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Bayfield Winery and Blue Ox Cider

We welcome you to Bayfield Winery and Blue Ox Cider. We are a small family owned vineyard and orchard A little bit about our personal history.
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We are a family owned and operated winery and cidery and we, Phil, Jen, Maddie and Lou, want to welcome you to our beautiful little piece of earth right outside Bayfield, Wisconsin. The Bayfield Winery was started by Scott and Renate Hauser in 1995. After 25 years they decided it was time to hang up the pruners and enjoy retirement. Phil had been working at the winery for a few years and when the

business went up for sale, it was an opportunity we couldn’t pass up. We had hatched a dream of starting a hard cidery and this presented the perfect opportunity to add our cider to the current wine offerings. Thankfully one of the Hausers, Ian, stayed on as our head winemaker and we still make the delicious wines many have grown to love. The 100 acre farm was started in the 1920’s by the Betzold family as a fruit farm selling primarily strawberries, cherries and apples. The apple trees on the farm were all planted by the Betzolds. When the Hauser family bought the property they planted the front vineyard in 2015 and the back vineyard in 2018. The property is protected by a conservation easement which ensures it will stay undeveloped. The University of Wisconsin Extension also runs some agricultural trials on the property. Right now there are hazelnut bushes and in the coming year, 2022, table grape trials will begin. Phil and Jen both grew up in the Twin Cities. After working for a while in our respective careers we decided we wanted a change of pace. Our cidery dream began in 2012 when we rented a cabin in the fall and on the way picked up some hard cider and a peck of apples from a nearby orchard. We started hunting for a small existing apple orchard and found the perfect 10 acre orchard right outside Bayfield, WI. We started planting hard cider apples and learning how to take care of apple trees. We live on that 10 acre orchard and can see the winery from our house. Come on by, have a drink and say hi.

10/25/2024

Our 2024 season is coming to an end. Come on up for one last chance to enjoy some tasty drinks and food. We're serving up paninis Saturday!

We will be open this weekend 11-6.

10/20/2024

What a perfect day to relax outside with a glass of wine or cider! Better yet, take the Big Ravine Trail from town or the Headwaters trailhead and hike right into the farm. There's nothing better than hiking through crunching leaves.

The tasting room season is almost winding down. We will be open 11-6 Tuesday through Sunday for the remainder of October.

10/04/2024

It's a beautiful first day of Applefest 2024! Come up and enjoy this gorgeous fall day with beautiful vineyard views and a delicious beverage 🥂🍎

09/24/2024

Don't miss the final weekend of awesome music! We will also have Rolling Hearth Bistro out Friday and Saturday with special hours serving wood fire pizza. The weather looks amazing so we will get the string lights out and have a bonfire going both evenings. You can't beat fall evenings with bonfires and delicious pizzas.

09/20/2024

If you have extra apples and pears, bring them by and we will turn it into hard cider. 100% of the profits from this batch will go to . We have received some already and they are fermenting away. Crab apples excitedly accepted. A harvest bin dropoff is located along our driveway behind the farmhouse.

Our 2023's harvest Community Cider is a couple of cases away from selling out. This batch's proceeds will be donated to . Come get some before it's gone.

09/13/2024

Only 3 more weekends of live music left. Don't miss out!

09/07/2024

We're looking for vendors to join us for our busiest weekend of the year, Applefest weekend! Crafters, artisans, vintage sellers or food vendors. Send Phil an email at [email protected] and we'll send you a short form to fill out.

09/04/2024

Our final dinner of the season is next Wednesday! We are bringing back the carnitas tacos for the final one. All of the pork is coming from Heritage Acres and the tomatillos for the house made salsa are grown at Northcroft Farm.

Father and son duo, Milo, will be providing the entertainment while you relax along the vineyard.

Come fill your belly, relax with friends and a drink, and enjoy great music all provided by our local community.

08/27/2024

Are you ready for tomorrow night? It should be a gorgeous evening!

It's time for another dinner and music night at the farm! Starting at 6:00, we will be serving delicious smash burgers from Road Farm with a side of ginger carrot coleslaw. The band, , is hitting the stage at 6:30 playing their great music. You can't beat evenings alongside the vineyard. Don't miss it!

