Vines & Rushes Winery is focused on providing an exceptional experience for you to enjoy. Join us for Wisconsin grown wines, delicious wood fired brick oven pizza, great customer service and fun events all year round. Vines & Rushes Winery is a winery located on the Prellwitz family farm in Ripon, Wisconsin - also the home of the Prellwitz Produce strawberry farm.
Our winemaking facility and tasting room is located on the farm and we encourage you to come visit the tasting room and try our wines. Our focus is on cold hardy grape varieties capable of surviving Wisconsin's frigid winters. Our wines are an expression of the soil, climate, farming and winemaking practices that provide a sense of place to each wine.
Our winemaking facility and tasting room is located on the farm and we encourage you to come visit the tasting room and try our wines. Our focus is on cold hardy grape varieties capable of surviving Wisconsin's frigid winters. Our wines are an expression of the soil, climate, farming and winemaking practices that provide a sense of place to each wine.
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Our focus is on using cold hardy grape varieties capable of surviving Wisconsin's frigid winters. Our wines are an expression of the soil, climate, farming and winemaking practices that provide a sense of place to each wine. You'll taste our commitment to a quality, Wisconsin grown wine with every sip.
Our brick oven was made in Italy by a father and son oven building team named Artistica Salernitano. It's designed for making Neapolitan style pizzas baked at a very high temperature. The oven is 100% wood fired and the average temperature of the floor area where the pizza is baked is 800 degrees while the center of the dome ceiling is around 1,000 degrees.
Club members can opt to pick up their club release on or after a specific date, in February, May, and November at the winery or have it shipped. Club members will have an option of three different clubs, each based on your preference of Dry, Sweet, or interest in the variety Vines & Rushes has to offer through Winemaker's Choice.
Our tasting room is open year round, seven days a week. We offer complimentary wine tastings that include a variety of white wines, red wines and hard ciders. We pride ourselves on establishing a connection with each of our customers and making them feel at home. Whether this your first time visiting, or you have visited us before, we try to make your experience as enjoyable as possible.
Friendly, non threatening dogs are allowed outside and required to be on a leash. We ask that dog owners be conscientious of the customers around them and their proximity to food being served. We do have gardens and ask that the dogs stay out of these areas. As required in any public area, owners must pick up after their dog.
Reviews (23)
Beach Please No Snow
Feb 03, 2022
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Wonderful experience, first time visit, warm welcome, plenty of parking, easy to find, very clean, 2 large dining rooms with fireplaces, super friendly staff. Easy ordering at counter with table delivery. I had the seasonal Autumn Squash pizza with butternut squash, caramelized onions and more, amazing!! Italian style oven perfectly cooked pizzas and very fast. Our server offered a back stage tour and was very knowledgeable. Locally owned and clearly passionate about making delicious wine, hard to pick a favorite! If your not a wine lover worth the trip for the pizza! We will be back!
Bob B.
Jan 18, 2022
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Brayden Davis
Jan 07, 2022
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Took some extended family who are visiting from Virginia to try some of Wisconsin made wine. V&R was a great stop, even being approximately 5° outside, the warm atmosphere inside had us laughing, tasting GREAT wines and relaxing in the great room listening to some music. A place I have driven by too many times to count, will now be a place I can't pass up.
Robert Pierce
Jan 04, 2022
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Kathleen Gusloff
Oct 27, 2021
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Dave Bicknell
Jun 25, 2021
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Great place, great wines, cider, and some IPA's. They also have wood fired pizza, we didn't have it but saw some and it looked awesome! Great service/staff as well! I couldn't previously find anything about dogs, we took ours and stayed on the outside patio, no issues w/ staff or dog related, well behaved dog as well. Certainly worth stopping, great live music when we were there.
Lab
Jan 17, 2021
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Aaron V.
Nov 29, 2019
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The wines are very good, and their is a wide variety of them. The Ice wine was one of my favorites along with LaCrescent and Breanna. The lady who gave the wine tastings was very informed and helpful. They have live music and good wine, what else can you ask for?
The only downfall of Vines & Rushes is that they don't have Charcuterie & the interior of the winery has a lot of potential that's not being taken advantage of.
The only downfall of Vines & Rushes is that they don't have Charcuterie & the interior of the winery has a lot of potential that's not being taken advantage of.
Brian Kivi
Jul 15, 2019
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I hate to review this place but i must!!! My wife and i went there for their 6th anniversary. We found the most incredible place!! Wood fired gourmet pizza and really good wine. They also have cheese and wine tasting. Pizza only takes about 2 minutes!! Plus last night they had local acoustic guitar player singer. They also have a nutty brown ale. If you have read my reviews, there are not enough stars! Pizzas are only 10-15 dollats. Best experience I've had in a while. Going in February to a farm to table dinner there. Will let you know.
Update: My wife and coworkers from kwik trip went last night
Update: My wife and coworkers from kwik trip went last night
Mary B.
Jul 13, 2019
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Took an afternoon to visit Vines and Rushes and have never been so disappointed with service. After giving us one wine to taste we were left standing there while they poured several glasses for the people next to us and on the other side of us. We asked politely for another taste and received it but again were left standing! We then walked out as we didn't feel they deserved our business!
Nicole M.
