Autumn has arrived... so it is time to celebrate the fruits of the harvest season at one of Connecticut's beautiful vineyards! Here are three of our favorites in the Litchfield Hills.
Jones Winery - Open Thursday-Sunday from 12 pm to 6 pm. Lakeside Riesling now 15% off! For over 150 years, six generations of the Jones family have farmed their land in the White Hills of Shelton, Connecticut. The Jones Winery continues the family tradition of growing high-quality crops that celebrate the great bounty of local farmlands. The farm’s vineyard and famous berry harvests allow the winery to create a wonderful selection of traditional grape wines and specialty fruit wines.
The Tasting Room is located in our renovated 19th-century historic dairy barn. Guests sample six to seven of the winery’s distinctive wines and receive a complimentary logo wine glass. Guests will enjoy learning about wine tasting, Connecticut winemaking, and the farm’s history in a relaxed, friendly atmosphere from our well-educated staff.
The Jones Winery is part of the Jones Family Farms, a wonderfully diverse farm that grows fabulous strawberries (June), blueberries (July), pumpkins and squash (October), and Christmas trees (December). During many times of the year, winery guests can enjoy a full farm experience by harvesting their own berries, pumpkins, and trees before their wine tasting.
Along with the winery, the farm boasts the addition of The Harvest Kitchen, an educational food center that offers cooking classes focusing on how to prepare delicious menus featuring farm-fresh foods. A complete list of cooking classes, winery events, and other farm events can be found on our website.
Generations of experience go into every bottle. Perfecting the art of winemaking takes a lifetime. Sometimes several. This is what separates Miranda Vineyard from other wineries – tradition, passion, experience – generations of it. Since he was a small boy in Europe, Manny dreamed of planting his own vineyard and building his own winery. In 2001, the Mirandas planted the first vines and built the winery modeled after the old family winery in Portugal.
In 2007, Miranda Vineyard opened to the public. For more than a decade, Manny and his sons have been busy perfecting those Old World techniques passed down from generation to generation. They’ve been mixing heritage with science, and they’ve created some very special wines they hope you will enjoy as much as they do. The wines at Miranda Vineyard begin as superior grapes from excellent stock, strategically positioned to take advantage of the natural terroir.
The Mirandas chose the location for the vineyard for its unique microclimate with rocky New England soil and cool breezes flowing down from Mohawk Mountain, across Woodridge Lake. The four elements – wind, water, earth and sun – combined with sustainable growing operations, ensure vine health and flavor qualities that cannot be found anywhere else.
Sunset Meadow Vineyards - Open year-round Monday, Thursday, Friday from 12 pm to 5 pm. Extended weekend hours on Saturdays from 11 am to 6 pm and Sundays from 11 am to 5 pm. Enjoy wine flights, wine & chocolate pairings, and their new Sunset Orange! Located in the scenic town of Goshen, CT, and originally a working farm purchased in 1996 by George and Judy Motel, Sunset Meadow Farm, as it was known, raised beef cattle and hay. In 2003 Sunset Meadow Vineyards was established. Taking our years of farming experience and making the transition to grape growing and the producing of award-winning wines, the vineyards were planted on sloping, westerly, and southern exposed fields, creating an ideal setting for prime sun exposure and constant airflow necessary for vine health. Today Sunset Meadow Vineyards is among New England’s largest producing vineyards.
Overlooking the captivating sunsets of the Litchfield Hills, the vineyards lie on 50 acres of rich and fertile soil which has a long tradition of agriculture dating back to the 1800s. At Sunset Meadow Vineyards, we have a great deal of respect for the beauty of nature and the health of the environment. Therefore we pride ourselves on practicing sustainable methods of farming while growing and harvesting our grapes. The vines are hand pruned, hand-harvested, and maintained with extreme precision by our staff.
Visitors can take a step into the past while enjoying the warm and friendly atmosphere of our historic tasting room. Our winery is located inside an 1800s German Bank Barn which has been used to support the property's numerous agricultural operations over the years. The tasting room has been crafted using estate antiques and original hand-hewed beams. The rich history and picturesque landscape of the beautiful Western Connecticut Highlands provide a breathtaking ambiance to all customers.
Sunset Meadow Vineyards was voted New England’s Best Family Winery by Yankee Magazine and has been featured in the New York Times and Wall Street Journal. 7 different wines have won Gold Medals including our 2010 Chardonnay which took home the Gold in the 2012 International Eastern Wine Competition.
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