At the end of May, we brought a little piece of Walla Walla to Middlebrook Farm in Cumming, IA, for a joint dinner series centered around great wine and great food.

A popular brand made with Columbia Valley fruit and sporting distinctive labels by Bellingham-based artist RR “Fishboy” Clark, Dixie & Bass wines were made by winemakers Joshua Maloney and Tyler Tenneyson, who also serve as winemakers for Capital Call. Dixie & Bass is distributed nation-wide.

Capital Call Vintners is proud to announce that we are now the exclusive wine partner for Arnolds Park, a beloved and popular 137-year-old amusement park on the shores of Iowa’s Lake Okoboji. We are excited to introduce our wines to this new audience.

There are several ways to make sparkling wine, but the Traditional Method is, well, the most traditional and time-intensive. It also requires a completely different set of equipment than does still (AKA regular) wine.

Buenos Aires-born Guillermo Munoz came to his wine career by way of heritage and innate curiosity. Raised in a family steeped in agriculture—his father, uncle, and grandfather are all agronomists—Guillermo grew up with an understanding and appreciation of terroir.

From the Midwest to the Northwest (and back again) Many of you know the Capital Call Vintners origin story: Iowa farm boy/entrepreneur meets Oregon viticulturist/visionary and they bond over their

Creating and executing the vision for Capital Call Vintners’ new Walla Walla tasting room has been a delightful challenge for local designer Melanie Jaques.

“I am so grateful that I get to do something every day that I love, and I get paid for it,” says Josh Maloney, winemaker. “How lucky am I?”