Cellar 53 Winery

A desire to keep the family farm...

In 2005, we decided that the family farm needed to stay the family farm and not be developed into a subdivision. As for farming, we wanted to grow something we loved. We love wine and wine grapes. So like the madman cited by Dali, we planted a vineyard.

In 2006, Scott and his father, Tom planted several acres of grapes with plans to become commercial wine grape growers. However with a change in Tennessee's law, it became apparent that eventually the farm needed to develop into a farm winery. With lots of work from their three sons and family, Scott and Rebecca began to build the infrastructure needed to start a small farm winery.

And In 2015, on Easter Saturday, Scott, Rebecca and their family opened Cellar 53 Winery to the public. A majority of the wines produced use Tennessee grown fruit. The winery currently has five acres of vineyards with more acreages being replanted with blackberries, blueberries, pears and new grape varieties.

Currently, we have closed the winery tasting room and removed the vineyards. With all three sons moving to different parts of the country, we are making plans to indefinitely close the winery until our sons decide if they desire to return and reopen. Dalton is an officer in the US Navy, Cameron is a pro-pilot who is on the path to become a Navy aviator or NOAA Hurricane Hunter and Boone is a competitive rower who plans to row at the collegiate level. 

We appreciate your support of our farm business over the past years and it is this little farm and you, our customers, who have helped our sons become the young men they are today.

100% Farm Grown Chambourcin Reserve & Harvest White (Cayuga White) won Gold and Bronze at Indy International Wine Competition.

Dalton with 2009 Cayuga White Harvest

Cameron at Cayuga White Harvest with cousin Cora in 2010

Boone picks Chambourcin grapes - 2019