Haight-Brown Vineyard: Connecticut's Oldest Winery
Connecticut's oldest winery is also a haven for turophiles.
Visitors to Haight-Brown Vineyard can expect to find artisan cheeses from across the globe — creamy and robust English Stilton, Spanish Manchego, even a soft and buttery Camembert from nearby Arethusa Farm Dairy — ready to pair accordingly with the Litchfield winery's varietals.
"We're really into cheese here," says Amy Senew, who bought the winery from its founder, Sherman Haight, in 2007 and now co-owns it with Jacques Muratori. "We try to have lots of cheeses from around the world, and educate people on cheese as much as wine."
Haight-Brown, which began as Haight Vineyard in 1975, is a landmark in picturesque Litchfield County. The Tudor-style building is a popular year-round stop along the Connecticut Wine Trail, particularly for weekend classes that take guests through an instructive tasting tour of wines, chocolates and cheeses.