In addition to the wine and spirits - to say nothing of the family tradition - this is what makes Wollersheim special: a long history that is treasured and built upon for the future, but also preserved.
For generations, farms and wineries would roll out the still to extend the life and boost the value of grains, and distill brandy to enjoy to fortify and preserve wines.
When Wollersheim Winery & Distillery in Prairie du Sac, north of Madison, bought a Portuguese still in 2010, that was the approach.
“We started distilling in the winery building,” says distiller Tom
Lenerz. “This still here, on the right, the way it was set up, we could
actually fire it with a natural gas burner. Cooling water was just like a
garden hose hooked up to it to cool it...
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