The tasting room is in an old farm house that was built in 1874. It has been restored and is now a lovely space of open rooms and light coming in through the large windows.
The larger area closest to the bar was occupied by a large group of twenty-somethings, so Jessi and I got our first tastings and moseyed to a small table in the next room next to a window that offered a great view of the yard and gazebo. We did not get a chance to really chat with the lady behind the counter like we enjoy doing, but we were reaching the end of our whirl-wind weekend and I think we were both rather tired. Sitting at an out of the way table, quietly drinking our wine was something that I think both Jessi and I were in the mood to do.
When we went back up for our third or fourth sample, another lady had arrived and talked us into getting a basket of goodies designed to eat with wine. It had a loaf of fresh French bread and locally made treats like summer sausage, cheese, and Baker’s Meltaways (a favorite chocolate candy of my family’s made in
Jessi and I quietly finished our wine tastings and as we went up to pay and purchase our souvenir glasses, we ran into a group of four who had just arrived. We were delighted to find out that they were also doing the Nebraska Wine Tour but they had started in the west and were working their way east as opposed to us starting in the east and working our way west. We traded tips and stories about the places we had been to and gave suggestions on wines that had to be tried.
Personally, I was happy to see that two of the four were guys and they seemed as enthusiastic, if not more so, about the tour than the two girls in the group. See, guys like wine too! *hint, hint*
Overall, I enjoyed our quiet and uneventful trip to Deer Springs. Looking back at the wine list and notes I have, it looks like I have a three-way tie of high scorers: Wild Colleen is a sweet red, Firefly White is, as the name suggests, a sweet white and an award winning wine for Deer Springs, and finally, Bianca which is a Hungarian style wine. Bianca sticks out the most in my mind, probably because it was slightly different than any wine I had tried thus far and the fact that it was a Hungarian style (I’m always up for trying something from the motherland) endears it to my heart a little.
Plus, Jessi finally got to try Baker’s meltaways, something every chocolate lover should do!
Deer Springs Specs:
5 tastings for $5
Locally made meat, cheeses, and treats available for purchase
Souvenir wine glass for $3.
