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Blues & BBQ Dinner

April 11, 2026
6:00 pm to 9:00pm

Covered Bridges Winery and the Central Iowa Blues Society present Blues & BBQ Dinner.

Tickets are $45 in advance and $55 at the door. 

Dinner Includes, Smoked meats, bunkhouse baked beans, coleslaw, corn bread, sweet potato pie and pecan pie.

Doors open at 6pm with buffet style dinner starting at 6:30 pm. Live music by Bob Pace from 6:30-8:00 pm.

An American Oak bourbon barrel used to age Covered Bridges Winery reserve red wine is the smoking wood for this special dinner. The bourbon and red wine infused wood adds a mild, unique flavor with hints of vanilla, clove, anise and fruitiness. Rubbed with Wine-O(Smokey) and Tipsy Rattler rubs. before its journey to the smoker. This unique dinner is sure to please!

Smoking Chunks and Wine-O & Tipsy Rattler rubs will be available for sale. All proceeds from the dinner and rub sales go to supporting Blues in the Schools.

Sponsored by Covered Bridges Winery, Central Iowa Blues Society and Hy-Vee

Event Location

Covered Bridges Winery
2207 170th Drive
Winterset,
(515) 729-9463

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