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List of wineries in New England

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionJul 27, 2026
Entity authorityQ109535742 ↗
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Here is a list of wineries and vineyards in New England. New England wines are known for their diverse styles and for the effects of maritime climates on grape-growing. Wine making in New England today has been described by New Hampshire winemaker Bob Manley as "a little reminiscent of what it was like in California – actually, even in Napa – in the '50s and '60s." Historian Samuel Eliot Morison uses the metaphor of wine to describe the relationship between present New England culture and its past:

The wine of New England is not a series of successive vintages, each distinct from the other, like the wines of France; it is more like the mother-wine in those great casks of port and sherry that one sees in the bodegas of Portugal and Spain, from which a certain amount is drawn off every year, and replaced by an equal volume of the new. Thus the change is gradual and the mother wine of 1656 still gives bouquet and flavor to what is drawn in 1956.

Inclusion criteria: This list should only include wineries with Wikipedia articles or citations to third-party sources.

Connecticut

This is a list of wineries and vineyards in Connecticut.

Chamard Vineyards

Haight-Brown (1975) - first winery in Connecticut

Hopkins Vineyard

Jonathan Edwards Winery

Jones Family Farms Winery

Maugle Sierra Vineyards

Sharpe Hill Vineyard

Maine

This is a list of wineries and vineyards in Maine.

Anthony Lee's Winery, Dexter

Bar Harbor Cellars, Bar Harbor

Bartlett Maine Estate Winery, Gouldsboro - Maine's oldest winery

Catherine Hill Winery, Cherryfield

Cellardoor Winery & Vineyards, Lincolnville

Dragonfly Winery, Stetson

Hidden Spring Winery, Hodgdon

Oyster River Winegrowers, Warren - 2021 pick for Down East's "Best of Maine"

Prospect Hill Winery, Lebanon

Savage Oakes Vineyard And Winery, Union

Shalom Orchard & Winery, Franklin

Stone Tree Farm & Cidery, Unity

Sweetgrass Farm Winery & Distillery, Union

Tree Spirits Winery, Oakland

WillowsAwake Winery, Leeds

Winterport Winery, Winterport

Massachusetts

This is a list of wineries and vineyards in Massachusetts.ref name="American Winery Guide">"Massachusetts Wineries". American Winery Guide. 2025.

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