Fall The CT Wine Trail to Kent

Kent is a small town in Connecticut that not many Connecticut residents know a lot about. It is home of two wineries along the Connecticut Wine Trail and is full of things to do in the wintertime. A weekend in Kent is an ideal romantic getaway, so bring a date on this trip.

The CT Wine Trail is made up of 14 vineyards. The trail will take you through some of CT’s most scenic and historic towns such as Brookfield, scenic New Preston, and the historic village of Litchfield.

Wineries are popular around the area of Kent such as White Silo Winery, a small winery in the rural town of Sherman right around the corner from Kent. The Wines include Raspberry, Blackberry, Rhubarb and Sour Cherry wines, both Dry and Semisweet and are produced and bottled at the winery from unsprayed fruit grown at the farm. You can have a glass of wine on their terrace, overlooking the mountains and ponds or cozy up inside by the fire on a cold winter day. Their specialty is Blackberry sangria coupled with homemade Connecticut farm cheese or chocolate truffles. Take a tour of the 1850’s barn, the art gallery, or just sit at the wine bar and enjoy the wine tasting.

Hopkins Vineyard is another winery, family owned Connecticut Century Farm and one of Connecticut’s first winery-established wine-bar. It is located in the hayloft of a 19th Century barn with a casual atmosphere of cafe tables overlooking the beautiful Lake Waramaug.

When visiting Kent in the winter, you can also take a ride on a horse-drawn sleigh with a big cozy blanket to keep warm while you sit back and listed the sound of sleigh bells jingling as you slide across Connecticut’s winter wonderland. After you take a ride through a field and into the woods, you will be lead back to the Long Meadow Farm house where you will be served a delicious, steaming cup of hot mulled cider awaits you. Your sleigh ride will last about 40 minutes costing $95 for two persons, $125 up to four, and $160 for up to 10 people.

Kent is also the home of Kent Falls, the largest waterfalls in CT. If the weather permits, take a drive to the falls where you can pack a picnic, take a hike to the top of the falls, or just take in the gorgeous scenery and serenity of the falls. Just down the road from the falls is the center of Kent where there is a handful of stores and restaurants that are a perfect fit for this rustic town in the hills of Connecticut where you can have a hot chocolate at the Kent Coffee and Chocolate Company or a slice of delicious homemade pizza at Kent Pizza Garden and Restaurant.