Beans Creek Winery

Wine: Winery: Ambiance: Jan 18, 2016

Favorite Wine: Reserve Cynthiana (Norton)

Norton Wine Review: Beans Creek Winery offers 32 different grape and fruit wines. I picked up bottles of 2002(?) ‘Chambourcin Reserve’ and ‘Cynthiana’ on my first visit. It was a chore finding a Tennessee wine in a state that produces only 600 acres of grapes annually. My first BCW’s Norton could be described as an acceptable table wine with no exceptional Norton wine character. Because of a thoughtful gift from a Tennessee friend, we were given a second BCW 2006 Cynthiana (Norton) to try once again. Palatable and this time referenced Norton grape tastes began to arise. Recently we were once again presented with yet another bottle, ~ this time a 2009 Beans Creek 'Cynthiana'. Bingo, ~ this six year old BCW matured bottle of Norton was a delightful surprise. Norton is a hard grape to work with and Beans Creek Winery is getting a handle on producing an enjoyable representative example of the Norton grape wine.

Wine: Winery: Ambiance: Jul 03, 2015

Fantastic visit, nice chat with young man serving about the complexities of some of their blends. Nice large tasting counter and well appointed gift shop. Favorite wine - Chardonel.

Wine: Winery: Ambiance: Nov 10, 2013

Favorite Wine: Bonnaroo White

Winery was located adjacent to I24, there's no visible vineyard. We found a couple wines we found acceptable.

Wine: Winery: Ambiance: Oct 18, 2011

Favorite Wine: Mountain Red

Awesome Winery. Very knowledgeable and friendly staff. Large selection of wines at very reasonable prices.