About twelve years ago, after selling their concrete business, they had a dream of building their own winery. Having traveled to Europe many times, they had a dream of building an English style castle in the area of which they lived; English preferred after Mary Lou's English heritage. They had found the ideal property on 46 West, which was owned by the Dellegana family. After approaching Ms. Dellegana with an offer, she agreed. They had their own property which they still needed to sell for the purchase and fortunately it sold 5 DAYS later! In 1999 groundbreak started. Now 10 years later they have approached their 10 Year anniversary! They are amazed and feel so blessed that they have accomplished their dream with a handful of great local investors. Our wine club, of which we are so grateful for, has grown tremendously. Our marketing base is more well known and our wine production team and employees just add to the success of the business. Our award winning wines continue to acclaim recognition and honor in the market place. We are so grateful and excited that we have come this far and look forward with great optimism to what is ahead and the challenges we face. Congratulations to everyone who has soared with us for 10 years. - Gary & Mary Lou Stemper



       

"History of Eagle Castle Winery"

Soarin' to Go Green
Implementing vast practices.
*Packaging materials that are used for daily shipments instead of Styrofoam are biodegradable
*Wine club shipments are biogradeable instead of Styrofoam
*We recycle the wine bottles from events, dining room, and Tasting Room
*We recycle all office waste possible
*Our carbon footprint is minimized through the use of our passively-cooled, gravity-flow wine production facility
*We reutilize old barrels and convert them into micro-fermentation vessels



Soarin' with the Founders


"Wine is good for the heart, soul and mind. I believe in symbolism that is why I chose the Eagle.
For it's strength, perseverance, and loyalty."
-Gary Stemper


"This castle, was our dream and we are so blessed it has come true.
Our aspiration has always been, people first and wine second."
"Isaiah 40"
-Mary Lou Stemper

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