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Bishop’s Orchards Winery offers an abundance of our own fruit wines and hard ciders in addition to popular statewide Connecticut Farm Wines. The superb reputation, natural flavors and juices of the fruit grown at Bishop’s has matured into a diverse collection of award-winning fruit wines and hard ciders. Each specialty fruit wine is created by our on-site Winemaker, Keith Bishop, who is also a fifth-generation member of the Bishop’s family and Co-Owner and CEO. He continues to highlight the annual farm-grown fruits of apples, peaches, pears, strawberries, raspberries, and blueberries. Bishop’s Orchards Winery offers unique, flavorful wines that suit an abundance of palettes and have a striking visual presentation from the bottle to the glass. Experience a one-of-a-kind wine tasting at our wine bar that is a part of the original 1928 barn that is available year round, seven days a week.
With a similarity to white and blush wines, our wine collection includes a mix of dry, semi-dry and semi-sweet varieties with an alcohol content range between 11% to 12% ABV. Accompanying the traditional wine varieties are our sparkling wines: Sachem’s Twilight (Peach Wine), Symphonic Medley and Rubus Nightfall (Raspberry Wine). To produce the very fine bubbles, our sparkling wines are tank-carbonated. To ensure stability and maintain freshness, our wines do contain some sulfites.
In addition to the wine collection, Bishop’s Orchards Winery also produces Hard Cider. Several Hard Cider varieties are produced from apples grown on our farm. With an alcohol content of 6 to 7% that is similar to craft beers, they are moderately carbonated via a process that produces small bubbles. Unlike in-line carbonation found in beer, our hard ciders will typically hold their fizz for hours. Our Ciders are cannedand sold in 4 packs. They are also on tap at our Little Red Bar[n] venue and at Thimble Island Brewery.
Since the winery began in 2005, the distinctive collection of fruit and sparkling wines combined with hard ciders have earned over 455 medals that include 8 Double Gold Medals, 45 Gold Medals and over 200 Silver Medals. To share and extend our farm fresh wine collection to all, you can purchase our wines at Stew Leonard’s of Newington. To provide security and comfort, we sell shipping boxes for appropriate packing or shipping for travel.
All of our wines may also be ordered online for curbside pickup.
As a Connecticut Farm Winery, we are able to provide residents and visitors the best selection of wines available in the state. From dry to sweet, the options are diverse to include award-winning Chardonnay, Pinot Gris, Merlot, Vidal Blanc, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon and numerous white, rose and red wines from other farm wineries that will satisfy your palate.
AWARDS
- Double Gold Medal
- 2022 Northeast Big E Gold Wine Competition
- Blushing Beauty
- 2019 International Eastern Wine Competition
- Pearadise
- 2017 Amenti del Vino International Wine Competition
- Hyland Red Wine
- 2017 Amenti del Vino International Wine Competition
- Rubus’ Nightfall Sparkling Wine – Best in Show
- 2016 Northeast Big E Gold Wine Competition
- Rubus’ Nightfall Wine
- 2014 Northeast Big E Gold Wine Competition
- Rubus’ Nightfall Wine
- 2011 International Eastern Wine Competition
- Stone House White Wine
- 2011 Amenti del Vino International Wine Competition
- Strawberry Delight Wine
- Gold Medal
- 2022 Northeast Big E Gold Wine Competition
- Hyland Red
- 2022 Northeast Big E Gold Cider & Perry Competition
- Crosby Hard Cider
- 2022 International East Meets West Wine Competition
- Crosby Hard Cider
- 2020 International East Meets West Wine Competition
- Apple Raspberry Blush
- 2020 International East Meets West Wine Competition
- Currant State of Mind
- 2020 International East Meets West Wine Competition
- Honey Peach Melba
- 2020 International East Meets West Wine Competition
- Whitfields Pearadox
- 2019 International Eastern Wine Competition
- Celebration
- 2019 International Eastern Wine Competition
- Happley ImPeared
- 2019 Amenti del Vino Wine Competition
- Crosby Hard Cider
- 2019 Amenti del Vino Wine Competition
- Hyland Red
- 2019 Amenti del Vino Wine Competition
- Sachem’s Twilight
- 2018 International Eastern Wine Competition
