Turtle Run Winery

Blast from the Past!
2025-01-26 12:00 - 18:00 UTC | Turtle Run Winery
Have you ever wondered if that old axiom is true, do wines get better with age? Well, find out this weekend at Turtle Run Winery as we are set to host our annual “Blast from the Past”. With 25 years of winemaking, we have a section in the winery reserved for older wines, dry, sweet, red and white.
This is your opportunity to sample and savor older Turtle Run Winery wines and purchase some too! The “wine list” will constantly change over the course of Saturday and it will reset again on Sunday, so literally both days will have different offerings. And yes, we will sell out of wines constantly. There will be a limit on how many of an individual wine we will sell to an individual or family. Please share and don’t be selfish.
We want to see how our wines are aging, that’s part of it. And sometimes we age wine just because we knew the wine was great and wanted to try it years later. We do know, or have a very solid hypothesis that wines with minimal intervention (fining agents, added tannins, liquid oak, things like that) will age the best.

Barrel Tastings
2024-12-29 12:00 - 18:00 | Turtle Run Winery
Come out today, December 29th, Sunday, as we “need” to sample our barrels. In actuality, we do need to sample our barrels to see how they are aging, to map out blends and to top them off. Barrels don’t leak, per se, but rather wine evaporates through the staves which creates ullage, or a very thin atmosphere in the barrel and this thin atmosphere produces micro-oxidation, which can enhance fruitfulness in the wines. Additionally, oak imparts flavors and older barrels, inert of oak, still add complexity to the flavors of the wine within the barrel.
We had a fun time tasting barrels on Saturday, with more to come today!

Sunday Concert Series: The Monarchs Today Cancelled due to lack of concert parking
2024-09-29 14:00 - 17:00 | Turtle Run Winery
Hi Everyone,
We’re not too worried about the little showers that will occur today. After 9 inches of rain from the hurricane, areas we count on for concert parking are super saturated, squishy to my bare feet with mud coming up between my toes. That means cars stuck everywhere and our land looking like an impassible mud pit tomorrow, with probably a car or two stuck. Granted, my tractor and chains can pull just about anything out. Still….. Unfortunately we have to cancel. UGH!!! Sunday weather is getting tough all of a sudden!

Our second longest playing band at Turtle Run Winery is back! Join us for the good time rock-n-roll classics of The Monarchs! This band is THE Louisville Tradition. This is one of the bands that’s a must hear if you want solid, solid professional music with crisp, clear, concise sound. Harmonies are spot on. Great energy and great entertainment for all.
Our concerts are free and they are family friendly. You are welcome to bring food. We are normally selling grilled fare to benefit various programs from Special Olympics to Providence High School Swim and Dive. No other alcohol permitted.
All concerts are outside. Wine tastings during concerts are outside. We have plenty of shade. Wine can be purchased inside or outside. Cheese and crackers are available inside the winery. Grilled fare is sold on the east side of the winery behind the band. We have complimentary plastic cups. We sell wine glasses or you can bring your own wine glass. We suggest that you bring a lawn chair, but if you forget one, no problem as we’ll lend one (or two or three…) to you. Lastly, if you would like to borrow an ice bucket for your wine, great. We have them available, just please return them to the winery or the tent before you leave. No cover charge, no parking charge, yeah….very old school, isn’t it?

Cheers, Laura, Jim, Max, Lauren, Joe, Catherine, and our wonderful staff.

Sunday Concert Series: Eric & The Iconics
2024-08-18 13:30 - 17:30 | Turtle Run Winery
Weaving effortlessly great pop hits from the 1970’s forward, with great harmonies and instrumentation, we welcome Eric & The Iconics, a very talented band that will have you savoring the sound and dancing too.
Our concerts are free and they are family friendly. You are welcome to bring food. We are normally selling grilled fare to benefit various programs from Special Olympics to Providence High School Swim and Dive. No other alcohol permitted.
All concerts are outside. Wine tastings during concerts are outside. Wine can be purchased inside or outside. Cheese and crackers are available inside the winery. Grilled fare is sold on the east side of the winery behind the band. We have complimentary plastic cups. We sell wine glasses or you can bring your own wine glass. We suggest that you bring a lawn chair. Lastly, if you would like to borrow an ice bucket for your wine, great. We have them available, just please return them to the winery or the tent before you leave.
Cheers, Laura, Jim, Max, Lauren, Joe, Catherine, and our wonderful staff.

