Wineries and Artisan Cheese Making Farms in Northeastern Massachusetts

Wineries

Who's Your Farmer? Middlesex County - Broad Hill Vineyards Twenty-four MA wineries and numerous vineyards are catching the attention of wine lovers everywhere. Several are right in our backyard. Their wines are hand crafted with loving care from grapes, fruit, berries, honey and flowers that offer a wide variety of wines to complement a spectrum of native foods.

The most common grape wine varieties grown in Massachusetts are the vinifera varieties Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Riesling, Gewurztraminer, Pinot Blanc and Pinot Gris followed by the American Hybrids Vidal Blanc and Cayuga.

Farmstead Cheeses

Massachusetts boasts a growing number of award-winning dairy specialty products including farmstead cheeses from two operations in our region. The industry offers a large variety of cow and goats' milk cheeses. Half are Chevre, handmade in small batches with milk from dairy goats. The other products are crafted from cow's milk, including milk from brown Jerseys and black and white Holsteins. Some cheese producers offer tours or invite visitors to their retail stores. Some have mail order catalogs. Most of these cheeses are available in supermarkets, farm stands and specialty food shops, as well as featured in restaurants across the Bay State. Please call, check the website or e-mail the producer to order or find out where their product can be purchased.