About Mystic Country
Connecticut's southeastern corner — the region marketed as Mystic Country for its proximity to the maritime history hub of Mystic Seaport — is home to a cluster of quality wineries that benefit from proximity to Long Island Sound without being so close that maritime humidity causes the vine disease problems that plague coastal viticulture elsewhere.
Stonington Vineyards, established in 1987, is the region's anchor: a 58-acre estate overlooking the Connecticut coastal plain that has consistently produced some of the state's most polished wines from both vinifera varieties (Chardonnay, Cabernet Franc) and estate-developed hybrids. Jonathan Edwards Winery in North Stonington brings a California-trained perspective to New England winemaking, producing wines of genuine ambition from fruit grown on the estate's inland hillside vineyards.
The Mystic Country wine trail pairs naturally with the broader Mystic experience: a day that combines Mystic Seaport's maritime history, Mystic Aquarium, and a tasting at Stonington Vineyards or Taylor Brooke Winery in Woodstock represents a genuinely complete New England day trip from New York or Boston.
Mystic Country Wineries
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