Hand Crafted Wisconsin Wine, Mead & Kombucha Tea

How it all Began

Back in the 1990s, I (Jim) got hooked on brewing beer. After creating several different types of beer, I gradually progressed into making fruit wines, grape wines, and even dandelion wine. I entered and won numerous awards in the WI State Fair Amateur Wine Making & Beer Competitions through the years. With tremendous support from friends and family on the wines I had crafted, my determination and passion for opening a winery was firmly established. I had long dreamed of opening a winery near our home by the Duck Creek area of Howard, WI, so in 2006, “Duck Creek Vineyard & Winery” was registered in Wisconsin.

When “The Wisconsin Ledge” (an area of NE WI along the Niagara Escarpment) was designated an American Viticultural Area, our thoughts turned to moving to my wife’s home town of Denmark, WI, which was within “The Ledge”. In Sept 2012, we relocated to my wife’s childhood home which was a great location. We renovated the property with the help of family and friends, and opened Duck Creek Vineyard & Winery to the public on November 29, 2013.

The last family trip with my dad before he passed away, we went to Minocqua, WI. We went to check out Northern Waters Distillery and met Peter Nomm, the owner. In 2015 we started using their bourbon barrels for our Cabby & Chardy Wood Duck wines. I had a lot of questions, so I talked with Peter and did extensive research on distilling.

In 2018 we added Denmark Distilling and in 2021, we came full circle by adding New Denmark Brewing Company.

Our Business Philosophy

The objective of our winery, distillery, brewery is to provide hand-crafted, International award-winning wines, mead, Kombucha tea, spirits, moonshines, and craft beers.

We personally invite you to visit us at our tasting room/taproom. We hope you’ll enjoy our wines, mead, teas, spirits, moonshine, and beer as much as we’ve enjoyed crafting them for you.

Learn Wine Making at U Vin

We offer a unique experience for customers to come in and craft their own batch of wine. We offer wine-making kits that have all the supplies you need. We will walk you through the process from the start to the finish. This is a great opportunity to learn about wine-making. If you have an anniversary, wedding, or special occasion, we can help you craft wine that you can provide to your guests. We will help you make a special label to commemorate the occasion. Each wine kit makes approximately 28 bottles.

From the Winemaker

I find it hard to believe I started brewing beer over 30 years ago, then progressing into wine, Kombucha, spirits and moonshines. I take pride in knowing everything I create is hand-crafted with care on-site where I can control all factors and make products I love sharing with you all.

A Personal Invitation

We welcome you to stop and visit Duck Creek Vineyard & Winery, Denmark Distilling and New Denmark Brewing Company to try a flight, or have a glass of wine, cocktail, or one of our beers in the tasting room/taproom or on our patio.

Our tasting room is open Thursday-Friday Noon to 6pm, Saturday Noon to 5pm, Sunday Noon to 4pm. (Hours are subject to change). We offer wine, spirit, moonshine, and beer flights of 4 pours: red and white wines, mead, fruit wines, spirits, moonshine, and craft beer. The flights can be mixed and/or matched with any of our craft products. This is a great way to taste and enjoy what we create. We invite you to continue to enjoy our products outside of the tasting room/tap room by purchasing your favorites when you leave.

We are located about 12 miles southeast of Green Bay, WI, just off I-43, halfway between Bellevue and Denmark on County Road R. If you take the Denmark exit 171 on I-43, go north on County R about 3.5 miles, and we’re on the left. If you take the Bellevue exit 178 on I-43, go south on County Road R about 3.5 mile, and we’re just past Twin Oaks Golf Course on the right.