Wide River Winery

Wide River is a magical American oasis. You can travel the world and you’d be pressed to find a place or people to match. Not to mention, the wine is quite fine.

Plan a day trip to the winery. A family operation that will make you part of their wine family.
Enjoy the view of the Mississippi River along their lovely river walk along the bluffs– don’t forget to bring a glass of Misdemeanor on your walk.
Oh and the wine doesn’t give you headaches! And they sell select wines at Sullivan’s in Compton near Galina.

Can’t believe this beautiful place is actually in Clinton! Right on the Mississippi river with breathtaking views. Enjoy a bottle of wine on the deck while listening to live music! Love this place its a must if in the area!!!

This winery is gorgeous, tucked away in the woods outside Clinton. Such a great find!

Drive up a winding dirt road to find this secret wine oasis. This is now my MOST favorite place to visit in Clinton. There is a GREAT view of the Mississippi, there is ample supplies of wine, AND the owners encourage their patrons to pack a sack lunch to enjoy.
Name of each wine is very creative.
They allow six complementary tastings per person. Bottles can be purchased and consumed while at the winery. Only draw back is the lack of food. There are some chips and salsa out to cleanse your palate but it would be nice to have a generous cheese platter to graze off of as well. Apparently they do hold special occasions that allow food vendors on premise to serve up tasty treats to patrons. They also have another location in Le Claire, IA.
This is a young outfit. They have many hopes, dreams, and goals for this winery. I highly recommend checkin’ this place out.

We were visiting from California and found this winery by searching through Unilocal and Facebook. We had it on our itinerary as one of the places we must visit while in Iowa. Although I am not much of a wine connoisseur, my fiancé loves the stuff and she was pretty impressed with their selection. It’s a smaller winery that is located off a dirt road. If you are not familiar with the area, you may think you are lost, but just follow the winery signs and you will be ok. We visited on a Saturday afternoon and the winery wasn’t crowded at all. We were greeted right away and within minutes we were enjoying our first wine sample. The wine tasting is complimentary, but you do have to pay for the glass if you want to keep it. It’s not a cheap looking glass either so it’s worth every dollar. My fiancé probably tasted close to 7 different wines and ended up purchasing 3 bottles once we were finished. Probably the best $ 60 bucks spent in a long while (4 bottles of wine & 2 wine glasses). This is a MUST stop if you’re driving through or visiting Eastern Iowa. All the wine names are legally inspired names and uniquely labeled. The bottles that we purchased were called (Ms. Chievous, Felony Red, and Ms. D’Meanor).
I also have to compliment the super friendly staff. They were always serving with a smile and more than happy to pour the next tasting. They offer hors d’oeuvres to pair with the various wines and provide a seating area in the rear where you can sit down and enjoy the small bites. One HUGE selling point for this establishment is the staff never forced their product on us. They never made us feel like we HAD to purchase something. If nothing else, stop in and taste some wine. If you want to keep the glass, you have a great souvenir for only $ 5 bucks. Add this winery to your itinerary ASAP!

I loved the intimacy of this winery, how comfortable it is, and how friendly the owners are. It’s as though you’re sitting in their living room having a great glass of wine. The landscape is as beautiful as the wines are delicious. Felony Red is my favorite wine there and goes well with anything, like a little black dress.

This place is AWESOME. The owners of the winery could not be nicer or more accommodating. It it s a gorgeous location and perfect for a weekend getaway. I would HIGHLY recommend this place to anyone!!!

This is an absolutely BEAUTIFUL area to visit. It’s a great day or weekend trip from Chicago, being less than 3 hours away, and it’s an idyllic setting for hiking, canoeing, antique shopping, and petting animals (ducks, geese, chickens, dogs, cats, etc — perfect for families).