Woods and Waters Winery and Vineyard was the first commercial winery in
Caddo County, Oklahoma
Caddo County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2010 census, the population was 29,600. Its county seat is Anadarko. Created in 1901 as part of Oklahoma Territory, the county is named for the Caddo tribe who were ...
. It was located on the
old Ozark Trail southwest of
Anadarko and east of the community of
Pine Ridge.
The winery was established in 1998 as part of a ranch. There were planted in different varieties of ''vinifera'' grapes: Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz, Zinfandel, Merlot, Chardonnay, Riseling, Gewürztraminer, and Muscat Blanc. The winery also produced several blends including "Rose of Caddo" (a blended red sweet dessert wine) as well as their own port wine.
The winery was the first Oklahoma producer of
Eiswein
Ice wine (or icewine; german: Eiswein) is a type of dessert wine produced from grapes that have been frozen while still on the vine. The sugars and other dissolved solids do not freeze, but the water does, allowing for a more concentrated grape ...
. The winery also had a small bistro that was open for lunch and wine tastings on Saturday.
Winemaker Dale Pound died from the COVID-19 virus in December 2020 and the winery closed in 2021.
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Wineries in Oklahoma
Caddo County, Oklahoma