08/22/2024

That chowdah is delicious!

Fish Shed Chowdah! Smoked trout, trout cheeks, and burbot with all kinds of veggie goodness. Pairs real nice like with Ginger Cider. We have it till we don’t. ✌🏼

It's time for another dinner and music night at the farm! Starting at 6:00, we will be serving delicious smash burgers ...

08/21/2024

08/19/2024

We just received our medals in the mail today. Our Wild Perry won a bronze and our Ginger Cider won a silver!

We only have 5 cases left of the Wild Perry left and it is only for sale at our tasting room. Stop on by and try some if you haven't yet. It is made from estate grown pears and fermented with wild yeasts that live on the pear skins.

08/16/2024

The weather looks amazing this weekend! Music is from 1-4 and we are open everyday 11-6.

08/09/2024

The crows are showing up in large numbers which means our grapes are about to start their final ripening stage called veraison. Any day now, the grapes will start to soften and change color. We're busy getting bird nets over our red grapes now to protect them.

08/02/2024

We've got a fun weekend of live music lined up! Last chance to see Landscapes Band MN for the season on Saturday. They are a 4 piece improvisational groove and soul band. Sunday we have multi-instrumentalist Sean VanZeeland back. He is always a crowd favorite. Shows are from 1-4 on Saturday and Sunday.

The tasting room is open 11-6 everyday. Stop on by.

07/14/2024

Full bellies make better belly laughs! Come on out for a Banh Mi dinner and laugh along with Lost in the Woods Improv. We will start serving dinner at 6 and LITW starts their show at 7.

07/12/2024

We did a lot of apple and pear grafting onto our existing trees this spring. The extra moisture this spring gave them a nice head start. They are looking great! The new varieties we are top working on the trees will add better flavors to our ciders and perries in the future. Some of the varieties we are adding will have more natural disease resistance as well.

11/10/2023

You can't beat cheese and wine samples. See you there tomorrow!

Address

87380 Betzold Road
Bayfield, WI
54814

Website

http://www.bayfieldwinery.com/

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The Enterprise Band is here 1-4pm today and tomorrow. Pairs well with a glass of Monarch. Hope to see you soon! #bayfieldwi #wine #livemusic

Ellie and Sean sound so beautiful, the sun had to come see! Thankful for a more mild day for this lovely show.

Bad Columbus playing moody blues to fit the weather today.

Idle Rose sounding incredible! Perfect day for some tunes by the vines.

Cat Scat Quintet!! Here til 4pm.

Sorry all, we have to close the tasting tent today due to the strong winds. We plan to be open again tomorrow 11a-6p. Thank you! #temporaryclosure #mothernature #windy

It's only Tuesday but we're already dreaming about the weekend! Live music in the vineyard this Saturday 1-4pm -have a socially distant glass of wine or cider and enjoy the tunes of @bentleybrehm #vineyardsidemusicseries #livemusic #bayfieldbeverages #bayfield_wi @bayfield_wi #wineriesonbetzoldroad #drinklocal #socialdistancing

Curbside Pickup Starts 5/8

Head to our website to place your orders for curbside pickup! You can schedule your pickup in advance so your order is ready when you pull in. Make sure to request "curbside" pickup and tell us your vehicle information. Pickups can be made Fri-Sun 11am-3pm starting 5/8. If websites aren't your thing give us a call during pickup hours to place your order over the phone. WineriesonBetzoldRoad.com 715-779-3274 We look forward to seeing you soon!

Booking Musicians for 2020

We had so much fun last year with our Vineyard View Music Series that we are bringing it back for 2020! Musicians, check out our available dates and book with us this Summer: https://forms.gle/nhrR7y5gQqwE6CTf6

Devil's Island, La Pointe, & First Harvest are all almost gone! Take advantage of our online sale to stock your wine racks. Use coupon code "FallFest" for 5% off all orders. Save on shipping by selecting the "pickup" option at checkout and visiting us for our Fall Festival weekends this week and next! . . . . . . www.wineriesonbetzoldroad.com #sale #onlineshopping #winedelivery #winetoyourdoor #lowstock #favorite #fallfestival #bayfield_wi #bayfieldapplefest