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A winery is a building or property that produces wine, or a business involved in the production of wine, such as a wine company. Some wine companies own many wineries. Besides wine making equipment, larger wineries may also feature warehouses, bottling lines, laboratories, and large expanses of tanks known as tank farms.
In recent years many states in the United States have created a new class of winery license, the farm winery, to allow farms to produce and sell wines on site. Farm wineries differ from commercial wineries in that the fruit which is the source of the wine is usually produced on the farm, and the final product is also sold on the farm. States such as New York have given a special permit to open a satellite store in a tourist area. With New York's passing of the Farm Winery Law of 1976 an example was set for many other states to pass similar laws.
Farm wineries are usually at a much smaller scale than commercial ones. Farm wineries may produce distinctive and very high quality wines. There are highly competitive contests by which wineries can establish prestige by winning in their categories. Farm wineries are a form of value added marketing, also known as agritourism, for farmers who may otherwise be struggling to show a profit.
Wineries typically employ winemakers to produce various wines from grapes by following the winemaking process. This process involves the fermentation of fruit, as well as blending and aging of the juice. The grapes may be from vineyards owned by the winery or may be bought in from other locations. Many wineries also give tours and have cellar doors or tasting rooms where customers can taste wines before they make a purchase. Winery architecture is very varied and rich and it is used by wineries as a way to promote their wines and cellar doors.
Wine is usually made from one or more varieties of the European species Vitis vinifera, such as Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Merlot. When one of these varieties is used as the predominant grape (usually defined by law as a minimum of 75% or 85%), the result is a varietal, as opposed to a blended, wine. Blended wines are not necessarily considered inferior to varietal wines; some of the world's most expensive wines, from regions like Bordeaux and the Rhone Valley, are blended from different grape varieties of the same vintage.
*Chateau Aux Arc Vineyard and Winery - Features the winery, tasting room, events calendar, grape varieties, and the 11-acre Chardonnay vineyard.
*Cowie Wine Cellars - Makes a variety of grape, fruit, and fortified wines. Includes product descriptions, ordering, events, a company overview, and information about their museum and bed and breakfast.
Keels Creek Winery - Features winery in Eureka Springs in the Northwest Arkansas Ozark Mountains. In addition to its own label, Keels Creek offers one of the largest selections of Arkansas wines in the state. The 10-acre vineyard contains more than 10 varieties of grapes.
*Mount Bethel Winery - Historic producer of a wide range of grape and fruit wines, including Cynthiana, Muscadine and Elderberry, located in Altus Arkansas. Includes product descriptions, area attractions and events calendar, recipes, and a company history.
*Post Familie Vineyards - Produces a variety of grape wines in Altus. Offers online ordering of wines, grape juice, jelly, and vinegar. Also contains a history of the property.
*Wiederkehr Wine Cellars, Inc. - Located in Altus, produces a variety of wines and offers cellar tours. Features the Weinkeller Restaurant, and an annual wine festival on site.
The Winery of Hot Springs - Overview of a branch of the Arkansas Historic Wine Museum with information on tours and winetasting available.
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