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The Vineyards at Hickory Hill

Pick Your Own Wine Grapes

Home winemakers can pick high-quality, fresh wine grapes for their next fine vintage.

Opening Labor Day Weekend, 2024!

We are well on our way to a bumper crop for 2024! The summer heat and sunshine have produced high yields and quality of all varieties. We are happy to announce that our white wine grapes will be available for the first time including Itasca, Adalmiina and Melody. Our red varieties, including our award-winning Marquette, Frontenac and Petit Pearl promise an exceptional yield and vintage.

Silver Medal Winner, International WineMaker Magazine Competition!

Congratulations to Mr. Kyle Milne who won a Silver Medal in the 2023 International WineMaker Magazine competition using our Marquette wine grapes! Kyle said that he is going for a gold medal with this year's vintage!

Spring 2024 A New Crop is on the Way!

We are so excited to see the new shoots emerging with two or even three clusters. Like most vineyards in the northeast, we lost most of the 2023 crop in the frost of May 17, 2023. But this year already promises to be a bumper crop.

Early Spring!

March & April Mean Pruning!

On alert for Tweetie Bird attacks while Dad prunes.
It's early spring and we've been busy pruning the vineyard to prepare the vines for new growth and optimal fruit set. Pruning is a look backward and a look forward. Without leaves on the vines, it's easy to see how well each one grew last year, and anticipate how well they will do this year. As we prune out un-needed canes we can see all of the potential and clusters contained in every bud, on every cane that we tie onto the grow wires.
Winter quiet after the storm.
Fall colors
Itasca, Late August

A Note About Water: Hot, dry, sunny days are perfect for the vines and fruit development. But with the prolonged drought conditions that we are now experiencing, the vines do need a carefully metered drink of fresh water to maintain optimal growth.
Drip irrigation on a hot, July afternoon.

"Fine Wine

Begins on the Vine"

Table Grapes
Canadice
Einset
Joy
Jupiter
Reliance
Picking Itasca
Wine in the making.
Marquette on the way to the fermenter!
Growth: We're also planning for planting Block 2 next year. Yes, believe it or not, we have to order nursery stock, trellis components and implement soil amendments a full year or more in advance of planting.
We are commited to invest in and nurture the vineyard to provide the highest quality grapes for the beginer or experienced hobbyist - home winemaker.
July
We decided early on to invest in a drip irrigation system to provide precise delivery of water to the vines. These systems were originally developed for arid, desert conditions. In years gone-by, we may not have needed an irrigation system after the first year. But with the changing environment and climate conditions with annual droughts, it is now a neccesity. Drip systems are very efficient and deliver the exact amount of water slowly to the exact place we want it. Unlike overhead, broadcast irrigation systems, the leaves stay dry which helps to minimize the spread of fungus, and it doesn't water alot of extra weeds.