Range 46 Wine Co.
Sampler
You might expect a wine tasting room to remind you of the California wine country, or the old European wineries. But what would a Brown County born-and-bred winery look like?
The Sampler found the answer just outside Gnaw Bone at the Range 46 Wine Company.
I had been wondering about this place since I noticed the modest white building, unceremoniously plunked down in the middle of a cornfield next to the Camp Moneto Road.
Range 46 is the brainchild of Jerrica Shrader and husband Brian, who took up wine making
during the Covid 19 lockdown and then decided to turn that into a business.
“ We started making it at home, and it turned out pretty good,” Jerrica said.“ Friends were asking if they could have a bottle.”
She left a job in the prosecutor’ s office and turned her attention to building a winery business.
The Shrader’ s were able to build a small building on their farm for the winery.
“ I always knew I wanted to own some kind of business,” she said.“ With three kids at home, it seemed like a good idea.”
“ We thought,‘ We’ ll just see how it goes. If it goes belly up, we’ ll just have to think of something else to do with the building.’”“ But it took off,” she said.“ It’ s been fun.” Although some folks were surprised by the setting, the business, as they say in the wine parlance,“ had legs.”
Range 46 captures the Brown County vibe: a family friendly, pet friendly, farm winery with a laid-back atmosphere. It’ s the kind of place where wine newbies and wine connoisseurs can both find something they love and have a great time.
64 Our Brown County • Sept./ Oct. 2025