Wide River Winery

Name

Wide River Winery

Legal name

Wide River Winery, LLC

Website

https://wideriverwinery.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Winery / Wine Production

NAICS

Wineries (312130), Grape Vineyards (111332), Wine and Distilled Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers (42482), Beer, Wine, and Liquor Retailers (44532)

SIC

Beverages (2080), Wholesale-Beer, Wine & Distilled Alcoholic Beverages (5180)

akta.pro primary industry

Wine & Sparkling Wine Wineries & Brands (CRADAIAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Wineries & Vineyards (Tasting Rooms) (THAFALAE), Wine Production & Winemaking (AFAFAAAB), Organic Vineyard & Wine Grape Farming (AFAGAKAI), Beer, Wine & Spirits Wholesale Distribution (CRAOAIAA), Wine Tastings & Vineyard/Winery Tours (THAJAGAD)

Keywords

• Fruit wine production
• Wine retail
• Winery tasting rooms
• Wine club subscriptions
• Vineyard tours

Headquarters

HQ city

Clinton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Direct Tasting Room Sales: Wine sales by glass and bottle at three tasting room locations. Additional revenue from wine slushies, charcuterie small bites, and merchandise. Clinton location open 11am-6pm daily, LeClaire with extended evening hours Fri-Sat, Davenport with weekend focus.
2. Wine Club Membership: Quarterly subscription delivering 3 bottles of wine at 20% discount. Members receive 15% discount on lodging, 10% on tasting room visits, first access to new releases, and complimentary tastings with souvenir glasses.
3. Wholesale Distribution: Supplying over 120 retail locations including grocery chains (Hy-Vee, Walmart, Jewel Osco, Fareway), liquor stores, and gift shops across Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois.
4. Lodging Accommodations: The River Lodge (8-person, 3-bedroom vacation rental in Clinton) and Wide River Inn (1-bedroom in LeClaire) generate overnight stay revenue with special rates for wine club members.
5. Private Events: Bridal showers, bachelorette parties, birthdays, rehearsal dinners, and corporate events hosted at all three locations. Clinton Terrace accommodates up to 60 guests, LeClaire Courtyard up to 50, Davenport party room up to 18.
6. Winery Tours: $25 per person guided winery and vineyard tours including glass of wine. Weather-dependent, offered April-October. 16-acre vineyard with bluff trail hiking.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Wide River Winery produces and sells cold-hardy grape wines (Frontenac, Marquette, La Crescent, and other University of Minnesota-developed varietals) in bottled, canned, and kegged formats from its 15-16 acre Clinton, Iowa vineyard. The winery distributes through three owned tasting rooms (Clinton, LeClaire, Village of East Davenport), wholesale to 120+ retailers across Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois, and e-commerce shipping to 38 states.

Product overview

Wide River Winery is a family-owned winery operating as a unified product portfolio centered on wine production and sales, supplemented by experiential hospitality services. The core offering consists of bottled wine (including reds, whites, rosés, dessert wines, and fruit-based varieties), canned wine, and kegged wine available at three tasting rooms in Iowa (Clinton, LeClaire, and Village of East Davenport) and through wholesale distribution to over 120 retailers across Iowa and Illinois. The winery supplements its wine sales with experiential add-ons including guided winery and vineyard tours, a wine club membership, private event hosting, and lodging accommodations (The River Lodge, Wide River Winery Inn, and vineyard camping through Harvest Hosts). Merchandise such as wine slushie mix and gift cards round out the product ecosystem.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bottled Wine

Quantifiable outcome

• 85,000 bottles produced annually with expansion doubling capacity to 6,400+ gallons per batch
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Harvest HostsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership with Harvest Hosts for RV/camper overnight stays at the Clinton vineyard. Harvest Host campers enjoy nature hikes, bluff trails, award-winning wine, and vineyard views. Camper guests have observed grape harvesting and wildlife including bald eagles.
• Mississippi River Distilling CompanyminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLocal LeClaire distillery providing bourbon barrels used to age Wide River's Cody Road Felony red wine. Wide River wines available at Mississippi River Distilling Company's Cody Road Cocktail House. Both wineries mentioned together in LeClaire tourism content.
• Various Iowa Contractors (Expansion)minorOthersLocal service providers for 42,000 sq ft winery expansion including 8MAN Home Interior & Design (DeWitt), Smith Building (Fulton IL), Sandholdt Concrete (Sabula), Heiar Spray Foam Insulation (Sabula), Gateway Door Company (Camanche), C&M Refrigeration (Clinton), BNC Electric (Clinton).

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Tassel Ridge Winery: Iowa-based winery operating tasting rooms and producing Midwestern wines with broad retail distribution; directly competes with Wide River for Iowa shelf space and tasting-room visitors in the same regional wine category.
• Prairie State Winery: Illinois-based Midwest winery operating multiple tasting rooms with retail distribution and similar destination tourism model; directly competes in the same Eastern Iowa/Western Illinois corridor and was named alongside Wide River on Yelp's Top Midwest Wineries list.
• Galena Cellars Vineyard & Winery: Illinois-based Midwest winery with tasting rooms, lodging partnerships, and tourism-driven revenue; comparable destination-winery model and overlapping Illinois distribution footprint with Wide River's Western Illinois presence.
• Fireside Winery: Iowa-based winery with tasting rooms, event hosting, and destination experience model; operates in adjacent Eastern Iowa geography and competes directly for the same tourist and wine-club customer base.
• Cedar Ridge Winery & Distillery: Iowa-based producer operating a tasting room, retail distribution, and event venue near the Quad Cities; shares Wide River's home state, multi-channel strategy, and Eastern Iowa consumer base.
• Jasper Winery: Iowa-based urban winery with tasting room, events, and wholesale distribution; competing Iowa winery with similar DTC plus wholesale hybrid model targeting the same Midwestern consumer.

Broad incumbents

• St. James Winery: Missouri-based winery specializing in cold-hardy grape varietals and one of the largest Midwest wineries; comparable in cold-climate winemaking approach and broad regional retail distribution, though significantly larger scale than Wide River.
• Oliver Winery: Indiana-based winery and one of the largest in the Midwest with broad national retail distribution including major grocers; named alongside Wide River in Yelp's Top Midwest Wineries collection and represents a scaled-up version of the same regional winery model.

Regional players

• Wollersheim Winery: Wisconsin-based Midwest winery with tasting rooms, tours, and broad regional retail distribution; comparable family-owned destination winery model though serving a different geography than Wide River's Iowa/Illinois core.

Others

• Mississippi River Distilling Company: Local LeClaire distillery that supplies bourbon barrels for Wide River's Cody Road Felony wine and cross-sells at its Cody Road Cocktail House; a regional ecosystem partner and adjacent craft-beverage operator rather than direct wine competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/WideRiverWinery

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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