Omaha’s Wine is made from grapes grown directly from the state of Nebraska. Nebraska’s oldest winery was founded in 1994. Currently there are about 20 commercial wineries operating across Nebraska. The vast majority of these wineries are small and sell most of their wine to tourists who visit the winery.
The wine and grape industry in Nebraska began in the late 19th century, with most of the vineyards located in the counties of southeastern Nebraska. The wine and grape industry in Nebraska was dormant until the mid 1980s; the passage of the Nebraska Farm Wineries Act by the Nebraska Legislature in 1986 increased the amount of wine that a Nebraska winery could produce from 200 US gallons to 50,000 US gallons.
Even in the early 1990s, fewer than 10 acres of vineyards were in cultivation in the state.