Feb 26, 2019
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Delicious wines. All grapes are locally-grown, which, is rare for a Wisconsin winery. Their atmosphere is great and often they have live music on the weekends. Try their wood-fired pizzas! We had to order three kinds because their topics were so unique: Pig in a Maze, Keep er' Movin, and Prairie Pothole. Each one was incredible! Plus, they use locally grown ingredients, most ingredients grown right at their own farm. If I had to give it one critique, it would be to get comfier chairs. But that's a stretch. A great place! Can't wait to try their patio in summer.
Bela B.
Dec 16, 2018
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Came here for birthday dinner and it was great! It's a fairly large sitting area and live music was set up in the corner - 'twas a Friday night - which was lovely. There are 6 free tastings of wine and the person who helped us was very knowledgeable. The wines were also pretty good which I know can be surprising for a vineyard in Wisconsin ;) There were also a few beers on tap. We ordered the Thai pizza and a white sauced chicken pizza (don't remember the name of it). And both were really delicious. Thai was my favorite. I felt like I was eating pad thai ;) It was on the spicy side
Jennifer A.
Dec 14, 2018
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Sage
Sep 27, 2018
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Their brick oven pizza is SO GOOD! My favorite was a veggie pizza with mushrooms and corn, it was really unique and delicious. The vineyard makes for beautiful scenery, open spaces and big windows are inviting, and they feature art and eclectic music year round. The atmosphere was collared shirt casual and vibrant, even though it was off the beaten path the dining room was packed, and smiling.
Vines and Rushes is a gem!
Vines and Rushes is a gem!
Bethany S.
Jun 24, 2018
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I've been here twice while visiting my parents, and it's delightful way to spend part of an afternoon! The employees are friendly, knowledgable, and happy to answer any questions you have. The wines themselves have all been lovely, though my particular favorite is the Wiskonsan Strawberry and Sweet Grape wine. It takes like spring!
Next time, I hope to give their pizzas a try, but if all you have time for is a tasting, you won't be disappointed. There's something for every palate!
If only I could get my hands on a little more of that Wiskonsan without begging my parents
Next time, I hope to give their pizzas a try, but if all you have time for is a tasting, you won't be disappointed. There's something for every palate!
If only I could get my hands on a little more of that Wiskonsan without begging my parents
Josh K.
Jun 19, 2018
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Rhianna D.
Mar 11, 2018
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This was a fantastic winery! My friends and I were looking for something fun to do on a weekend and this was it! All of the workers are friendly, fun, and very helpful & kind. You can do 6 tastings for free, and the Saturday we were there, they had live music. The woman doing our tastings knew a lot about the wines, the grapes, and the process in which the wines were made, so although the average person may not care about how long their wine sat in an oak barrel, you know they have quality products and take the time to educate their workers so they can provide the best experience possible.
Melanie Z.
Sep 17, 2017
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John O.
Mar 10, 2017
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Kate O.
Nov 25, 2016
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The service here was excellent. They were genuinely kind and attentive. I also think it's neat that they have live music and wine and paint nights. The inside of thr building is nice.
For using Wisconsin grown grapes they do a good job. The best wines I've tasted in Wisconsin use California grapes. The wines had distinctive tastes and I'd recommend visiting and patroning this local business if you have a spare afternoon. The tastings are free so please consider tipping.
For using Wisconsin grown grapes they do a good job. The best wines I've tasted in Wisconsin use California grapes. The wines had distinctive tastes and I'd recommend visiting and patroning this local business if you have a spare afternoon. The tastings are free so please consider tipping.
John E.
Mar 16, 2016
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I have been meaning to come here for ages since I first discovered that my hometown had a winery! What a wonderful experience and the service (thanks Kim) was impeccable! I bought several bottles and preserves and took them all the way back to California with me and now I have to plan my next trip home to buy more! Highly recommend this place for anyone in the area or traveling through!
As someone who has gone to multiple wineries in California, the fact that they do not charge for tastings is quite the selling point! It shows the quality of the product they're selling because after
As someone who has gone to multiple wineries in California, the fact that they do not charge for tastings is quite the selling point! It shows the quality of the product they're selling because after
Karen L.
Mar 30, 2015
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A friend and I came out for a recent tasting and musical afternoon, and it was pretty nice. They had free tastings of all their wines except the ice wine ($3 tasting fee), so we tried several each and then purchased a glass to enjoy while listening to the live music. They had a bunch of tables set up, so we could sit down comfortably, sip our wine, and chit chat, making for an enjoyable afternoon.
The person helping us taste was helpful without being pretentious, and made some recommendations based on what we liked. I'd like to come back during the growing season and actually see the grapes
The person helping us taste was helpful without being pretentious, and made some recommendations based on what we liked. I'd like to come back during the growing season and actually see the grapes
Mage L.
Apr 25, 2014
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The winery is on the right side as you're driving north from Ripon, just before you reach the Prellwitz produce.
They offer free tastings on all their wine, from driest to sweetest. They aren't at the point yet where all their grapes come from their own vineyard, however they do all come from Wisconsin. They use the northern varietals such as Frontenac and Marquette, so it reminded me a lot of the wines I tried in Vermont. If you're expecting European or Californian varietals you're going to be disappointed. I rather liked all the wines I tried. I ended up purchasing the Frontenac
They offer free tastings on all their wine, from driest to sweetest. They aren't at the point yet where all their grapes come from their own vineyard, however they do all come from Wisconsin. They use the northern varietals such as Frontenac and Marquette, so it reminded me a lot of the wines I tried in Vermont. If you're expecting European or Californian varietals you're going to be disappointed. I rather liked all the wines I tried. I ended up purchasing the Frontenac