Ditmars Orchard & Vineyard

Great place to celebrate autumn with family and friends. Plenty of good food and drink. Many products made from Apple’s. Pumpkins are everywhere. Bonfires are available as are hayrack rides. My only complaint is the service to purchasing food was way to slow. There was only one employee working both stations. I will go back again to be sure.

For the price and the very few attractions, it’s not worth the drive. The apples and pumpkins were both rotten and to purchase any food, it was rather pricey. We won’t make the trip back.

If you are wanting to pick apples, at least for the 2014 season, this is not the place to go. In their defense, they were kind enough to let me know upfront that the crop wasn’t great this year due to the big hailstorm. I really don’t think the poor crop is any fault of their own. The grounds are beautiful and in addition to the orchard they have an excellent corn maze we spent 20 – 30 minutes get lost in, tractor rides, playground, corn pool and pumpkins to pick. Orange pumpkins are .40 per pound. their apple cider doughnuts are pretty tasty! They also offer walking tacos, hot dogs and other yummy but unhealthy fried food. I would give this place another shot but would want to get confirmation in advance of a better crop. Otherwise staff offered great service! Oh and my husband picked up some tasty wine from their winery!

I am giving them a three star because the orchard was nice, and the customer service was good. I liked that they served wine, but bummed they didn’t make it.
My biggest disappointment were the apple cider doughnuts. I am from Michigan where orchards wouldn’t survive if they didn’t make great cider doughnuts. I now live in Omaha, and we drove 30 minutes to get cider doughnuts here. They were the worst cider doughnuts I have ever had. They were way too buttery, the cinnamon sugar was melted by the time you ate them, and they were soggy (even though they claimed they were fresh out of the fryer). When it comes to cider doughnuts you should NEVER close the lid when they are hot. This melts the toppings and makes the soggy. The water is visible on the container if you closed them too soon. Just a tip to them.

Ditmars Orchard is one of the best places in the Omaha/​CB Metro to grab a bottle of wine and some snacks and enjoy the outdoors and the serenity of rural western Iowa.
Delicious wines, great views of the orchards and surrounding farms, awesome seating both in the shade and in the sun, and a great selection of great food items — honey, bbq sauce, jams/​preserves.
If you’re cruising by on Interstate 80 or want to get out of the Metro and relax, this is the place to go.
The owners are incredibly helpful, generous and knowledgeable — they make you feel like you’re at home.
Most of the wines are sweet or dessert wines, but if you’re a fan of a dry red wine, have their Good Neighbor. It’s delicious. Even better with a cheese tray.
My only con is that you have to drive on a gravel road for a few miles to get there — not good if you just washed your car.

This place is awesome. It’s a shame it’s been here for a while and I had no idea about it. I knew there was an orchard but didn’t know they sold wine and an an excellent outside venue, both out in the sun and shaded. The outdoor venue overlooks the fields where I could see the grapes and fruit trees.
My family and I came on a Saturday afternoon. We were the only ones there, though Council Bluffs had a holiday that day. My brother and I shared a bottle of the Good Neighbor. It was a delicious red wine that starts sweet and has a dryer finish. The rest of them shared Ashely’s Blush, which is a sweeter blush wine. The 5 of us shared a cheese platter that had an assortment of cheeses and crackers. The large platter satisfied all of us. It was so peaceful out there and I can’t wait to go back. A bottle of wine was $ 15.
The owners even came out and talked to us. You could tell he was very passionate about his place.
They do not offer a flight which was a little disappointing. nor do they have food year round. When we went in late May, they only had a cheese trays available. I am excited to try their food when the season picks up.
I can imagine that the weddings here are beautiful.

My mother, sister, brother-​in-​law, and wife went to Ditmars Orchard to unwind after a stressful day and boy, was it a great choice!
They have wine that, I believe, they use their own grapes, send them to the Prairie Valley Winery in Treynor to turn into wine and bottle, and they ship the bottles to Ditmars.
We went on a Saturday where there was a parade in town so the orchard was completely dead, which was great to us. The weather was perfect out and it made the experience that much better. They usually have chicken wraps and other small eats, but they only had cheese platters this time as it was still very early in the season for them. The cheese platters were awesome though. The Smoked Gouda was amazing. They have two BBQ sauces as well and both were very tasty, (they let me sample them).
They have about 10 – 12 wines and you get to sample three for free and after that, the samples are $ 1 a piece, which isn’t bad.
But my family and I shared a bottle of each of the ‘Ashley’s Blush’ and ‘Good Neighbor’. Ashley’s Blush is probably one of the best wine’s I’ve ever had. It’s a very sweet dessert wine, which I love. Good Neighbor is more of a dry red, which is supposed to be great as well, (I didn’t have any because I’m not a fan of those types of wines, but my brother-​in-​law and wife both said it was delicious).
All in all, I definitely want to go back. The wine was superb, the experience was great and the location is very nice. I do hope they have their food menu up and running the next time I go though.

Great local business with passionate owners.
My party and I were in the mood for wine (yes, they serve wine!). We were offered samples, no problem. We ordered two bottles of wine ($ 15/​ea.) and a large cheese and cracker plate which included smoked Gouda, Brie, etc. cheeses ($ 10).
I was a little disappointed that more substantial food options were not yet available for the season. Note: In season they serve up amazing apple cider donuts ($ 0.75 ea.). As far as other foods available, they have honey, jam, and more; great gifts for those who live out of town.
There are two options for outdoor dining/​wine enjoying: the covered deck in the back with several tables, and the deck on the northwest side with ample sun.
The view of the orchards is nice, and there are rides for the kids. Come for a great Iowa experience.