Nearwood Winery
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Nearwood Winery
1699 Highway 14
Knoxville, Iowa 50138
grapevines in spring
Nearwood front of winery
Knoxville's First and Only Winery & Vineyards
We are a family-run winery located in Knoxville, Iowa, serving wine made from Midwest-variety grapes grown and hand-crafted on our homestead. Try a wine tasting with Mike and Joann. Regular hours are Wed-Sun, noon-5:30pm. Open through December and closed Jan-Feb 2026. Reopen in mid-March.

More about visiting us. 

Holiday Sip & DipEntrance, gathering room and book corner
Holiday Gifts - Wine & Books
In addition to wine by the glass, bottle, or tasting, customers may also enjoy our Book Corner, a collection of works published by our own indie publishing endeavor. Discover Back Roads Literary Review, a bi-annual anthology of short stories, novels by us and other Iowa authors, and much more.
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Events & Groups
Grey Book Club is typically held the fourth Tuesday of the month at 6:00pm in the winery but dates have changed Nov. and Dec. due to holidays.
November meeting is moved up because of Thanksgiving, so it is Tuesday, Nov. 18th, 6:00-7:00pm. Drop in or email us for more info.
December meeting is a gift/book exchange on Dec. 9th, 6:00-7:00pm. 
Email us if interested in attending or drop in.


We Support the Arts: Visual, Word, Performance
Mike and Joann offer winery space for many kinds of creative events. We encourage visual artists to display their work for sale. Writers are invited to Marion County Writers Workshop, held weekly on Thursdays. Local authors can sell books. Performers can use our stage for music, storytelling, and comedy. Monthly book club is 4rth Tuesday of the month.
Visit our other online sites: Facebook/Marion County Writers Workshop and Back Roads Literary Review.

Where is Nearwood Winery & Vineyards?

Find Nearwood Winery & Vineyards 2 miles south of Knoxville, IA, 1699 Hwy. 14, directly off the highway, west side of the road. Look for our  winery flag. From Hwy 5/92, take exit 62 and turn south. 

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