Wine + Ice Cream: Made-to-order desserts for adults

Winecream combines the best of two worlds: super-premium, naturally sourced gourmet ice cream and craft-made fruit wines. The results are delicious, boozy frozen desserts.

How it Works

Winecream is made in individual 6 ounce servings that are mixed and flash frozen to order. 

A customer first chooses her wine from a variety of house-made options including strawberry, mixed berry, pineapple, or peach. The wine then is mixed with our super-premium ice cream base, and the customer may choose additional mix-ins including all-natural fruit purees, sliced fruit, nuts, and candy or cookie pieces.

Once a delicious liquid concoction is mixed up, it's flash frozen using liquid nitrogen, a food-safe cryogenic liquid that's nearly -320 degrees Fahrenheit. The result is a customized frozen dessert that's approximately 10% ABV - the alcoholic equivalent of the average glass of wine.

What We Need

So far, we've only been selling our delicious product at local food and wine festivals throughout Maryland. We'd love to end the vagrancy of our existence and expand the availability of Winecream by opening a brick-and-mortar storefront in our beloved hometown. Specifically, we're targeting the Highlandtown neighborhood in Southeast Baltimore.

To reach our goal, we'll need at least $25,000 to cover startup costs for our new location, which will cover things like kitchen equipment, permitting/license fees, furniture and fixtures, and other miscellaneous expenses.

A permanent location will allow us to serve even more Winecream to our awesome customers!

What You Get

In addition to our undying love and gratitude, as well as the satisfaction of knowing you are contributing to the renaissance of one of Baltimore’s most iconic Main Streets, donors to our campaign will receive some awesome perks. Plus, you'll be able to enjoy Winecream on a regular basis at our storefront instead of following us around from festival to festival - it's a win-win!

Want the awesome perks but running low on cash? We are now treating all referred contributions as if they were your own! Here's how it works: make an Indiegogo account (it's fast, easy and free!), then share our campaign via the social buttons located under our campaign video. All donations will be tracked automatically via Indiegogo (you can even check your progress by checking out your Indiegogo profile), and will be rewarded as if they were your own. So, if you share our link via the Indiegogo share buttons and ten of your friends donate $25 each, you are eligible for our $250 perk. Sharing is caring, people!!

Risks & Challenges

As with any business, there are clearly many risks and challenges - not the least of which include dealing with permits and zoning laws, keeping cash flow in the green, and effectively managing resources. But we've been doing this for some time now and have learned a LOT. With your support, we are confident we can handle anything this journey throws at us!

Crossroad Company

Crossroad Company, LLC is a small, family-owned business located in Baltimore, MD. We are the proud innovators of Winecream, which arose late one Christmas after a day of family togetherness that involved lots of wine and ice cream - separately. Eventually, we figured we'd just skip a step, and Winecream was born.

FAQs

This is awesome! Can you ship me a pint?

We would love to be able to ship customized portions of Winecream across the country, and even the globe - but we're not there yet. We hope to offer direct-to-consumer shipping to select U.S. locations in 2015, but can't make any promises (and for this campaign, perks that include Winecream can only be redeemed in-person). For now, our product can only be purchased at select food and wine festivals in the Mid-Atlantic region. Check our website for the most up-to-date listing of events we'll be attending. Or, contribute to this campaign to help us get our storefront up and running!

Do I have to be of legal drinking age to eat Winecream?

Yes, because the product contains approximately 10% alcohol by volume, customers must be 21+ to enjoy. We check for a valid photo ID for all sales and samples. but don't worry - as a consolation prize we offer "virgin" concoctions for younger fans until they're old enough to enjoy the real thing.

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