- Celebration – Best in Show
- 2018 International Eastern Wine Competition
- Rubus’ Nightfall
- 2018 International Eastern Wine Competition
- Honey Peach Melba
- 2018 Finger Lakes International Wine Competition
- Happley ImPeared
- 2018 Finger Lakes International Wine Competition
- Amazing Grace
- 2018 Finger Lakes International Wine Competition
- Rubus’ Nightfall
- 2018 Finger Lakes International Wine Competition
- New England Style Hard Cider
- 2018 Big E Wine & Cider Competition
- Honey Peach Melba
- 2018 Big E Wine & Cider Competition
- Faulkner’s Spiced Apple
- 2018 Big E Wine & Cider Competition
- Celebration
- 2018 Big E Wine & Cider Competition
- Amazing Grace
- 2018 Big E Wine & Cider Competition
- New England Style Hard Cider
- 2018 Amenti del Vino Wine Competition
- Rubus’ Nightfall
- 2016 Amenti del Vino International Wine Competition
- Strawberry Delight
- 2016 Amenti del Vino International Wine Competition
- Apple Raspberry Blush
- 2016 Amenti del Vino International Wine Competition
- Rubus’ Nightfall
- 2016 Big E Wine Competition
- Hyland Red
- 2016 International Eastern Wine Competition
- Apple Raspberry Blush
- 2016 International Eastern Wine Competition
- Hyland Red
- 2016 Finger Lakes International Wine Competition
- Hyland Red
- 2014 Great Lakes Cider & Perry Association Competition
- Golden Hard Cider
- 2014 International East Meets West Wine Competition
- Apple Raspberry Blush Wine
- 2014 International East Meets West Wine Competition
- Honey Peach Melba Wine
- 2014 International East Meets West Wine Competition
- New England Style Hard Cider
- 2013 Grand Harvest Competition
- Rubus’ Nightfall Wine
- 2013 Big E Wine Competition
- Faulkner’s Spiced Apple Wine
- 2013 Big E Wine Competition
- Amazing Grace Wine
- 2012 International Eastern Wine Competition
- Apple Raspberry Blush Wine
- 2011 Finger Lakes International Wine Competition
- Happley ImPeared Wine
- 2011 International Eastern Wine Competition
- Faulkner’s Spiced Apple Wine
- 2011 Amenti del Vino International Wine Competition
- New England Style Hard Cider
- 2010 Grand Harvest Competition
- Apple Raspberry Blush Wine
- 2009 Finger Lakes International Wine Competition
- Amazing Grace Wine
- 2009 International Eastern Wine Competition
- Faulkner’s Spiced Apple Wine
- Silver Medal
- 2022 Northeast Big E Gold Wine Competition
- Celebration
- 2022 Northeast Big E Gold Wine Competition
- Whitfield’s Pearadox
- 2022 Northeast Big E Gold Wine Competition
- Currant State of Mind
- 2022 Northeast Big E Gold Wine Competition
- Faulkner’s Spiced Apple
- 2022 Northeast Big E Gold Wine Competition
- Pearadise
- 2022 Northeast Big E Gold Wine Competition
- Apple Raspberry Blush
- 2022 Northeast Big E Gold Wine Competition
- Happely ImPeared
- 2022 Northeast Big E Gold Cider & Perry Competition
- Lillian Hard Cider
- 2022 Northeast Big E Gold Cider & Perry Competition
- Farmhouse Hard Cider
- 2022 International East Meets West Wine Competition
- Stone House White
- 2022 International East Meets West Wine Competition
- Burton Hard Cider
- 2022 International East Meets West Wine Competition
- Apple Raspberry Blush
- 2022 International East Meets West Wine Competition
- Amazing Grace
- 2022 International East Meets West Wine Competition
- Currant State of Mind
- 2022 International East Meets West Wine Competition
- Faulkner’s Spiced Apple
- 2022 International East Meets West Wine Competition
- Happley ImPeared
- 2020 International East Meets West Wine Competition
- Amazing Grace
- 2020 International East Meets West Wine Competition
- Celebration
- 2020 International East Meets West Wine Competition
- Crimson Rose
- 2020 International East Meets West Wine Competition
- Rubus’ Nightfall
- 2020 International East Meets West Wine Competition
- Strawberry Delight
- 2020 International East Meets West Wine Competition
- Symphonic Medley
- 2019 International Eastern Wine Competition
- Apple Raspberry Blush
- 2019 International Eastern Wine Competition
- Faulkner’s Spiced Apple
- 2019 International Eastern Wine Competition
- Farm House Style Hard Cider
- 2019 International Eastern Wine Competition
- Sachem’s Twilight
- 2019 Big E Wine & Cider Competition
- Apple Raspberry Blush
- 2019 Big E Wine & Cider Competition
- Honey Peach Melba
- 2019 Big E Wine & Cider Competition
- Faulkner’s Spiced Apple
- 2019 Big E Wine & Cider Competition
