Winehaven Winery

Winehaven Winery and Vineyard is a family owned and operated winery located in Chisago City, Minnesota and has been in operation since 1995. Its vineyard consists of of various winter-hardy grapes. In October 2009, Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal ranked Winehaven number one in Minnesota in case production.
History.
Prior to establishing a vineyard and winery, the Peterson family cultivated bees in the St. Croix River Valley for 3 generations. The first type of wine produced was mead (honey wine) made from Peterson Honey. To reflect its background in honey production, the official logo of Winehaven consists of an image of a honey bee together with the brand name.
Awards.
Winehaven is among the most awarded wineries in the Upper Midwest, having earned over 100 medals from international competitions in New York, California, Indiana and Minnesota. Included among Winehaven's more notable awards are:
Varieties.
Winehaven offers 19 types of wine made from a variety of fruits, honey and grapes, including several grape varieties which have been bred to be winter hardy in Minnesota. One variety of grape, Chisago, was developed by Kevin and Kyle Peterson of Winehaven and patented in 2008. The United States Patent and Trademark Office describes it as, “a new and distinct variety of grapevine designated `Chisago`, which has a combination of outstanding wine quality, vigor, disease resistance, and cold hardiness.” The Chisago grape is used in a variety of wines, which include a sweet Deer Garden Red, a desert-style Slippery Slope Red Ice Wine and a newer varietal sold under the name Chisago.