The fruits of our harvests are now available at the Firehouse Wine Cellars in downtown Rapid City. The American is 100% Marquette wine from Old Folsom Vineyard grapes.With notes of brown sugar and almond on the nose and green pepper, tart choke-cherry, sweet beets, and red delicious apple on the palate, The American goes great with wild game. Stop in to have a taste!
“Nearly 100 years ago, my grandfather, Antonio Finco, emigrated to this country on a ship called America from the port of Genoa, Italy. Like many others, he left his home and all that was familiar to start a new life in a strange new land. His few possessions he carried in a small suitcase, his traditions he carried in his heart.
Like his fathers before him, Antonio made wine and continued that tradition in his new country. Even now, we continue this family tradition from our own estate grown Marquette grapes, harvested from Old Folsom Vineyard, just south of Rapid City. Like my grandfather, this remarkable grape has made it’s start in America. Genetically, the Marquette and I are both grandsons, it is a grandson to the noble Pinot Noir. Together we have found our roots under the South Dakota sun.”
–Mike Gould, grape grower and owner of Old Folsom Vineyard