Our next visit took us all the way to Dubuque. We tried to find Sunset Ridge Winery but the address we found took us to the middle of a open field. I later found out that they do not have a tasting room yet. They only sell their wines in a few stores in the Dubuque area and at farmers markets. Our last visit of the day was to Park Farm Winery in Bankston, IA. This winery was off of a gravel road and up a small hill. Unfortunately there was a wedding going on so the place was packed. Besides the fact that the place was crawling with people in every corner, the property was beautiful. The building was extraordinary and the landscape could take your breath away. We made our way into the tasting room and once again had to wait to get a tasting. When we finally were able to get up to the bar, we found out we had to pay for the five sample tasting. If I remember correctly, I believe it was three dollars for the tasting alone or you could pay five dollars for the tasting and a Park Farm Winery wine glass. I went for the tasting and the glass. They don't have a long list of choices but they break them up into a sweet flight and a dry flight. I went with the sweet flight and got to sample all five of their sweeter wines. My favorites were the Iowa La Crescent and their Cheeky Blush. Their wines were all good but just based on wine, overall it would be towards the bottom of my favorites list. I got the feeling that they put a lot more time and money into making the building and property beautiful rather than making exceptionally delicious wine. I do have to recommend all people to visit this place though if not just for the view. It has to be one of the most beautiful places I have ever seen in all of Iowa. My tour is just beginning and my next stop was only a few weeks later but more on that later.
