Ardon Creek Tasting Room

Dry Wines

Chancellor (Red)

Albert Seibel, a French physician and viticulturist, developed Chancellor in France Circa 1860 in response to the Phylloxera outbreak which devastated the grape harvest in Europe during this period. It is a French-American hybrid grape. This variety is winter hardy to a -15° F to -20° F.

Ardon Creek Vineyard planted ½ acre of Chancellor in 2007. It can be a challenging varietal to grow however, Ardon Creek’s 2001 Chancellor turned out excellent!

This variety produces a dry medium body wine capable of aging well. We produced this release in the old world method. Enjoy!

Price $22.99

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Commission Man Red
One of the interesting phenomenons of growing up in our township serviced by the Ardon Depot was shipping livestock to the Chicago Union Station Stockyards (1865-1971).

Part of this phenomenon was the need for the area farmer to have a commission man sell livestock to one of the packing houses. In our case, being of Irish descent, we use an Irish commission man and my wife's family of German descent would use a German commission man. Every so often the farmer (sometimes with kids in tow) would ride the train with his livestock to meet the commission man and be part of the process.

The Irish and German farmers would often stay overnight at their respective commission man's home.

As a youth being able to go on one of these trips was considered a badge of honor, theoretical maturity and the occasional brag. Here is to a fading vestige of our past!

Commission Man Red is a dry red wine crafted from the Noiret grape. The wine has tastes of green and black pepper with a hint of mint. Item #WIN-RED-DRY

Price $12.99

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Lace Curtain (White)
"Lace Curtain" is an old Irish phrase used primarily in this country. It was supposed to describe those who perhaps were putting on airs or making themselves feel better by hanging lace curtains in their homes.

Whether those using this phrase were accurate or just idle jealous talk - at Ardon Creek we believe, from time to time, it is just fine to reward one's self after an especially tough day or week.

Instead of hanging some lace curtains in your window, why not simply reach for a refreshing glass of Lace Curtain White Wine! Reward yourself!!

A crisp dry white wine crafted from Chardonel, parentage is Chardonnay and Seyval Blanc.

Price $14.99

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LaCrosse (White)

This dry white wine made from LaCrosse grapes grown in the vineyard of Ardon Creek is dedicated to the “Villagers” who have made this release possible.

This LaCrosse wine was grown, cellared and bottled by the area villagers. They augured the vine holes, planted the vines, built the trellis, implemented the canopy management techniques, harvested the grapes, cellared the wine, and finally bottled this fine white wine!

Cheers to the many that have made this possible.

Item #Dry White

Price $15.99

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