Who are we?The Purple Foot is a club of amateur winemakers, dedicated to helping our members appreciate wines of all sorts, and to produce better wines of their own. We are based in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St Paul, Minnesota. |
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Winter Wine & Aged Wine Competition
The Winter Wine & Aged Wine Competition was held at the February meeting. Any finished wine can be entered in this competition. It also includes the esteemed Aged Wine category, which now requires a minimum of 7 years of age on wines to be entered.
There were 8 wine categories judged including Aged wine and the winners are posted in the Club Competition page. 2026 Winter Wine Competition Results. The Best of Show was awarded in a separate judging of the Category winners.
Mitch Leland’s Red Blend won Best of Show.
Congratulations Mitch!
2025 Nouveau Wine CompetitionThe Nouveau Wine competition was held at the May meeting. This competition is specifically for wines made within the past 1 year except for Rhubarb where any vintage of rhubarb is permitted. It's a great competition to see how your youngest wines, which may not even be bottled yet, are coming along. There were 8 wine categories plus Rhubarb judged and the winners are posted in the Club Competition page. The Best of Show was awarded in a separate judging of the Category winners. Jim Ross won the Rhubarb category! Joe Heiland’s Marquette won Best of Show. Congratulations Joe and Jim! |
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