National Forest along Interstate 64 in Perry County. The winery is located about one half hour north of Tell City, Indiana via SR 37, one hour east of Evansville, Indiana via SR 66, and an hour west of Louisville, Kentucky via I-64. The winery celebrates Dan and Donna’s German heritage and the Swiss and German heritage of the area by offering unique German and Swiss style wines, gifts, festivals, educational tours and fun. Early German settlers believed the Hoosier National Forest reminded them of the Black Forest and the Ohio River was as beautiful as the Rhine River. Mr. and Mrs. Adams each have certificates from Purdue University in both viticulture and enology. Dan Adams previously worked for the largest winery in Wisconsin. The Adams have been members of the Indiana Winegrower’s Guild for six years, and Donna joined the Board of Directors of the Guild in 2000. The Adams won the Best Indiana and Best National Amateur wine awards in 1998 from the Indy International wine competition, the first time and only time anyone in Indiana won the National honors. It was a blush wine made from grapes that family lore has it were brought to America from Germany by Dan’s ancestors. The grape has not been identified by viticulture experts and the Adams will propagate the red grape as their very own “German mystery grape and will be made into a limited edition wine called Heirloom” The winery intends to serve top quality German and Swiss style wines and offer truly unique German and Swiss gift items at a fun, relaxing, educational and beautiful vineyard and winery locale. The tone is to be Olde World yet modern at the same time. |