The economic recession gripping the country touches many businesses, but liquor retailers will tell you that business isn't bad. Perhaps consumers are sacrificing expensive clothes and jewelry just to save enough money for a bottle of wine. ...more

March 27, 2009

As you head out shopping for presents, don't forget the budding oeneophile in your family. Everyone enjoys a gift of wine and there are gadgets and books galore to make your gift special this year. ...more

December 12, 2008

On harvest day in August at Blue Heron Vineyards, Mary and Don Johnson chose a quiet row in a far-off corner of the fields to fill their belly buckets with fruit. ...more

October 1, 2008

On harvest day in August at Blue Heron Vineyards, Mary and Don Johnson chose a quiet row in a far-off corner of the fields to fill their belly buckets with fruit. ...more

September 24, 2008

On harvest day in August at Blue Heron Vineyards, Mary and Don Johnson chose a quiet row in a far-off corner of the fields to fill their belly buckets with fruit. ...more

September 17, 2008

LAKE PLACID – Henscratch Farms Vineyard & Winery of Lake Placid participated in the Wines of the South 2007 competition. Wines of the South is an annual regional wine competition designed to promote and celebrate the great tastes of Southern vintages. The competition was strong with 72 wineries and 411 wine submissions. For the past 20 years, the Tennessee Farm Winegrowers Association has held a wine competition that is open to wineries in the 13 states contiguous to Tennessee. The "Wines of the South" competition provides southern wineries with a unique venue in which they can compare, compete and promote "Southern Vintages." ...more

November 25, 2007