The Bachelor is educating the world about new wine regions -- Iowan wine, anyone?

For any fans of the Bachelor, you will have seen that this week's episode featured a wine tasting date in Des Moines, Iowa. I don't know about you, but I had never thought of Iowa as a major wine growing region, and this prompted me to do some research -- is Iowa another contender for the next great emerging wine region?

It turns out yes, Iowa does have a wine industry, but whether its wine is worth writing home about remains to be seen. It turns out the industry is only about ~30 years old (foodandwine.com), but there are some notable wineries and grapes to watch out for.

A few key facts:

• ~100 wineries
• ~275 vineyards
• 8 wine trails
• $420 million economic impact
• 358K wine-related tourists per year!

https://iowawinegrowers.org/
https://www.foodandwine.com/wine/iowa-wineries-vineyards
https://www.winemag.com/2019/08/08/des-moines-iowa-wine-scene/

Proof this was featured on The Bachelor: