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HARTFORDBUSINESS.COM | MAY 19, 2025 21 The Lists CONNECTICUT'S WINERIES (1) Ranked by tons of grapes produced in 2024, then visitors Connecticut's wineries (1) Ranked by tons of grapes produced in 2024, then visitors Winery Tons of grapes produced 2024/ acres planted/ total acres/ Visitors in 2024/ employees statewide Bottles of wine produced 2024/ varieties of grapes grown Tasting room/ public tours/ CT Wine Trail member/ private events Head of winery/ year founded 1 Jonathan Edwards Winery 74 Chester Maine Road, North Stonington 06359 860-535-0202 • jedwardswinery.com 100 20 48 50,000 20 120,000 Chardonnay, Cabernet Franc, Gewurztraminer, Gruner Veltliner, Traminette Yes Yes Yes Yes Jonathan Edwards Winemaker 2001 2 Sunset Meadow Vineyards 599 Old Middle St., Route 63, Goshen 06756 860-201-4654 • sunsetmeadowvineyards 100 40 489 15,000 15 65,000 Chardonnay, Cabernet France, Merlot, Cayuga, Riesling, Vidal, Seyval, St Croix Yes Yes Yes Yes George Motel President 2001 3 Jones Winery 606 Walnut Tree Hill Road, Shelton 06484 203-929-8425 • jonesfamilyfarms.com 70 15 (2) 500 10,000 40 85,000 Riesling, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Muscat Ottonel, Pinot Gris, Chardonnay, Gamay Noir Yes Yes Yes Yes Joe Patrick Winemaker Jamie Jones Owner 2004 4 Stonington Vineyards 523 Taugwonk Road, Stonington 06378 860-535-1222 • stoningtonvineyards.com 50 10 58 200,000 16 72,000 Chardonnay, Cabernet Franc Yes Yes Yes Yes Ann Houston Owner & president 1989 5 Cassidy Hill Vineyard 454 Cassidy Hill Road, Coventry 06238 860-498-1126 • cassidyhillvineyard.com 47 10 137 10,000 15 N/A Cayuga, Seyval, Vidal, Frontena, La Crescent, St. Croix, Catawba, Sabrevois, Marquette, Chambourcin, Traminette Yes Yes No Yes Bob Chipkin Owner 2008 (3) 6 Preston Ridge Vineyard 100 Miller Road, Preston 06365 860-383-4278 • prestonridgevineyard.com 25 6 60 20,000 12 18,000 Riesling, Cabernet Franc, Gruner Veltliner, Triaminette, Vidal Blanc, Baco Noir Yes No Yes Yes Andrew Sawyer Owner 2008 7 Arrigoni Winery & Cidery 1287 Portland-Cobalt Road, Portland 06480 860-342-1999 • arrigoniwinery.com 20 7 300 50,000 12 60,000 Cayuga, Vidal, Chardonnay, Sav Blanc, Marquette, Cabernet, Reisling, Cabernet Franc Yes Yes No Yes Rosanna Singer Brand manager 2012 7 Hawk Ridge Winery 28 Plungis Road, Watertown 06795 860-274-7440 • hawkridgewinery.net 20 9 58 50,000 30 45,000 N/A Yes No Yes Yes Jeff McHugh General manager 2017 (4) 9 Tranquillity Vineyard & Winery 1892 Middlebury Road, Middlebury 06762 203-518-4444 • tranquillityvineyard.com 20 17.29 44 12,000 20 13,200 Cayuga, Seyval Blanc, Frontenac, Marquette, Aromella, Petit Pearl, Muscat Yes Yes Yes Yes Frank Renaldi Head winemaker Dean Yimoyines Owner 2016 (5) 10 Sharpe Hill Vineyard 108 Wade Road, Pomfret 06258 860-974-3549 • sharpehill.com 19.5 25 110 1,000 10 198,000 St. Croix, Vignoles, Cabernet Franc, Riesling, Chardonnay, Gamay, Dornfelder Yes No Yes No Catherine Vollweiler President 1997 (6) 11 Saltwater Farm Vineyard 349 Elm St., Stonington 06378 860-415-9072 • saltwaterfarmvineyard.com 10 15 100 25,000 5 12,000 N/A No No Yes Yes Jessica Davis Manager 2003 12 Worthington Vineyards & Winery 359 Mountain Road, Somers 06071 860-835-5011 • worthingtonwinery.com 10 4 98 10,000 20 24,000 Chambourcin, Cayuga, Corot Noir, Vidal, Marechel Foch, Frontenac Blanc Yes Yes Yes Yes Mark Murdoch General manager 2000 13 Aquila's Nest Vineyards 56 Pole Bridge Road, Sandy Hook 06482 203-303-4802 • aquilasnestvineyards.com 6.3 10 41 40,000 17 N/A Baco Noir, Chambourcin, Marquette, Riesling, Cayuga, Valvin Muscat, Traminette Yes Yes Yes Yes Neviana Zhgaba Ardian Llomi Owners 2016 (7) 14 Walker Road Vineyards 11 Walker Road, Woodbury 06798 203-263-0768 • walkerroadvineyards.com 3 4 8 4,000 4 6,000 Marquette, Traminette, Seyval. St. Croix Yes No Yes Yes Jim Frey Winemaker 2004 15 Bishop's Orchards Winery 1355 Boston Post Road, Guilford 06437 203-453-2338 • bishopsorchards.com/winery 0 (8) 160 313 500,000 100 29,000 No grapes; specialize in fruit wines from apples, peaches, pears, raspberries and blueberries Yes Yes Yes Yes Keith B. Bishop Founding winemaker Mike Costa Wine & cider maker Ryan Warsaw-Fan Bishop Fruit production manager 2005 16 Long View Ciderhouse (9) 36 Long Bottom Road, Southington 06489 860-329-3592 • longviewcider.com 0 255 300 50,000 15 12,000 Roxbury Russet, Wild Crab, Gala, Honeycrisp, McIntosh, Empire and 40 more apple varieties (10) No No Yes Yes Jeff Rogers Owner 2022 (11) 17 Rosabianca Vineyards 1536 Middletown Ave., Northford 06472 203-208-1211 • rosabiancavineyards.com 0 (12) 5 10 5,000 5 N/A Seyval Blanc, Cayuga, Aromella Yes No No Yes Charlie Rosabianca Owner 2012 18 Kingdom of the Hawk Vineyard 113 Pendleton Hill Road, North Stonington 06359 860-495-5171 • kingdomofthehawk.com N/A 7 55 10,000 N/A N/A N/A Yes No Yes Yes Michael and Merrily Connery Owners Eryn Connery Events manager 2018 (13) Source: Each winery via survey and ctwine.com as of Q2 2025. Notes: N/A = Not available. (1) Wineries that responded to HBJ's survey are included on this list. (2) Additional 20 acres of blueberries. (3) Vineyard planted in 2002. (4) Farm founded in 2013. (5) The farm was founded in 1892 by J.H. Whittemore as Tranquillity Farm, which was a fully functional multipurpose farm- dairy, poultry, vegetables and prepared chicken dinners and chicken pot pies. The farm was transformed into a vineyard and winery in 2016. (6) First vines planted in 1992. (7) Open to public in 2020. (8) No grapes produced; 30 tons of apples and other fruit produced for wine in 2024. (9) Also a distillery, (10) No grapes grown; all varieties of apples. (11) Orchards were founded in 1809; an eighth-generation, family-owned business. (12) No grapes harvested in 2024 due to crop damage from hail. (13) Opened to public in spring 2023. -Compiled by Stephanie R. Meagher, research@nebusinessmedia.com