Wine Wednesdays just got a little bit better this summer. Let’s cheers to this ultimate guide on exquisite tastes and making summer memories together.
Written By: Ava Sterbin
📍Fermenting Cellars Winery
Fermenting Cellars Winery offers a wide selection of wines including dry, sweet, red, white, and dessert wines. Fermenting Cellars treats customers like family, providing high quality wine tasting experiences. Whether you are looking for a winery to explore or a place to hold your events, they’ve got you covered. This venue hosts tastings, live music, unique local performances, and much more. Enjoy the beautiful rural scenery and sit in the covered pavilion or stone patio with a gorgeous fireplace.
📍Genisa Wine Bar
Genisa Wine Bar provides an elegant, Italian-inspired experience with tons of Janesville pride. Genisa Wine Bar resides in a gorgeous Italianate-style building built in 1865 made up of 3 gorgeous levels that cater to the public. Their wine collection is nothing less than perfection, with over 100 international wines available. Pair a glass with their inspired menu of specialty pizzas, comforting pasta favorites, charcuterie plates, and decadent desserts.
📍Lark Market
Lark Market’s wine collection gives nothing less of quality, variety, and value. This worldly, varietal market imports wine from all over the country and the world to bring diverse options to meet their customers’ needs. Lark Market often holds samplings during the weekend to broaden local palates with sips of wine from around the world. The market also offers a Wine of the Month Club where members receive a bottle of wine each month, a newsletter, and an invitation to a club-exclusive tasting event led by a representative from a featured vineyard or expert.
📍Northleaf Winery
Northleaf Winery is a family-owned winery providing a sense of belonging and community that makes it special. All wines sold are made from grapes that are majorly sourced in California, and additional places such as Chile, New York, and Wisconsin. With more than 30 different wines gracing their shelves, most have won multiple awards in international wine competitions. Come out and enjoy an exquisite blend while listening to live music every Friday night during the summer.
📍Timber Hill Winery
Enjoy a glass of your favorite classic wines, along with some more unique creations like Wisconsin Wildflower, Cherry Pie, and even glitter wines at Timber Hill Winery. This family-run winery works with grape growers all over the state to offer a variety of 40 different wines with a tasty menu. Customers can also join the Herd Wine Club to receive wine bottles, free tastings, discounts, exclusive access to new releases, and invitiations to exclusive events. Soak up the sun and enjoy a wine slushie on their outdoor patio overlooking the vineyards.
