Kansas WineriesWelcome to our Kansas Wineries Page, Kansas has a challenging climate for viticulture with extremely hot summer days and rapidly changing weather. Severe summer storms can damage entire grape crops with wind and hail in just minutes. The wine industry in Kansas was impacted earlier than in many other U.S. states by Prohibition, which was introduced by the state government in 1880. The modern wine industry in Kansas dates only to the late 1980s when agricultural law reforms permitted the bonding of commercial wineries again. Here is a sampling of the Winery listings to plan your road trips from: Holton area In 1879 the residents of Jackson County, Kansas decided to form a university in Holton. It was funded by mining magnate, A. C. Campbell, a former resident who had moved to Utah, and thus named Campbell University. In 1902 it merged with Lane University and became Campbell College. It was still in existence in 1912 in Holton Your winery or wineries in this area are: Campbell Vineyard and Winery 17590 K116 Hwy Holton, KS 66436 Kansas Wineries - Area Lodging options Lawrence area Lawrence was founded in 1854 for the New England Emigrant Aid Company by Charles Robinson, who later served as governor of Kansas. The city was named after Amos Adams Lawrence, a prominent politician and antislavery partisan and the son of famed philanthropist Amos Lawrence. Your winery or wineries in this area are: Kugler's Vineyard 1235 N 1100 Rd, Lawrence, KS 66047 Kansas Wineries - Area Lodging options Salina area In 1860 Salina, the westernmost post on the Smoky Hill Trail, began to establish itself as a staging post for prospectors traveling to Pikes Peak, as well as a trading post between local native tribes, and Fort Leavenworth. After the Civil War, Phillips, then a colonel, used his influence to extend the Union Pacific Railroad to Salina in 1867. Your winery or wineries in this area are: Smoky Hill Vineyards & Winery 212 West Golf Link Rd, Salina, KS 67401 Kansas Wineries - Area Lodging options . Topeka area Topeka means "to dig good potatoes" in the languages of the Kansa and the Ioway. As a placename, Topeka was first recorded in 1826 as the Kansa name for what is now called the Kansas River. Topeka's founders chose the name in 1855 because it "was novel, of Indian origin and euphonious of sound. The city, laid out in 1854, was one of the Free-State towns founded by Eastern antislavery men immediately after the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Bill. In 1857, Topeka was chartered as a city. Your winery or wineries in this area are: Crooked Post Vineyard NE of Topeka 10251 130th St, Valley Falls, KS
Kansas Wineries - Area Lodging options Wamego area Wamego is located at the intersection of U.S. Route 24 and K-99. It is about 17mi east of Manhattan, home of Kansas State University; and about 35 mi west-northwest of Topeka. Many of the residents of the city commute to nearby areas for employment, chiefly Manhattan and Topeka. Your winery or wineries in this area are: OZ Winery 417A Lincoln Ave, Wamego, KS 66547 Kansas Wineries - Area Lodging options Create your own leisurely or romantic winery weekend road trips, drive to more then one. Use this road trips link and provided winery zip codes above to do a little exploring along the way.
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