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July 4th 2026 – Closed due to storm damage
We tried to be open today – but it turns out the road to reach us is blocked by trees in one direction, and barricades in the other.
We’ll see about 7/5 tomorrow.
Open Memorial Day 12-4
Late update to hours
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.
Closed Labor Day
Folks, we take Mondays off – including this coming Labor Day.
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.
2024 Season Update
This is a transition year for us, as the winery folk assume broader management of the orchard.
We are also down half our tasting room crew.
We need your patronage, absolutely, but this year we also need your patience. We’re doing our best.
Ciderwright Charles
Wassail 2024
Join us out in the orchard at sunset 1/6/24 to give thanks for the apple harvest.
Memorial Day -Yes
We’ll be open 11-4