There is a bit more to Acres of Land than you think.
My Old Kentucky Home
Acres of Land Winery is located on a 400 acre family farm purchased by Russell & Willie Mae Land in the 1940's. The farm's main crop of burley tobacco sustained the growth of the farm for over 50 years.
With the decline of burley tobacco quota and the death of Russell Land in 1998, Lowell & Katherine began to diversify into the wine industry. The agritainment business became Acres of Land Winery.
In 2000, Acres of Land planted their first vineyard consisting of 1 1/2 acres. The planting consisted of the Chambourcin, Vignoles, Mars & Reliance grape varietals.
As of today, 8 acres of vineyards exist, with expectations of more vineyards being planted in 2008. Along with the regional vines of Chambourcin & Vignoles vinerifa vines such as Cabernet Sauvigon and Chardonnay are grown.
In 2003, Acres of Land established a wine production facility, with the capability of growth, on one of the original farms purchased in the 1940's by Lowell's parents. While producing our first vintage, we developed our logo which is also used as our labels on our wine bottles.
When naming our wines, we used names of people who owned parcels of the farm before the Land's purchased the property. In December, 2004, Acres of Land began selling it's wine commercially. While using our production facility as our sales area, other buildings were being constructed. We are currently in the process of doubling our wine production within the next three years.
In September, 2005 a full-service restaurant with a tasting room and gift shop was completed. A former tobacco barn was renovated to serve our regional food favorites in a southern hospitality atmosphere.
The original tobacco tier rails remain in place, with chandeliers highlighting our new adventure of the Winery. Also, located within walking distance of the restaurant is a garden where fresh vegetables are picked and used in the restaurant. The 150 seat restaurant also has a patio with awesome views of Madison County.
In 2007, Acres of Land added wagon ride tours through the vineyards, winery building tours and picnic locations for everyone's enjoyment.
We encourage everyone to visit our restaurant for a picnic lunch and a bottle of their favorite wine, take the wagon ride to one of our picnic sites and enjoy the day.
Lowell & Katherine invite you to come and enjoy the fruits of their labor and hopefully share the family farm atmosphere with your family. We hope your visit will make you feel as though you are saving family farms as much as our quest to do so.
