Connecticut WineriesWelcome to our Connecticut Wineries Page, The modern wine industry in Connecticut began with the passage of the Winery Act in 1978. The climate in the coastal region near Long Island Sound and the Connecticut River valley tends to be warmer than the highlands in the eastern and western sides of the state. Here is a sampling of the Connecticut Wineries listings to plan your road trips from: Brookfield area First settled in 1754 with the establishment of the Newbury Parish, which incorporated parts of neighboring Newtown and Danbury, the town of Brookfield was established in 1788. It was named after the first minister of the parish's Congregational church, Reverend Thomas Brooks. Your winery or wineries in this area are: DiGrazia Vineyards 131 Tower Rd, Brookfield, CT 06804 Connecticut Wineries - Area Lodging options
Cheshire area When Cheshire was originally settled in 1694 by Europeans, it was part of the town of Wallingford and known locally as "Northfarms". In 1780, Cheshire separated from Wallingford to become its own town, On January 6, 2008 over 130,000 luminary candles were lit in front of thousands of homes across Cheshire in "Cheshire Lights of Hope", a fundraiser for multiple sclerosis and a tribute to the Petit family, victims of the July 23, 2007 home invasion.Founded by local couple, Don and Jenifer Walsh, they raised over $100,000 for Hayley's Hope and Michaela's Miracle Memorial fund. Your winery or wineries in this area are: Bishop Farms Winery 500 S. Meriden Rd, Cheshire, CT 06410 Connecticut Wineries - Area Lodging options Clinton area Clinton traces its history from 1663. In 1701, when the General Court of the Colony in Hartford granted a charter for "the founding of a collegiate school within His Majesty's Colony of Connecticut, " its founders chose the Reverend Mr. Pierson as its rector. The first classes were held in his parsonage in Clinton. In later years the school was moved to Saybrook and then to New Haven, where it eventually became Yale University. Clinton is known as the bluefish capital of the world. The Bluefish Festival had been and is held annually at the Clinton marina. Your winery or wineries in this area are: Chamard Vineyards 115 Cow Hill Rd, Clinton, CT 06413 Connecticut Wineries - Area Lodging options
Danbury area Danbury was first settled by colonists in 1685, when eight families moved to the area from the area that is now Norwalk and Stamford. In 1802, Thomas Jefferson wrote a letter to the Danbury Baptist Association, a religious group, in which he used the expression "Separation of Church and State". It is the first known instance of the expression, which does not appear in the U.S. Constitution, contrary to popular belief Your winery or wineries in this area are: McLaughlin Vineyards near Danbury 14 Alberts Hill Rd, Sandy Hook, CT 06482 Connecticut Wineries - Area Lodging options Litchfield area Founded in 1721 Litchfield was designated the county seat in 1751, and by the 1790s the town had become the leading commercial, social, cultural and legal center of Northwestern Connecticut. Harriet Beecher Stowe, Henry Ward Beecher, Charles Beecher, Edward Beecher, Isabella Beecher Hooker, and Catharine Beecher all grew up in Litchfield where their father, Lyman Beecher was the minister. Your winery or wineries in this area are: Haight - Litchfield Vineyard 29 Chestnut Hill Rd, Litchfield, CT 06759 Connecticut Wineries - Area Lodging options New Hartford area New Hartford is in Litchfield County, The town is mainly a rural community consisting of farms, homes, and parks. Brodie Park is located in New Hartford. Your winery or wineries in this area are:
Jerram Winery 535 Town Hill Rd, New Hartford, CT 06057 Connecticut Wineries - Area Lodging options New Milford area On October 17, 1711, With the legislature's approval, the town was organized. Shortly thereafter Daniel Boardman was secured to preach and was ordained as the minister of the Congregational Church on November 21, 1716. Roger Sherman's house was on the lot of the present Town Hall; however, he moved to New Haven in 1761. He later became a member of the Continental Congress and signed both the Declaration of Independence and U.S. Constitution.
Your winery or wineries in this area are: Hopkins Vineyard 25 Hopkins Road in Warren CT. 06777 Vineyard at Strawberry Ridge near New Milford 23 Strawberry Ridge Rd, Warren, CT 06754 White Silo Farm and Winery near New Milford 32 Rt. 37 E., Sherman, CT 06784 Connecticut Wineries - Area Lodging options North Stonington area North Stonington is a town in New London County, On the National Register of Historic Places are John Randall House — southeast of North Stonington on Route 2 (added 1978). North Stonington Village Historic District — Route 2, Main Street, Wyassup, Babcock, Caswell, and Rocky Hollow Roads (added April 17, 1983) and Samuel Miner House — north of North Stonington off Route 2 on Hewitt Road (added July 18, 1976) Your winery or wineries in this area are:
Jonathan Edwards Winery 74 Chester Maine Rd, North Stonington, CT 06359 Connecticut Wineries - Area Lodging options Pomfret area Pomfret has no formal town center; the town office is located on US Route 44. The Congregational Church stands on the eastern edge of the old town green on Pomfret Hill, across from the Pomfret School, founded in 1894. About a mile north of the Congregational Church is Christ Episcopal Church, which contains several windows designed and constructed by Louis Comfort Tiffany. Across from Christ Church on the west side of Route 44 is The Rectory School, founded in 1920. At the divergence point of US 44 and CT 169 is Most Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church, and the Vanilla Bean Café, a small restaurant. It was in this very café that the Coca-Cola company first launched its Vanilla Coke beverage in 2002.
Your winery or wineries in this area are: Sharpe Hill Vineyards 108 Wade Rd, Pomfret, CT 06258 Connecticut Wineries - Area Lodging options Stonington area Known as "The Borough" to the locals, the densely-built Borough of Stonington occupies a point of land that projects into Little Narragansett Bay. It has two main streets that link two squares, Cannon Square and Wadawanuck Square, named for the former Wadawanuck Hotel that brought fashionable visitors in the post-Civil War era. The lack of through traffic or modern industry, together with the borough's role as a fashionable summer residence, have preserved its colonial, Federal, and outstanding Greek revival domestic architecture, while the activity of Connecticut's last remaining fishing and lobstering fleet keep it from being simply a quaint, historic village. Your winery or wineries in this area are: Stonington Vineyards 523 Taugwonk Rd, Stonington, CT 06378 Connecticut Wineries - Area Lodging options
Woodstock area In the mid-17th century, John Eliot, a Puritan missionary to the Indians, established "praying towns" where Native Americans took up Christianity and were expected to renounce their religious ceremonies, traditional dress, and customs. In 1682, Massachusetts bought a tract of land, which included Woodstock, from the Mohegans. A group of 13 men from Roxbury, Mass. (home of the Pastorate of Woodstock's earlier visitor, John Eliot), settled the town in 1686 and named it New Roxbury. Judge Samuel Sewall suggested the town change its name to Woodstock in 1690, and in 1749 the town became part of Connecticut. Your winery or wineries in this area are: Taylor Brooke Winery 848 Route 171, Woodstock, CT 06281 Connecticut Wineries - Area Lodging options
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