Niobrara Valley Vineyards co-founder Greg Nollette shows off some of his family’s award-winning wines at their current tasting room southeast of Nenzel. He and brother Tim started growing grapes for vinegar but then were told their wine was “too good to spoil it,” he said.
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Jennie Nollette, event coordinator at Niobrara Valley Vineyards near Nenzel, pours a glass of the winery’s red Homesteader variety. She’s the daughter-in-law of Tim Nollette, Niobrara Valley’s co-founder with brother Greg.
Some of Niobrara Valley Vineyards’ awards at national wine competitions can be seen in the winery’s tasting room on the Nollette family’s 800-acre ranch southeast of Nenzel.
Jennie Nollette, event coordinator at Niobrara Valley Vineyards near Nenzel, waits on customers in the winery’s current tasting room. A new, larger tasting room and event center is expected to open before summer’s end, co-founder Greg Nollette said.
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Niobrara Valley Vineyards
Website: nvvsandhills.net
Phone: 402-823-4131
Address: 90256 State Spur 16F, Nenzel, NE 69219
Directions: From Valentine: 30 miles west on U.S. Highway 20, 1¼ miles south on Nebraska Highway S-16F
Hours: 2-7 p.m. Wednesday-Sunday, May 1-Sept. 30; by appointment, Oct. 1-April 30 (call or email jennie@nvv-ne.com for off-season reservation)
Niobrara Valley Vineyards co-founder Greg Nollette shows off some of his family’s award-winning wines at their current tasting room southeast of Nenzel. He and brother Tim started growing grapes for vinegar but then were told their wine was “too good to spoil it,” he said.
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Jennie Nollette, event coordinator at Niobrara Valley Vineyards near Nenzel, pours a glass of the winery’s red Homesteader variety. She’s the daughter-in-law of Tim Nollette, Niobrara Valley’s co-founder with brother Greg.
Some of Niobrara Valley Vineyards’ awards at national wine competitions can be seen in the winery’s tasting room on the Nollette family’s 800-acre ranch southeast of Nenzel.
Jennie Nollette, event coordinator at Niobrara Valley Vineyards near Nenzel, waits on customers in the winery’s current tasting room. A new, larger tasting room and event center is expected to open before summer’s end, co-founder Greg Nollette said.
