(Ames, IA) — The next must-have hot commodity for Iowa State University fans and graduates could be a cool glass of I-S-U-grown and produced wine. Jennie Savits, an enology program specialist at the I-S-U-based Midwest Grape and Wine Industry Institute, says they have several hundred bottles of the very first runs of a red, a white and a blush under a brand-new Iowa State label. The grapes were grown at the Iowa State Horticulture Research Station north of Ames. Savits says the bottles are labeled in cardinal and gold and feature the Ames campus’ landmark campanile, but don’t bother looking for them at your nearest grocery or liquor store. She says for now they’re only available in the Iowa State Community.
