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From U.S. 7, you'll see rows and rows of organically grown vines. Visit the attractive tasting room and learn how wine is made, relax on the lawn during a weekly Friday Bluegrass & BBQ event in the summer, or take in jazz or comedy in the winery during the colder months. Also available on-site are natural wines from IAPETUS, an experimental label from winemaker Ethan Joseph, and spectacular ciders from Vermont-based Eden Ciders, which merged with Shelburne Vineyard in 2023.
Vermont's first vineyard was started here in 1996; today, the winery specializes in nontraditional botanical hybrid grapes designed to take advantage of the island's microclimate, similar to that of Burgundy, France. Take a self-guided tour and sip some samples in the tasting room—dessert wines are the strong suit. On Thursday evening, June–September, you can picnic and enjoy the free concerts on the lawn.
