Make your plans to taste the best wines, beers and spirits from across the state of Iowa. Vines, Steins and Stills: A Celebration of the Iowa Spirit Industry is happening on May 22nd at Festival
Park, located at Sleepy Hollow, from Noon – 8 PM. This one-day event will offer patrons a chance to try
wine, beer and liquor from 25 wineries, breweries, and a distillery, all of which are made right here in
Iowa.

Tickets for the event are $20. Wine will be available by the bottle or by the glass. Beer will be sold by the glass. Each patron will get a sampling card to keep track of what they have tried and to jot down notes.

Each vendor will be on hand to answer questions about their product. In addition to the 26 beverage
vendors, there will also be food vendors.

The Tony Valdez Large Band will headline the live music portion of the event from 6 PM – 8 PM.
Openers include the Princemen (1 PM – 3 PM) and Comfort Zone (3:30 PM – 5:30).

The event is sponsored in part by the Iowa Wine Growers Association and WHO-DT, the NBC affiliate in
Des Moines.

Wineries
Ardon Creek, Cedar Valley, Fireside, Grape Escape, Heartland Harvest, Jasper Winery, Park Farm,
Penoach, Rosey Acres, Snus Hill, Stone Cliff, Summerset, Two Saints, Whispering Pines, Winneshiek
Wildberry Winery

Breweries
Granite City, Madhouse, Millstream, Old Man River, Olde Main, Peace Tree, Raccoon River

Distilleries
Cedar Ridge

Food
Food will be available with our regular food vendors, including: The Bavarian Café, Amos’ Fabulous
Foods, Humphrey’s Concessions, Two Wenches Chocolate Shop, Off With Your Bread, DJ’s Pizza, plus
buffalo burgers, smoothies, homemade root beer, ice cream and more.

Shuttle Service
Sleepy Hollow will be offering a shuttle to several hotels as well as to and from downtown during the
festival.

Websites
vssfest.com
iowawinegrowers.org
whotv.com
iowabeer.org

Please call Max at Sleepy Hollow for interviews and photos. He may be reached at (515) 402-3417.