Century Farm Winery

Wine: Winery: Ambiance: Jan 30, 2010

Norton Wine Review: Century Farms Winery is easy to find close to Interstate I-40 near Jackson, TN. Though this Norton wine had come from relatively young six year old vines, these tendrils were obviously planted in real soil, - unlike other vineyard examples all grown in a thin clay based soil in the eastern part of Tennessee. The husband and wife team that greeted us were true farmers turned true vintners. This was my first Tennessee encounter that had made the 671 miles of driving worth the effort. They shared graciously and unapologetically their current wine and wines to come. Though only one out of seventeen acres was planted in Norton grapes, they made a delightful easy to drink Norton. Along with a nicely crafted Chambourcin wine, this showed that someone in this state was making a concerted effort to produce a product worth advertising. My friend from a near by town enjoyed picking up a couple bottles of CFW’s Cayuga White. Ah, it seems wine can be made in Tennessee.

Wine: Winery: Ambiance: Jan 17, 2010

Favorite Wine: Muscadine (white)

This winery does Muscadine VERY well. Not too sweet and the wine tastes just like the fruit.