Since 1871, six generations of Bishop’s have been serving Connecticut with farm products. Bishop’s Orchards Winery offers their own wine & other fine Connecticut wines 7 days a week. Bishop’s Orchards Winery has taken the superb reputation and flavor of the fruits they grow to produce over 11 different varieties of wines as well as a popular Hard Apple Cider. Bishop’s own apples, raspberries, peaches, pears, strawberries and blueberries are the starting point for each wine. These specially created distinctive wines range from dry to sweet and will delight the palette.

Open year round, the Farm Market features a bakery & kitchen specializing in pies, soups & prepared meal solutions, produce from the 313 acre farm & around the world, meats, cider, cheese, dairy products, flowers, fruit baskets, gift and apple packs (shipped in US). Pick Your Own Fruits are available from June till October, with strawberries, blueberries, peaches, pears, apples, raspberries & pumpkins. Apple cider donuts are a specialty year round. Kids love to watch the train and visit Llamas, Alpacas & Goats!

Situated in the historic town of Guilford, with its beautiful 7.7 acre green, surrounded by historic homes, churches and shops, Bishop’s is a perfect destination to be followed by a visit to the oldest stone house in CT, the Henry Whitfield State Museum (after which is named our Stone House White Wine). Bishop’s Orchards was awarded the Century Farm Award by Governor Ella Grasso in 1975, and received the MassMutual 2001 National Family Business Award.

Wine List

  • Stone House White
  • Apple Raspberry Blush
  • Honey Peach Melba
  • Faulkner’s Spiced Apple
  • Happley ImPeared
  • Celebration 1871
  • Strawberry Delight
  • Adams Apple
  • Blushing Beauty
  • Pearadise
  • Crimson Rose
  • Amazing Grace
  • Sachem's Twilight
  • Rubus' Nightfall
  • Farmhouse Style (Semi-Dry) Hard Cider
  • New England Style (Semi-Sweet) Hard Cider
  • Golden (Semi-Sweet) Hard Cider

Awards

  • Double Gold Medal
    2016 Big E Gold Wine Competition
    Rubus’ Nightfall
  • Double Gold Medal
    2014 Big E Gold Wine Competition
    Rubus’ Nightfall
  • Double Gold Medal
    2011 International Eastern Wine Competition
    Stone House White
  • Double Gold Medal
    2011 Amenti del Vino International Wine Competition
    Strawberry Delight
  • Gold Medal
    2016 Amenti del Vino International Wine Competition
    Strawberry Delight
  • Gold Medal
    2016 Amenti del Vino International Wine Competition
    Apple Raspberry Blush
  • Gold Medal
    2016 Amenti del Vino International Wine Competition
    Rubus’ Nightfall
  • Gold Medal
    2016 Big E Wine Competition
    Hyland Red
  • Gold Medal
    2016 International Eastern Wine Competition
    Apple Raspberry Blush
  • Gold Medal
    2016 International Eastern Wine Competition
    Hyland Red
  • Gold Medal
    2016 Finger Lakes International Wine Competition
    Hyland Red
  • Silver Medal
    2016 Finger Lakes International Competition
    Sachem’s Twilight
  • Silver Medal
    2016 Finger Lakes International Competition
    Rubus’ Nightfall
  • Silver Medal
    2016 Finger Lakes International Competition
    Amazing Grace
  • Silver Medal
    2016 Finger Lakes International Competition
    Honey Peach Melba
  • Silver Medal
    2016 Big E Wine Competition
    Amazing Grace
  • Silver Medal
    2016 Big E Wine Competition
    Faulkner’s Spiced Apple
  • Silver Medal
    2016 Big E Wine Competition
    Honey Peach Melba
  • Silver Medal
    2016 International Eastern Wine Competition
    New England Hard Cider
  • Silver Medal
    2016 International Eastern Wine Competition
    Amazing Grace
  • Silver Medal
    2016 International Eastern Wine Competition
    Strawberry Delight
  • Silver Medal
    2016 International Eastern Wine Competition
    Celebration
  • Silver Medal
    2016 International Eastern Wine Competition
    Honey Peach Melba
  • Silver Medal
    2016 Amenti del Vino International Wine Competition
    Stone House White
  • Silver Medal
    2016 Amenti del Vino International Wine Competition
    Amazing Grace
  • Silver Medal
    2016 Amenti del Vino International Wine Competition
    Celebration
  • Silver Medal
    2016 Amenti del Vino International Wine Competition
    Honey Peach Melba
  • Silver Medal
    2016 Amenti del Vino International Wine Competition
    Sachem’s Twilight
  • Bronze Medal: Over 129 Bronze Medals Won Since 2006

Facts

Farm est. 1871; Winery est. 2005.
Owners: The Bishop Families.
Winemaker: Keith B. Bishop.
313 total acres.
Annual Produced Cases: 2000.