Who are we?The Purple Foot is a club of amateur winemakers, dedicated to helping our members appreciate wines of all sorts, and to produce better wines of their own. We are based in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St Paul, Minnesota. |
MN State Fair Booth and Purple Foot Wine Club
The Minnesota Wine and Grape Alliance (MWGA) has a booth at the MN State Fair and they graciously share it with us. The purpose of the booth is the promotion of grape growing and winemaking in Minnesota. Now is the time to sign up for our club participation in the booth at the MN State Fair. This helps to promote our club and you'll have fun talking about wine with potential new members. We also want to promote our own Winemaking 101 class that will be held Sept. 18. We are looking to encourage people who have an interest in wine to sign up for the class and join our club.
Please check the link below and find a morning or afternoon time slot to sign up for the Minnesota Wine and Grape Alliance state fair booth! A side benefit is you get a free state fair entry ticket for each day that you sign up. Feel free to fill as many slots as you want.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C084FABA622A4FCCF8-57238528-mnstate
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2025 Minnesota State Fair Wine Competition
Registration is now open for the Minnesota State Fair Ag-Hort-Bee competitions which includes wine.
Registration is required and must be completed online no later than 4:30 p.m. on the dates below. Unregistered entries are not allowed in the competition.
Thursday, Aug. 7: Ag-Hort-Bee Registration Deadline for wine!
Please read the rules and regulations prior to submitting your entries.
2025 Nouveau Wine CompetitionThe Nouveau Wine competition was held at the May meeting. This competition is specifically for wines made within the past 1 year except for Rhubarb where any vintage of rhubarb is permitted. It's a great competition to see how your youngest wines, which may not even be bottled yet, are coming along. There were 8 wine categories plus Rhubarb judged and the winners are posted in the Club Competition page. The Best of Show was awarded in a separate judging of the Category winners. Jim Strezishar won the Rhubarb category! Joe Heiland’s Marquette won Best of Show. Congratulations Joe and Jim! |
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Winemaker Magazine 2025 Wine Competition ResultsWinemaker Magazine conducts the largest competition for home winemakers in the world. They evaluated and judged 1,382 wines in 50 categories by wine makers from 6 countries and 46 states. 2025 is the 22nd year of the event. The UC-Davis 20-point wine scale is used to evaluate appearance, aroma, taste, aftertaste and overall impression and 4 Purple Foot wine makers were awarded 6 ribbons. • White French-American Hybrid Gold – Kent Nienaber – 2024 100% Estate Brianna Silver – Kent Nienaber – 2024 100% Estate Frontenac • Sauvignon Blanc Silver – Kent Nienaber – 2024 100% Sauvignon Blanc • Cabernet Franc Gold – Chris Kutac – 2022 100% Cabernet Franc Silver – Pete Meulepas – 2020 82% Cabernet Franc, 15% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Sauvignon • Apple or Pear Varietals or Blends Bronze – Mike Little – 2022 100% Minnesota Apple Congratulations Wine Makers!! |
Winter Wine Competition Best of ShowThe February meeting main event was the Winter Wine Competition. There were 8 wine categories judged. The winners are posted in the Club Competition page.
The Best of Show was awarded in a separate judging of the Category winners. Mike’s 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon won Best of Show. Congratulations Mike! |
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