Live Music in LeClaire May 6th: Jordan Danielsen

Come wine down at our LeClaire winery with some live music from long-time Wide River performer Jordan Danielsen! Jordan Danielsen performs soulful acoustic ballads detailing his experiences growing up in Davenport, IA, rivers, road trips, and great-grandfathers in the Civil War. 5:00pm to 7:00pm Friday, May 6th, 2022.

Exploring the Quad Cities

Tours, Cruises, Museums, Outdoor Activities Lure Travelers To Mississippi River Shores Of Western Illinois, Eastern Iowa By Randy Mink | on October 13, 2021 Excerpt:  On a bluff overlooking the Mississippi is Clinton’s Wide River Winery, where we enjoyed wines with snacks on a peaceful deck set high above a ravine. The owner, Dorothy O’Brien, is a lawyer, and her husband is a retired... Read More →

#TryJanuary

Are you ready to #TRYJANUARY? As an alternative to Dry January, we encourage Try January. Support small family winery businesses by trying something new and getting out of the house. Practice moderation and discover a new wine!   For the entire month of January, Wide River Winery is offering a BUY ONE GET ONE FREE 5 sample wine tasting flight with... Read More →

Employee Spotlight: Sarah, Bud & Jimmy

Our Employee Spotlight gives us the opportunity to individually highlight all of the remarkable people that make the Wide River Winery experience incredible. This Employee spotlight we would like to focus on three outstanding rockstars who have been with Wide River Winery for over 10 years: Sarah, Bud, and Jimmy! Sarah Petersen is the lead wine host of the Clinton... Read More →

Wide River Winery's Double Jeopardy Canned Wine

Double Jeopardy | 4-Pack Cans

Dare you to try me twice! Double the fun with midwest cranberries, grapes and bubbles. Enjoy Double Jeopardy in a 4-Pack of 12oz cans!

Wide River Winery's So Sue Me Sue Canned Wine

So Sue Me Sue | 12oz Can

It’s an open and shut case. So Sue Me Sue is a delightful, lightly sweet white wine with fruity watermelon notes. Enjoy So Sue Me Sue in a 12oz can.   To ship this product to a state other than Iowa or Illinois, please order / check out your So Sue Me Sue in a Can through our VinoShipper store.

Welcome to Wide River Winery Script…Get Something in their Glass

  Prepare your empty tasting bar with 2 glasses, wine lists and food menu to help customers understand what to expect. Hello, Welcome to Wide River Winery! Would you like to taste some wine today? What type of wine do you prefer… more dry or sweet? Here’s a sample of my favorite… Pour just a ½ -1 oz sample in... Read More →

Two Davenport Properties Earn Iowa Historic Preservation Awards | Quad Cities

Jonathan Turner | June 9th 2021 Peter Lampe House, 1128 Mound St., Village of East Davenport This award recognizes outstanding preservation of a small historic preservation project using State Historic Preservation Tax Credit Program incentives. For purposes of this award, small projects are defined as those projects having total qualified costs of $750,000 or less. Davenport’s Peter Lampe House, ca. 1856, is... Read More →

14 Best Stops To Explore Along Iowa’s Lincoln Highway | Travel Awaits

By Tim Trudell | March 31 2021 PASPHOTOGRAPHY / SHUTTERSTOCK Clinton Explore Clinton’s historic role in the lumber industry during a visit to the Sawmill Museum, which includes exhibits reliving the history, such as an authentic lumber saw and animatronic lumber barons sharing their tales of the lumber transported downriver from Wisconsin to the eastern Iowa city. Nature enthusiasts enjoy visiting Bickelhaupt Arboretum, a... Read More →

9 quaint places to eat, drink and rest in Iowa | Des Moines Register

Susan Stapleton | September 6th 2016 Wide River Winery Head to LeClaire on the banks of the Mississippi River to taste the wines at Wide River and spend the night at the inn, a one bedroom with room for four. While the inn doesn’t offer food, the room comes equipped with a kitchen. Owner Dorothy O’Brien started her winery in... Read More →

Iowa Wine Trail Shows Off Growing Industry | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

By Brian E. Clark | April 23rd, 2016 As anyone who’s driven across the Hawkeye State knows, Iowa has mile upon mile of fields of corn and soybeans that will soon be sprouting. But it also has hundreds of acres of vineyards growing maréchal Foch, La Crescent, Brianna, Marquette, Frontenac, and other grapes that can withstand the Midwest’s sometimes brutally frigid... Read More →

Live Music September 12: Jordan Danielsen

Spend an afternoon at our Clinton location and enjoy a glass of your favorite Wide River wine alongside a live performance by Jordan Danielsen! Sunday, September 12th from 2pm-5pm.

Live Music July 11: Dave Ellis

Come hang out at our Clinton location to enjoy a glass of your favorite Wide River wine and a live performance by Dave Ellis! Sunday, July 11th from 2pm-5pm.