About The Tipsy Glass
Our Story
Winemaker Audrey Muhlenkamp started making homemade wines in 2012 after learning about the process from a home wine making club presentation a the Lafayette Historical Society's wine & beer festival fundraiser. Soon after she bought the equipment to make a batch and has never looked back. At first she made wine as gifts for family and friends for weddings, Christmas, house warming gifts, etc., but before she knew it people were begging to be able to buy them. Since homemade wines aren't to be sold, she began looking into the permitting process to open a small winery.
To boost her confidence that her wines had retail viability, she started entering some wines into wine competitions in 2015 to get professional feedback. The first two wines entered won silver and bronze medals from the Winemaker Magazine Amateur Winemaker Competition. Six of 7 wines entered into the Indy International Wine Competition in 2016 earned medals, including one gold.
Confidence boosted, Audrey started working towards finding a location for the winery. She grew up under 1/2 a mile from the recently closed Bearcreek Farms Country Resort which was looking for a new opportunity to start bringing people back to the property. A agreement was struck for space utilization, permits applications were filed and equipment ordered. 5 months later, the first wines started fermenting in late October 2016.
Our Wines
The Tipsy Glass plans to bring both the best of the Midwest and the world to Indiana wines. We will be buying juice and fruit for our wines from some of the best wine making areas from around the world to bring you wines you'll love to share with family and friends just has Audrey has for the past several years.
Winemaker Audrey Muhlenkamp started making homemade wines in 2012 after learning about the process from a home wine making club presentation a the Lafayette Historical Society's wine & beer festival fundraiser. Soon after she bought the equipment to make a batch and has never looked back. At first she made wine as gifts for family and friends for weddings, Christmas, house warming gifts, etc., but before she knew it people were begging to be able to buy them. Since homemade wines aren't to be sold, she began looking into the permitting process to open a small winery.
To boost her confidence that her wines had retail viability, she started entering some wines into wine competitions in 2015 to get professional feedback. The first two wines entered won silver and bronze medals from the Winemaker Magazine Amateur Winemaker Competition. Six of 7 wines entered into the Indy International Wine Competition in 2016 earned medals, including one gold.
Confidence boosted, Audrey started working towards finding a location for the winery. She grew up under 1/2 a mile from the recently closed Bearcreek Farms Country Resort which was looking for a new opportunity to start bringing people back to the property. A agreement was struck for space utilization, permits applications were filed and equipment ordered. 5 months later, the first wines started fermenting in late October 2016.
Our Wines
The Tipsy Glass plans to bring both the best of the Midwest and the world to Indiana wines. We will be buying juice and fruit for our wines from some of the best wine making areas from around the world to bring you wines you'll love to share with family and friends just has Audrey has for the past several years.