Discovering 4e Winery
TL;DR: Explore unique wines at 4e Winery, a Harvest Hosts location near Fargo, ND. Run by Greg & Lisa Cook, it offers tastings, picnics, and tours amidst a blend of cold-weather grapes. Join the experience for a memorable wine journey.
Harvest Hosts has a knack for connecting travelers with unique, off-the-beaten path locations they never would have otherwise found. Between the farms, wineries, breweries, golf clubs, museums, and more, there are so many places to choose from in beautiful locations all across the country. Located just minutes from Fargo, North Dakota, you can find one of our excellent winery hosts, 4e Winery. There, Greg and Lisa Cook run a boutique winery located on a century-old farmstead. The setting is quiet and peaceful, with nearby highway access. Read on to learn more about their history, business, and what to expect if you pay them a visit.
About the Winery
4e Winery first opened their tasting room in 2015. Greg works as a chemistry professor at North Dakota State University, and the couple enjoyed making wine at home. They decided to open the winery as a fun and relaxing hobby. While it has not been relaxing, they certainly have fun running their winery and making wine.
The Business Today
Just five years later, Greg and Lisa are still enjoying the experience of running their winery together. Their twelve-acre farmstead is open for tasting, picnics, and tours on weekends in the summer months. They serve fifteen different varieties of wine, so there is surely something for wine lovers of all stages. Throughout the year, they host different events and also participate in selling wine at local farmers markets. When asked about their favorite part of running their business, they replied, “The best part of owning our winery is the people we get to meet. We love tending to the plants, harvesting the fruit, crushing the grapes, making the wine, and bottling the finished product, but the very best part is the people we get to meet and the stories, told and heard.”
Joining Harvest Hosts
4e Winery first joined Harvest Hosts as Hosts in 2016. In their first year, they hosted just a handful of RVS, but their yearly visits have since grown to nearly forty RVs last season in 2019. They enjoy meeting and chatting with every RVer that pulls into their driveway, whether it be a full-time family, a middle-aged couple traveling and working, a single traveler, or an older couple on their first big trip. They have enjoyed meals and wine with many Harvest Hosts members, and they have even kept in contact with some.
What to Expect
Greg and Lisa are incredibly generous and gracious Hosts, and they encourage visiting members to take full advantage of their property. This even includes taking walks on their prairie paths, enjoying their comfy decks, or even helping themselves to whatever is plentiful in their garden at the time. They have four available spaces for RVs of any size, and pets are welcome. Reviews for this location rave about their hospitality and kindness, as well as the relationships made and experiences enjoyed. In addition to the comfy deck, there are hiking and bird viewing opportunities, as well. They also offer water and an on-site gift shop. 4e Winery is looking to potentially reopen for the 2020 season and is accepting reservations for mid and late summer. They encourage folks to call ahead as far as possible to reserve their spot and also ask them to call and let them know if their plans change. They had plans to add a commercial kitchen this past winter, so they may be able to offer more food choices in the future.
