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Happy Easter!

April 22, 2011 in /by

Just a friendly note to let you all know that we will be CLOSED on Easter Sunday in order to spend time with our family. We hope you all have a safe and fun holiday!

A Great Loss

April 13, 2011 /2 Comments/in /by

The world has lost one of it’s best. Stan “The Man” Hedges passed away last night and we here at Grinder’s Switch Winery are mourning the loss of a great musician and an even greater friend. Our hearts, thoughts and prayers go out to his family. May he rest in peace.

Bud Break and the impending Battle against Black Rot

April 8, 2011 in /by

Bud Break has begun in the vineyards. Just about every vine on our 5 1/2 acres of vineyard is starting to poke their little green heads out. Of course, with the greening out of the vineyard comes the dangers of being a plant. Fighting diseases such as downy mildew and the dreaded black rot is […]

Happy Trails Minnie!

March 29, 2011 in /by

For the last 2 years Grinder’s Switch Winery has been the happy host to the famous statue of Minnie Pearl, Centerville, Tennessee’s famous local. We have enjoyed every day that Minnie has been here visiting us, but the time came this past weekend that Minnie hit the road once again. You can’t keep a girl […]

Spring Haircut

March 18, 2011 in /by

Spring is a really busy time for us here at the winery, and we thought that some of you might like to see what goes on behind the scenes of winemaking. So we will be giving you a glimpse into the life here at the winery as our grapes make their journey to the bottle. […]

Spring Forward Special

March 11, 2011 /2 Comments/in /by

This is your friendly reminder that the time changes this weekend. You will be “springing forward” on Sunday. To help you remember, we are running a Spring Forward Special! From Friday to Sunday, you will receive 10% off your purchase of four bottles of wine or more plus a free Grinder’s Switch Winery wine bag. […]

We’ve got Spring Fever!

February 21, 2011 in /by

The warm weather here at the winery has been a welcome relief to all of the snow and cold weather of the last few months. Of course with the warm weather comes a whole new season of growing grapes and making wine. Pruning has started in the vineyards and will keep the boys occupied for the […]

Benefit for Butch Imoberstag

February 12, 2011 /2 Comments/in /by

From Stan and Sandy Hedges. If you can help, please email them at this address:   hedges_stan@msn.com Friends, As most of you know; our friend Butch Imoberstag is terminally ill with Cancer, and as of today is barely hanging on. Butch’s family is having a very rough time and they need our help. We have organized a benefit for Butch […]

A Tisket A Tasket a Valentine Basket!

January 19, 2011 in /by

2011 Valentine Wine Trail Contest starts January 22, 2011 and ends on February 14, 2011. Stop by any of the 4 wineries on the wine trail to pick up your post card.  Take the card to all participating wineries, have them initial their logo and after all the logos have been initialed, leave at the last winery […]

10 – 9 – 8 – 7 – 6 – 5….

December 30, 2010 /1 Comment/in /by

A New Year is upon us and we hope that you all have much to celebrate and look forward to! We have plenty of wine to help you ring in the new year here at Grinder’s Switch Winery. We are open until 6PM on New Year’s Eve, but we are closed New Year’s Day. We […]