Grape Harvest: St. Croix, Frontenac and Corot Noir
2024-08-17 07:00 - 12:00 | Turtle Run Winery
Harvesting grapes is on my mind! This Saturday at 7:00 AM or when you can arrive, we’ll be harvesting St. Croix, Frontenac and Corot Noir grapes. If you would like to help, or your organization wants to help, great. The weather forecast has been dicey earlier in the week, but it’s looking good for Saturday! Whoosh, right?
We normally pick from 7:00 to 12:00 Noon. Some folks I know can’t get here right at 7:00 and that’s fine. 8:00 works too!
FYI, how in the *&^%$ world did weeds grow so fast in 2 weeks? I just finished hand weeding the Frontenac vineyard and our teenage super helpers (back in school) hand weeded St. Croix and part of Frontenac. Hashtag, we don’t like the commercial herbicides here!
Here is a picture of catawba, another grape we grow and the difference in the photos is about a month in time.
Cheers,
Jim

Sunday Concert Series: The Monarchs
2024-07-21 14:00 - 17:00 | Turtle Run Winery
Our second longest playing band at Turtle Run Winery is back! Join us for the good time rock-n-roll classics of The Monarchs! This band is THE Louisville Tradition. This is one of the bands that’s a must hear if you want solid, solid professional music with crisp, clear, concise sound. Harmonies are spot on. Great energy and great entertainment for all.
Our concerts are free and they are family friendly. You are welcome to bring food. We are normally selling grilled fare to benefit various programs from Special Olympics to Providence High School Swim and Dive. No other alcohol permitted.
All concerts are outside. Wine tastings during concerts are outside. We have plenty of shade. Wine can be purchased inside or outside. Cheese and crackers are available inside the winery. Grilled fare is sold on the east side of the winery behind the band. We have complimentary plastic cups. We sell wine glasses or you can bring your own wine glass. We suggest that you bring a lawn chair, but if you forget one, no problem as we’ll lend one (or two or three…) to you. Lastly, if you would like to borrow an ice bucket for your wine, great. We have them available, just please return them to the winery or the tent before you leave. No cover charge, no parking charge, yeah….very old school, isn’t it?

Cheers, Laura, Jim, Max, Lauren, Joe, Catherine, and our wonderful staff.

Chocolate Loving Wine Down
2024-07-20 12:00 - 18:00 | Turtle Run Winery
We are introducing two spectacular wines, Lauren’s Blend and Max’s Small Batch Red — Wedding Wine. Lauren and Max were married last October and both of them blended a wine for the wedding. Max’s is impossible to recreate and luckily we bottled an extra amount. Lauren’s blend was one in which we theoretically could add to the wine list, so we designed a label and painstakingly blended the wine last week. Do these wines go with chocolate? I know one does! But which one?!?! Lauren’s Blend should become a staple on the semi-sweet list right next to Catherine’s Blend. Max’s Wedding wine is very much a limited quantity wine.
This Friday and Saturday

Chocolate Loving Wine Down
2024-07-19 12:00 - 18:00 | Turtle Run Winery
We are introducing two spectacular wines, Lauren’s Blend and Max’s Small Batch Red — Wedding Wine. Lauren and Max were married last October and both of them blended a wine for the wedding. Max’s is impossible to recreate and luckily we bottled an extra amount. Lauren’s blend was one in which we theoretically could add to the wine list, so we designed a label and painstakingly blended the wine last week. Do these wines go with chocolate? I know one does! But which one?!?! Lauren’s Blend should become a staple on the semi-sweet list right next to Catherine’s Blend. Max’s Wedding wine is very much a limited quantity wine.
This Friday and Saturday!

Sunday Concert Series: LB&E (Louisville Brass & Electric)
2024-07-14 13:30 - 17:30 | Turtle Run Winery
Reed, Art and the gang are back! LB&E are known for good time music, especially those songs with horns. Expect some Chicago, maybe even a set or so. Very talented band. Okay, there’s an entire set of Chicago! And it’s great! Lots of horns, lots of dancing, a great band to enjoy at Turtle Run!
Our concerts are free and they are family friendly. You are welcome to bring food. We are normally selling grilled fare to benefit various programs from Special Olympics to Providence High School Swim and Dive. No other alcohol permitted.
All concerts are outside. Wine tastings during concerts are outside. We have plenty of shade. Wine can be purchased inside or outside. Cheese and crackers are available inside the winery. Grilled fare is sold on the east side of the winery behind the band. We have complimentary plastic cups. We sell wine glasses or you can bring your own wine glass. We suggest that you bring a lawn chair, but if you forget one, no problem as we’ll lend one (or two or three…) to you. Lastly, if you would like to borrow an ice bucket for your wine, great. We have them available, just please return them to the winery or the tent before you leave. No cover charge, no parking charge, yeah….very old school, isn’t it?

