Welcome to Carlos Creek Winery!
Carlos Creek Winery is located in Minnesota's only federally recognized viticultural area, Alexandria Lakes. Our tasting room is open year round, with the exception of Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day. Hours are 11-6 Monday through Saturday and noon-6 Sunday. Complimentary tours of our production facility are offered at 2:00 and 4:00 each day. We have live music every Saturday from 2:00 to 6:00. Tastings are $5, and include a souvenir Carlos Creek wine glass.
Spend an afternoon at Carlos Creek! Tour our 160-acre grounds, rent a four-seater Surrey bike to explore along our many paved roads, or explore North America's largest living maze. If you're visiting on a weekend, we have live music at the winery during the afternoon and early evening every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from Memorial Day through Labor Day. Live music continues every Saturday all year long. Look at the bar to the left of this page for specific information on who is playing on any given day.
Just three miles north of Alexandria, Minnesota, a visit to Carlos Creek Winery is a wonderful addition to your vacation, special outing, or corporate event. You can't experience Alexandria until you've experienced Carlos Creek Winery.
About Carlos Creek
Carlos Creek Winery was founded in 1997, and the doors to the winery were officially opened in July of 1999. There are 160 acres of land, of which 10 acres are dedicated vineyards and 15 acres are planted to 22 different varieties of apples. Our grape varieties include Frontunac, Foch, Valiant, Swenson Red, La Crescent, King of the North, and Edelweiss. Our apple varieties include Cortland, Fireside, Haralson, McIntosh, Regent, and our largest planting, Minnesota's state apple: Honeycrisp.
Carlos Creek Winery is located in the only designated American Viticultural Area in Minnesota. An American Viticultural Area (AVA) is a designated wine grape-growing region in the United States with distinguishable geographic features. To specify an AVA on a wine label, at least 85% of the grapes used to make the wine must be grown there. Growers must petition to designate an area as an AVA. The designation is based on such characteristics as an area's topography, soil type, microclimate, elevation and, to some extent, historical precedent. AVAs range in size from several hundred acres to several million. AVAs are essentially a geographic pedigree for wines.
Our grounds and several of our buildings make ideal settings for your wedding, bridal shower, groom's dinner, or corporate event. Our event arena is 12,000 square feet, and can easily accomodate groups of 500. For information and pricing, contact Michelle Bailly, our event coordinator, at michelle@carloscreekwinery.com.