Established in 2004, Park Farm is a family owned and operated vineyard, winery and wood-fired pizza eatery set atop the rolling hills in Iowa’s Driftless Region near Bankston, Iowa – west of Dubuque.
Our winery and vineyard focus solely on producing quality wine from grapes and fruit that grow in the upper Midwest as we help define wines of The Upper Mississippi River Valley AVA.
In 2010 we added a small wood-stone pizza oven where we developed our own hand made pizza crust. Over the years our pizza has become as popular as our wine featuring more and more locally grown seasonal toppings.
The chateau-style facilities, together with the surrounding vineyards, pastures and woodlands, evoke an old-world country charm that makes Park Farm a must-experience Midwest destination.
Vineyard
Park Farm’s eleven-acre estate vineyard grows specific ‘cold climate’ grape cultivars – from Old World French-hybrids to several newer developments at the University of Minnesota that produce great wine and withstand the harsh winters of the Upper Midwest. Our grape cultivars are also able to produce ripe fruit within the constraints of Iowa’s shortened growing season.
This is why guests are often unfamiliar with our grapes’ names. Cultivars like Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon are simply unable to survive or produce quality fruit in our region.
We grow four grape cultivars for white wine – LaCrosse, LaCrescent, St. Pepin and Frontenac Gris – and two red grape cultivars – Maréchal Foch and Marquette. In 2019 we expanded our planting to include new comers Itasca (white grape) and Petite Pearl (red grape). We also contract with other growers in the Upper Midwest to source, St. Croix, Frontenac, Marquette and Petite Pearl. During Summer months we offer guided vineyard tours on Friday afternoons or you are free to explore after checking in the tasting room.
As a small farm that grows and produces wine locally we are a featured partner site with the Silos & Smokestacks National Heritage Area.
TASTING ROOM
Our tasting room is open year round. We offer flights of three (2 oz) pours in small carafes that you can take to a table to sample at your leisure. Our staff is happy to recommend wines for your flight or guide you through the process of picking your own samples based on your palate. Our tasting staff is both well versed in Park Farm wines and knowledgeable of the local wine industry.
Kitchen
Handmade wood-stone pizza, baked in our on-site brick oven. Our wood-fired pizzas are made to-order, with your choice of over twenty toppings, two sauces and our in-house hand tossed crust or Gluten Free option.
- We DO NOT host private events such as Weddings, Anniversary Parties or Showers at Park Farm Winery any longer.
- We ask that groups of ten or more kindly call ahead to make arrangements. We have limited seating indoors, but will try to accommodate if possible.
- Buses and large groups must call ahead of time and make arrangements to ensure that we will have seating and staff available to accomodate. Any party buses or large groups that arrive without making arrangements ahead of time will be turned away.
- Dogs are allowed on the grassy picnic area in front of the winery. They must be on a leash at all times. They are not allowed inside the winery or on the deck.