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Anchored Roots Itasca

Anchored Roots Itasca 2025. <a href="#taste">Click here for tasting notes. </a>
Anchored Roots Itasca 2025. Click here for tasting notes.

Anchored Roots Itasca 2025

Eric and Amy Gale are the owners and sole full-time employees of Anchored Roots in Door County, Wisconsin, founded in 2020.

The couple make an ideal front-of-house/back-of-house duo. Amy grew up in Milwaukee, with hospitality at the forefront of her career path. Her initial focus was event planning, from non-profit fundraisers and catering, to corporate events and weddings. This was followed by experience in tasting room management at Airfield Estates in Prosser, Washington.

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Anchored Roots Syrah

Anchored Roots Syrah. <a href="#taste">Click here for tasting notes. </a>
Anchored Roots Syrah. Click here for tasting notes.

Anchored Roots Syrah 2024

Eric and Amy Gale are the owners and sole full-time employees of Anchored Roots, in Door County, founded in 2020.

The couple make an ideal front-of-house/back-of-house duo. Amy grew up in Milwaukee, with hospitality at the forefront of her career path. Her initial focus was event planning, from non-profit fundraisers and catering, to corporate events and weddings. This was followed by experience in tasting room management at Airfield Estates in Prosser, Washington.

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Gran Gala

Gran Gala. <a href="#taste">Click here for tasting notes.</a>
Gran Gala. Click here for tasting notes.

Gran Gala Orange Liqueur

Gran Gala belongs to the same general family as Grand Marnier: rather than putting orange flavor into a neutral alcohol base, such as Cointreau, it combines orange with aged brandy. Sazerac describes it as VSOP Italian brandy infused with fresh-orange flavors, producing a full-bodied, sweet, velvety orange liqueur. It’s a substantial 40% ABV, unusually high for an inexpensive liqueur.

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Anchored Roots Ridgetop Rosé

Anchored Roots Ridgetop Rosé
Anchored Roots Ridgetop Rosé. Click here for tasting notes.

Anchored Roots Ridgetop Rosé 2023

Eric and Amy Gale are the owners and sole full-time employees of Anchored Roots, in Door County, founded in 2020.

The couple make an ideal front-of-house/back-of-house duo. Amy grew up in Milwaukee, with hospitality at the forefront of her career path. Her initial focus was event planning, from non-profit fundraisers and catering, to corporate events and weddings. This was followed by experience in tasting room management at Airfield Estates in Prosser, Washington.

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Helioterra Winery

Helioterra Mourvèdre 2017. Click here for tasting notes.

Helioterra Wines

Helioterra Wines Door County is the project of Anne Ebenreiter Hubatch, a Wisconsin native who grew up in Sheboygan, studied geology and environmental studies at UW–Madison, and then moved west. She spent roughly a decade learning winemaking with some significant Oregon names, including Eric Hamacher, David Adelsheim, Dave Paige, Joe Dobbes and Alfredo Apolloni, before releasing the first Helioterra vintage in 2009.

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River’s Edge Pinot Gris

River’s Edge Pinot Gris 2007
River’s Edge Pinot Gris. Click here for tasting notes.

River’s Edge Pinot Gris 2007

River’s Edge Winery is located in the northern-most part of the Umpqua Valley. River’s Edge, founded in 1998, specializes in the production of cool weather varieties such as Pinot Noir and Gewürztraminer. The ocean is only 36 miles away from the winery, and morning fog frequently shrouds the vineyards even in the summer, reflecting the strong marine influence on the climate. Continue reading “River’s Edge Pinot Gris”

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Simon Creek Tempranillo

Simon Creek American Tempranillo.
Simon Creek American Tempranillo. Click here for tasting notes.

Simon Creek American Tempranillo

Wisconsin native Thomas J. (Tim) Lawrie had a 26-year career in the U.S. Army, including two tours in Vietnam as a combat officer, and was awarded the Purple Heart. He served as an Army Infantry Airborne soldier before finally retiring with the rank of Colonel. After which, he was almost universally referred to as, “The Colonel,” a somewhat surprising affectation for a Northerner, I think. As with most military personnel, he had assignments throughout the country, including California, where he acquired an interest in wine and wine production. Continue reading “Simon Creek Tempranillo”

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Anchored Roots The Passage

Anchored Roots The Passage 2024.
Anchored Roots The Passage. Click here for tasting notes.

Anchored Roots The Passage 2024

Eric and Amy Gale are the owners and sole full-time employees of Anchored Roots, in Door County, founded in 2020.

The couple make an ideal front-of-house/back-of-house duo. Amy grew up in Milwaukee, with hospitality at the forefront of her career path. Her initial focus was event planning, from non-profit fundraisers and catering, to corporate events and weddings. This was followed by experience in tasting room management at Airfield Estates in Prosser, Washington.

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Door 44 Ledge Blanc

Door 44 Ledge Blanc 2024
Door 44 Ledge Blanc 2024. Click here for tasting notes.

Door 44 Ledge Blanc 2024

The story of Parallel 44 Vineyard & Winery began in 2005, when husband and wife team Steve Johnson and Maria Milano planted their first grape vines. Steve grew up in Green Bay, where his father Carl experimented early on with growing grapes. Maria grew up in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, where her Italian-born father continued his tradition of making wine for friends and family celebrations. Steve and Maria met while in school at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, and then attended law school together. While working as attorneys, they attended seminars on grape growing in Wisconsin, with an eye towards getting into the wine business.

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