Massachusetts Wine / Massachusetts Wineries
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Massachusetts Wine at a Glance
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When one thinks of New England, fall foliage and maple syrup would probably come to mind before wine. When one thinks of Massachusetts, colonial and revolutionary war history (remember that shot heard around the world?), Cape Cod, chowder (pronounced chowdah) would all come to mind before wine. But Massachusetts has been a wine producing state since 1971 when its first bonded winery, Chicama Vineyards, was established. As of 2009, Massachusetts has 27 wineries. Alas, Chicama went out of business in 2008, but others are still flourishing and producing nice wine.
Massachusetts is part of the Southeastern New England American Viticultural Area (AVA), which was established in 1984 and also includes Connecticut and Rhode Island. There is also the Martha's Vineyard AVA which was established in 1985.
A third of Massachusetts' wineries are in southeastern Massachusetts where the warming influence of the ocean can help to mitigate potentially harsh winter conditions.
As might be expected of a regions whose winters feature harsh cold weather, many Massachusetts wineries got their start making fruit wine. While fruit wine is still made at many Mass. wineries, most have now added or moved on to making wine from grapes.
Massachusetts Wineries
- Alfalfa Farm, Topsfield
- Broad Hill Vineyards, Holliston
- Cantina Bostonia, Jamaica Plain - (617) 522-7595
- Cape Cod Winery, Falmouth
- Chester Hill Winery, Inc., Chester
- Coastal Vineyards, South Dartmouth
- Furnace Brook Winery at Hilltop Orchards,Richmond
- Hardwick Vineyard & Winery, Hardwick
- Les Trois Emmes Winery & Vineyard, New Marlborough
- Nashoba Valley Winery, Orchard & Restaurant, Bolton
- Nantucket Vineyard, Nantucket
- Neponset Winery, Needham
- Obadiah McIntrye Farm, Charlton
- Pioneer Valley Farm & Vineyard, Hatfield
- Plymouth Bay Winery, Plymouth
- Plymouth Colony Winery, Plymouth
- Plymouth Winery, Plymouth
- Red Oak Winery, Middleton
- Running Brook, North Dartmouth
- Russell Orchards, Ipswich
- Still River Winery, Harvard
- Travessia Winery, New Bedford
- Truro Vineyards of Cape Cod, Truro
- Turtle Creek Winery, Lincoln
- West County Cider, Colrain
- Westport Rivers Vineyard & Winery, Westport
- Willow Spring Vineyards, LLC, Haverhill
Massachusetts Wine Resources
- Coastal Wine Trail
- Massachusetts Farm-Winery & Growers Association
- Massachusetts Wineries - From the Massachusetts Department of Agriculture
- New England Wine Grape Growers' Resource Center - From UMass Amherst
- Winery Facts - From the Massachusetts Department of Agriculture
Massachusetts Wine Events
| Fri - Jan 08 -- Fri - Apr 02 |
Boston Wine Festival - Boston, MA To learn more see the Boston Wine Festival website. |
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| Wed - May 19 -- Sun - May 23 |
Nantucket Wine Festival - Nantucket, MA For more information see the Nantucket Wine Festival website. |
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| Fri - Oct 15 -- Sat - Oct 16 |
Martha's Vineyard Food & Wine Festival - Edgartown, MA 4th annual Martha's Vineyard Food & Wine Festival. |
