Happy National Wine Day! Or, as my lovely wife calls it, "Tuesday". Today is a day we celebrate all things vino. What? Did you think wine day last Monday? No, no. May 17 is National Pinot Grigio Day. Hm? You figured it was back in February? Nope. But February 18 is National Drink Wine Day. Today is just, in general, wine day. Iowa provides a harsh climate for winegrowers Iowa has a surprising amount of wineries, which I'll get to in a moment. First, I feel it's important to recognize all Iowa wine creators. It's a tuff state to work with! We have very warm summer days that can spawn fungal vine diseases. Then on the flip side, we've got ridiculously cold winter nights that can kill off many varieties of grapevines. Iowa wine equals tuff gig for sure.