- Crimson Rose
- 2019 Big E Wine & Cider Competition
- Amazing Grace
- 2019 Big E Wine & Cider Competition
- New England Style Hard Cider
- 2019 Amenti del Vino International Wine Competition
- Apple Raspberry Blush
- 2019 Finger Lakes International Wine Competition
- Faulkner’s Spiced Apple
- 2019 Finger Lakes International Wine Competition
- Celebration
- 2019 Finger Lakes International Wine Competition
- Amazing Grace
- 2019 Finger Lakes International Wine Competition
- Crosby Hard Cider
- 2018 International Eastern Wine Competition
- Apple Raspberry Blush
- 2018 International Eastern Wine Competition
- Faulkner’s Spiced Apple
- 2018 International Eastern Wine Competition
- Pearadise
- 2018 International Eastern Wine Competition
- Sachem’s Twilight
- 2018 International Eastern Wine Competition
- Stone House White
- 2018 International Eastern Wine Competition
- Farm House Semi-Dry Hard Cider
- 2018 Amenti del Vino International Wine Competition
- Amazing Grace
- 2017 Amenti del Vino International Competition
- Amazing Grace Wine
- 2017 Amenti del Vino International Competition
- Apple Raspberry Blush Wine
- 2017 Amenti del Vino International Competition
- Celebration Wine
- 2017 Amenti del Vino International Competition
- Faulkner’s Spiced Apple Wine
- 2017 Amenti del Vino International Competition
- Honey Peach Melba
- 2017 Amenti del Vino International Competition
- Sachem’s Twilight Sparkling Wine
- 2017 Amenti del Vino International Competition
- Stone House White Wine
- 2017 Finger Lakes International Wine Competition
- Rubus’ Nightfall Sparkling Wine
- 2017 Finger Lakes International Wine Competition
- Faulkner’s Spiced Apple Wine
- 2017 Finger Lakes International Wine Competition
- Honey Peach Melba Wine
- 2017 Big E Wine Competition
- Faulkner’s Spiced Apple Wine
- 2017 Big E Wine Competition
- Golden Hard Cider
- 2017 Big E Wine Competition
- Honey Peach Melba Wine
- 2017 Big E Wine Competition
- Hyland Red Wine
- 2016 Finger Lakes International Competition
- Sachem’s Twilight
- 2016 Finger Lakes International Competition
- Rubus’ Nightfall
- 2016 Finger Lakes International Competition
- Amazing Grace
- 2016 Finger Lakes International Competition
- Honey Peach Melba
- 2016 Big E Wine Competition
- Amazing Grace
- 2016 Big E Wine Competition
- Faulkner’s Spiced Apple
- 2016 Big E Wine Competition
- Honey Peach Melba
- 2016 International Eastern Wine Competition
- New England Hard Cider
- 2016 International Eastern Wine Competition
- Amazing Grace
- 2016 International Eastern Wine Competition
- Strawberry Delight
- 2016 International Eastern Wine Competition
- Celebration
- 2016 International Eastern Wine Competition
- Honey Peach Melba
- 2016 Amenti del Vino International Wine Competition
- Stone House White
- 2016 Amenti del Vino International Wine Competition
- Amazing Grace
- 2016 Amenti del Vino International Wine Competition
- Celebration
- 2016 Amenti del Vino International Wine Competition
- Honey Peach Melba
- 2016 Amenti del Vino International Wine Competition
- Sachem’s Twilight
- 2015 International East Meets West Wine Competition
- Blushing Beauty Wine
- 2015 International East Meets West Wine Competition
- Rubus’ Nightfall Wine
- 2015 International East Meets West Wine Competition
- Leetes Island Blues Wine
- 2015 International East Meets West Wine Competition
- Apple Raspberry Blush Wine
- 2015 International East Meets West Wine Competition
- Honey Peach Melba Wine
- 2015 International East Meets West Wine Competition
- Amazing Grace Wine
- 2015 International East Meets West Wine Competition
- Faulkner’s Spiced Apple Wine
- 2015 International East Meets West Wine Competition
- Celebration Wine
- 2014 Northeast Big E Gold Wine Competition
- Stone House White Wine
- 2014 Northeast Big E Gold Wine Competition
- Honey Peach Melba
- 2014 Northeast Big E Gold Wine Competition
- Faulkner’s Spiced Apple
- 2014 Northeast Big E Gold Wine Competition
- Happley ImPeared Wine
- 2014 Northeast Big E Gold Wine Competition
- Celebration Wine
- 2014 Northeast Big E Gold Wine Competition
- Pearadise Wine
- 2014 Northeast Big E Gold Wine Competition
- Amazing Grace Wine
- 2014 Northeast Big E Gold Wine Competition
- Hyland Red Wine
- 2014 Northeast Big E Gold Wine Competition
- Leete’s Island Blues Wine
- 2014 Northeast Big E Gold Wine Competition
- Sachem’s Twilight Wine
