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Wassail 2026

Our Wassail is tentatively set for 1/3/26 @ about 4:30pm. We sing to the trees at dusk. The winery will be open an hour beforehand.

We’ve gotten more sensitive to the cold as we’ve aged, so if it’s under 20F ambient OR windchill, I’ll post a cancellation here and on facebook.

Late Fall Hours

We’re moving back to just weekends at the winery, and will be closing at 4PM CST – ’cause it gets dark early out in the countryside.

Brightonwoods Orchard is keeping 9-5 Wed-Sun until 11/23. Both businesses take a break for the Thanksgiving weekend (so make your Small Business Saturday shopping any saturday before the official one.) and will be back for the first 3 weekends in December – weather permitting.

Donuts will continue until it freezes to hard to keep the water line to the trailer open.

2025 Season Start 5/3

It’s come around again – another Tasting Room Season! We are open Saturdays and Sundays starting 5/3/2025. We’ve replenished our portfolio of ciders over the winter – and brought back the Bumbleberry ‘port’.

We are going to be making some policy changes – cutting back on free samples – but are doing our best to hold prices and deliver great value.

WASSAIL 2023!

We’ll be back out giving thanks to the trees on 1/7/2023 at sunset. You are welcome to join us in an ancient rite of gratitude to farmers and crops.

This is outside – and so depends on the weather. We won’t do frost bite, so call to check if it seems iffy.