WACONIA
COMMUNITY | GUIDE 2025
Home to wineries, breweries, distillery
Waconia is home to a variety of wineries and breweries that offer a wide range of both drink, food and entertainment.
SOVEREIGN ESTATE VINEYARD AND WINERY
Located at 9950 North Shore Road, Sovereign Estate offers wine tastings, a light bistro menu on the weekends and the occasional Friday Night Supper Club with a four-course Prix Fixe dinner. Their Estate La Crescent won the 2014 Governor’ s Cup for Best Minnesota Wine.
For more information including upcoming events, call( 952) 446-9957 or go to sovereignestatewine. com.
PARLEY LAKE WINERY
Another award-winning winery in Waconia includes Parley Lake Winery, whose hand-crafted wines have won 95 medals including twenty Gold in National competitions. With 125 wooded acres adjacent to Carver Park Reserve, seven acres of vineyards and 20 acres of orchards, scenery and atmosphere is abundant at Parley Lake.
Parley Lake is located at 8280 Parley Lake Road. Call( 952) 442-2290 for more details.
SCHRAM VINEYARDS WINERY AND BREWERY
Schram Vineyards Winery & Brewery is open year round and boasts expansive indoor and outdoor seating areas overlooking the vineyard, memorable and informative wine tasting experiences, an onsite kitchen with pizzas, charcuterie and other bites to eat, and a full calendar of other fun events and music all year. Schram offers a full range of award-winning wines from dry whites, to bold reds, to fruit forward rosés and sparkling wines. They also serve a wide selection of craft beers from their brewery, Schram Haus Brewery, wine cocktails, and non-alcoholic options.
Schram is located at 8785 Airport Road. For more information, check their website, www. schramvineyards. com.
J CARVER DISTILLERY
Named after the pioneer and frontiersman Jonathan Carver, J Carver Distillery offers artisanal craft vodka and gin. While the copper stills are created at Germany’ s oldest fabricator, J Carver boasts locally sourced ingredients for their spirits served in area restaurants and liquor stores.
For information on public tours and tastings, call( 612) 306- 7870.
WACONIA BREWING COMPANY
Founded with an entrepreneurial spirit and a love of craft beers, WBC is the first brewery in Waconia since 1890. Their taproom features four namesake beers in constant supply as well as an eclectic seasonal series, sometimes with as many as 11 options.
With game nights, food nights and live music, WBC is not a place to miss for entertainment and a cold craft beer.
WBC is loacted at 255 Main Street West. For more information, call( 612) 888-2739.
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