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2 Roots Art & Wine Gallery Earns Wine Spectator 2026 Award

this year's Best of Award of Excellence places local biz among group of regional destinations, recognized for breadth and presentation of wines

From the very beginning, Sean and Brianna Chambers – the owners of 2 Roots Art & Wine Gallery in Eau Claire – have made it their mission to create a place where locals can travel the world through wine without ever leaving the city. In June, this budding vision was recognized by Wine Spectator, who awarded the wine bar and gallery with its 2026 Best of Award of Excellence...

Want Wine? Here Are Some Of The Best Places To Check Out

According to the 2026 Best of the Chippewa Valley Reader Poll

Each year our Best of the Chippewa Valley Reader Poll quizzes thousands of folks about their favorite things in the Valley – including where to enjoy the best wine! Here are the relevant results from our most recent poll, published in February 2026 ...

NEW SEASON, NEW WINE: River Bend Debuts Pinot Gris

Chippewa County's River Bend Winery & Distillery has a few sweet – er, dry? – surprises coming this season

Chippewa Falls’s River Bend Winery & Distillery (10439 33rd Ave.) is stepping into its next summer season with several exciting additions – and to-be-announced surprises – for longtime regulars and new visitors alike. One of those was just unveiled on Friday, May 1: a brand new wine ...

THE CHAMPAGNE APPLE: A Family's Tale From A Singular Wild Tree To The Bottle

from vinegar solutions to champagne and wine beverages, Cadott's Dixon's Apple Orchard & Harvest Winery is home to one-of-a-kind varietal

A golden treasure with a delicate blush and a spicy-sweet finish has blossomed into a singular local favorite in the Chippewa Valley. Within the hundreds of trees found at Dixon’s Apple Orchard and Harvest Winery, the storied tradition of the Dixon family thrives through their exclusive, proprietary Champagne Apple varietal...

What's Good At Vino Cappuccino Artisan Bistro

From wine flights to pizza, sandwiches and more, here are Vino Cappuccino's top sellers

Just shy of one year later, Vino Cappuccino’s new owners have been fully embraced by the community, as have the additions and tweaks to the menu. We reached out to the family to see what customers have been enjoying most. Here’s what they said ...

O'Neil Creek Winery Specializes In Fruit Wine – Just Not Grape Wine

Rhubarb, plum, pumpkin and... onion? This Bloomer winery has made vino from those ingredients and more

After retiring from the police force in 2007, Joe Wynimko searched for a hobby – and found a passion for making wine. Nearly twenty years later, that hobby has turned into much more in the hills of northwestern Wisconsin. Sparked by his then newfound hobby, Joe built a house and planted an orchard in Bloomer – no vineyard for him! – officially creating O'Neil Creek Winery ...

Tabor Winery Opens For Business, Celebrates Ethiopian Culture In The Valley

Ryan and Deborah Tabor blend a semi-sweet Tej and stories of culture in their latest venture as a couple

A journey which began with the blending of two different walks of life and cultures – in holy matrimony – has led to a new winery business venture in the Chippewa Valley: Tabor Winery. Ryan and Deborah Tabor, co-owners of the winery, are introducing Tej, an Ethiopian-style mead to...

SEE, SIP, SAVOR: Travel the World Through the Artful Experience of Wine

downtown Eau Claire’s 2 Roots Art & Wine has built a culture of connection — one pour, one painting, one night at a time

Downtown Eau Claire’s 2 Roots Art & Wine invites guests to explore the world — one pour at a time. The experience at 2 Roots Art & Wine Gallery (216 S Barstow St) reaches far beyond what’s in the glass — it’s a passport to global flavor, local creativity, and heartfelt community ...

Taste A World Beyond The Usual, With Natural Wines

The Good Wives restaurant shares their minimal-intervention wine recommendations

While the Chippewa Valley boasts a wide selection of wines from various regions in its restaurants, bars, and eateries — its natural wine selections offer a less conventional choice for consumers and wine enthusiasts. Natural wine, also categorized as minimal-intervention or low-intervention wine, has a focus on organic processes with limited intervention by the producers ...

‘Top Chef: Wisconsin’ Inspires Wine Lover to Attempt Brat Pairings

finding Wisco vintages that match our much-loved sausages

I was thrilled when one of my favorite cooking competition shows, “Top Chef,” was filmed in Wisconsin this year! Finally, a chance to show the rest of the country how great our state is. One of the episodes featured the chefs competing at American Family Field in ...