Mineral Hills Winery at Godard's Red Hen Farm

Mineral Hills Winery at Godard's Red Hen Farm is a family-owned farm winery in Florence, Massachusetts, just outside Northampton. The farm began growing apples and keeping bees in 1984, and owners Larry and Sue Godard added the winery in 2010. The property remains a fourth-generation family farm; their daughter Anna is now transitioning in to run the farm and winery. The winery is named for the nearby Mineral Hills. It grows French-American and University of Minnesota hybrid grapes, including reds Frontenac, Marquette, Petite Pearl, and Chambourcin, and whites Cayuga, Itasca, and Chardonel. It also imports vinifera grapes and juice such as Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay. The lineup spans dry to sweet grape wines, plus fruit wines made from farm-grown apples and blueberries, an occasional ice apple wine, a blush, and mead from honey collected in Sue's apiary. Annual production runs between 1,300 and 1,900 cases. Visitors can taste in the tasting room, with tastings and flights of five one-ounce pours available. Tours of the winemaking facility are offered when a winemaker is available. The farm store also sells seasonal apples, sweet cider, blueberries, honey, and beeswax-based hand creams and lip balms.

Written by Ava from public sources. Not written or reviewed by the winery.