About The Winery
Come taste, experience and enjoy!
Our guests enjoy our dry, semi-dry and sweet varietals from estate grapes and other regionally-sourced fruit served up with our four-season East Tennessee brand of Southern hospitality. We would love for you to join them at the hand-crafted walnut slab tasting bar in our 3200 sq. ft. timber frame winery, built from lumber harvested and milled on the farm.
The Winery
In 2015, The Winery at Seven Springs Farm opened on our working family farm, featuring a state-of-the-art winemaking facility and laboratory. Owner and Winemaker Nikki Riddle began planning The Winery while earning her Enology degree and working at a winery in Middle Tennessee, pursuing the art of hand crafting great-tasting wines. In just under ten years, The Winery at Seven Springs has:
- become a popular wine tasting and shopping destination
- earned a reputation for award-winning dry, semi-dry, and sweet wines
- built an active wine club with hundreds of members
- hosted year-round wine-paired events with fun activities, food
and live music - promoted winery agritourism in Nine Lakes Country (Appalachian Region Wine Producers Association)
- become the first fully sustainable vineyard and winery in Nine Lakes Country
Come visit our vineyard and winery soon!
It would be our pleasure to serve you and show you around!
Tank Room
We control the environment in our tank room to maintain the temperature of 58 degrees F – the optimal temperature for storing wine because it limits microbial growth.
Equipment
Our ongoing investment in the right manufacturing equipment to achieve quality control is a priority.
- Stainless Steel Tanks. Our 510-gallon tanks are constructed of stainless steel which imparts no flavor to the wine.
- Custom Fabrication. We worked with a premier New York metal beverage tank fabricator to design tanks to our specifications, fully jacketed to control temperature during production.
- Fully Equipped Laboratory. We perform all wine testing in-house, supervised by our Winemaker who, along with an enology degree, has an academic and business background in biomedical engineering.
Processes
Temperature control matters throughout the process to ensure quality control.
- We ferment our fruit cold and slow. We chill our tanks because one of the by-products of fermentation is heat.
- Keeping the wine cold (reds fermented around 70 F; white wines around 55-60 F) helps to retain the fruity aromas and flavors to enhance the overall taste, experience and enjoyment of the wine.
Sanitation
Proper sanitation protocol in the tank room is pivotal in creating great tasting wine.
- Stainless steel tanks are fully washed and sanitized before and after each tank is emptied or filled.
- Food grade walls. PVC walls with waterproof lights and plugs are easily washed down and sanitized.
Sustainability
Stewarding the land is a priority at The Winery at Seven Springs Farm.
- Water Supply. The namesake artesian springs provide an abundant supply of spring water. A custom engineered irrigation system pumps water throughout the hillside to provide water to the vineyard year-round, even in dry bouts of weather.
- Renewable Power An investment in the installation of solar panel banks with 7,000 sq ft of surface area generates enough electricity (100kW solar capacity) to achieve 100% energy grid independence for Seven Springs Farm. Over 30 years, it’s the equivalent of driving 729,483 miles less and planting 29,179 trees.
Our Customer Reviews
Great Wine!
“Great tasting wine! I love the labels on the bottles! The staff is friendly and helpful. I joined the wine club. Great discounts on wine and products in the store. Can’t wait to go back!”
– Debhorne1960 Bristol, Tennessee