- 2014 Great Lakes Cider & Perry Association Competition
- Farm House Style Hard Cider
- 2014 International East Meets West Wine Competition
- Rubus’ Nightfall Wine
- 2014 International East Meets West Wine Competition
- Amazing Grace Wine
- 2014 International East Meets West Wine Competition
- Happley ImPeared Wine
- 2014 International East Meets West Wine Competition
- Golden Hard Cider
- 2014 International East Meets West Wine Competition
- Hyland Red Wine
- 2014 International East Meets West Wine Competition
- Leetes Island Blue Wine
- 2014 International East Meets West Wine Competition
- Adams Apple Wine
- 2014 Finger Lakes International Competition
- Faulkner’s Spiced Apple Wine
- 2014 Finger Lakes International Competition
- Stone House White Wine
- 2014 Finger Lakes International Competition
- Honey Peach Melba Wine
- 2014 Finger Lakes International Competition
- Amazing Grace Wine
- 2014 Finger Lakes International Competition
- Pearadise Wine
- 2014 Finger Lakes International Competition
- Hyland Red Wine
- 2014 Finger Lakes International Competition
- New England Style Hard Cider
- 2013 Grand Harvest Competition
- Amazing Grace Wine
- 2013 Grand Harvest Competition
- New England Style Hard Cider Semi-Sweet
- 2013 Big E Wine Competition
- Stone House White Wine
- 2013 Big E Wine Competition
- Apple Raspberry Blush Wine
- 2013 Big E Wine Competition
- Adams Apple Wine
- 2013 Amenti del Vino International Wine Competition
- Leete’s Island Blues Wine
- 2013 Finger Lakes International Wine Competition
- Apple Raspberry Blush Wine
- 2012 Amenti del Vino International Wine Competition
- Celebration Eighteen Seventy-One Wine
- 2012 Amenti del Vino International Wine Competition
- New England Style Hard Cider
- 2012 Big E Wine Competition
- Apple Raspberry Blush Wine
- 2012 Big E Wine Competition
- Faulkner’s Spiced Apple Wine
- 2012 Big E Wine Competition
- Happley ImPeared Wine
- 2012 Big E Wine Competition
- Celebration Eighteen Seventy-One Wine
- 2012 Big E Wine Competition
- Adams Apple Wine
- 2012 Big E Wine Competition
- Amazing Grace Wine
- 2012 International Eastern Wine Competition
- Faulkner’s Spiced Apple Wine
- 2012 International Eastern Wine Competition
- Leete’s Island Blues Wine
- 2012 Finger Lakes International Wine Competition
- Happley ImPeared Wine
- 2012 Finger Lakes International Wine Competition
- New England Style Hard Cider
- 2012 Finger Lakes International Wine Competition
- Whitfield’s Pearadox Wine
- 2011 Amenti del Vino International Wine Competition
- Whitfield’s Pearadox Wine
- 2011 Amenti del Vino International Wine Competition
- Apple Raspberry Blush Wine
- 2011 Amenti del Vino International Wine Competition
- Farmhouse Style Hard Cider
- 2011 Amenti del Vino International Wine Competition
- Sachem’s Twilight Sparkling Wine
- 2011 Big E Wine Competition
- Apple Raspberry Blush Wine
- 2011 Big E Wine Competition
- Adams Apple Wine
- 2011 Big E Wine Competition
- Strawberry Delight Wine
- 2011 Big E Wine Competition
- New England Style Hard Cider
- 2011 Big E Wine Competition
- Berry Best Friends Wine
- 2011 International Eastern Wine Competition
- Apple Raspberry Blush Wine
- 2011 International Eastern Wine Competition
- Honey Peach Melba Wine
- 2011 International Eastern Wine Competition
- Celebration Eighteen Seventy-One Wine
- 2011 International Eastern Wine Competition
- Farmhouse Style Hard Cider
- 2011 International Eastern Wine Competition
- New England Style Hard Cider
- 2011 International Eastern Wine Competition
- Leete’s Island Blues Wine
- 2011 International Eastern Wine Competition
- Berry Best Friends Wine
- 2011 Finger Lakes International Wine Competition
- Apple Raspberry Blush Wine
- 2011 Finger Lakes International Wine Competition
- Honey Peach Melba Wine
- 2011 Finger Lakes International Wine Competition
- Faulkner’s Spiced Apple Wine
- 2011 Finger Lakes International Wine Competition
- Celebration Eighteen Seventy-One Wine
- 2011 Finger Lakes International Wine Competition
- Adams Apple Wine
- 2009 International Eastern Wine Competition
- Celebration 1 871 Wine & Stone House White Wine
- 2008 International Eastern Wine Competition
- Apple Raspberry Blush Wine & Honey Peach Melba Wine
- 2007 Amenti del Vino International Wine Competition
- Honey Peach Melba Wine
- Bronze Medal
- Over 241 Bronze Medals Won Since 2006