Cheers, Laura, Jim, Max, Lauren, Joe, Catherine, and our wonderful staff.

Sunday Concert Series: Frequency
2024-07-07 14:00 - 17:00 | Turtle Run Winery
FreQuency with it’s well known musicians and vocal talent has become one of Louisville areas band to watch perform! Fleetwood Mac, Tom Petty, Doobie Brothers The Pretenders, The Who, The Rolling Stones, Linda R, Smokey Robinson and much more!! Mary and Trent can really hit the vocals with great harmonies and just the overall feel and blend of the sounds is quite remarkable.
Our concerts are free and they are family friendly. You are welcome to bring food. We are normally selling grilled fare to benefit various programs from Special Olympics to Providence High School Swim and Dive. No other alcohol permitted.
All concerts are outside. Wine tastings during concerts are outside. Wine can be purchased inside or outside. Cheese and crackers are available inside the winery. Grilled fare is sold on the east side of the winery behind the band. We have complimentary plastic cups. We sell wine glasses or you can bring your own wine glass. We suggest that you bring a lawn chair. Lastly, if you would like to borrow an ice bucket for your wine, great. We have them available, just please return them to the winery or the tent before you leave.

Cheers, Laura, Jim, Max, Joe, Catherine, and our wonderful staff.

Wine Glass Tasting Experience -- Today -- July 5, 2024!!!!
2024-07-05 12:00 - 18:00 | Turtle Run Winery
Friday, July 5th at Turtle Run Winery. Thinking a lot of people are off work and perhaps looking for something fun to do. I don’t do this often, certainly not often enough. I think I can manage this with our awesome staff today. For anyone who asks, we’ll do one of my “Critically Acclaimed” sensory analysis on how the shape of a wine glass affects the acute flavors we perceive through volumetric pressure, vapor pressure, slope, flow rate, and the subconscious responses in nanoseconds to flavor and aroma recognition due to mouth vaporization location and rate. In semi-layman’s terms, I can prove there is no such thing as a red wine glass, a white wine glass, but I can prove that wine does taste different out of different glasses and your perceptive like of this glass over that glass is tied to your individually unique biology. Anyone game? Come on out today! Cheers, Jim

Sunday Concert Series: Shannon Vetter & The Sleepless Pilgrims -- cancelled due to pending rain
2024-06-02 13:30 - 17:30 | Turtle Run Winery
Gosh, I hated to cancel this one. UGH. I have been looking at the weather since 5:00 AM today, Sunday, and now it’s 9:00. Listened to all of the forecasts. I sense this one persistent spot in Illinois is going to affect us around 3:30 to 4:00 PM today with a gully-washer of rain, which is not so good for the musical equipment, and if there is lightning, not so good for the patrons either. I really wanted to hear this band! Dang it…Jim

Here we go, we have masterful band of southern/folk rock, which should be highly entertaining and will really get you going musically. Lots of instrumentations including the electric guitar, bass, drums, acoustic guitar, sax, and an amazing fiddle, 1 lead vocal, 3 backup vocals. This should be great!
Our concerts are free and they are family friendly. You are welcome to bring food. We are normally selling grilled fare to benefit various programs from Special Olympics to Providence High School Swim and Dive. No other alcohol permitted.
All concerts are outside. Wine tastings during concerts are outside. Wine can be purchased inside or outside. Cheese and crackers are available inside the winery. Grilled fare is sold on the east side of the winery behind the band. We have complimentary plastic cups. We sell wine glasses or you can bring your own wine glass. We suggest that you bring a lawn chair. Lastly, if you would like to borrow an ice bucket for your wine, great. We have them available, just please return them to the winery or the tent before you leave.

Cheers, Laura, Jim, Max, Joe, Catherine, and our wonderful staff.

Sunday Concert Series: Rockslide
2024-05-05 13:30 - 17:30 | Turtle Run Winery
Rock Slide plays great classic rock and is a super talented band consisting of Ben Graves on Key, Keith Hutchison on Vocals and Guitar, Bill Hammond on Bass and the incredible Mike McDowell on drums. The rock is pure and the musicians are outstanding. If you like just good ol’ classic rock and roll, here you go, Rockslide. What a great way to start off our Sunday Concert Series!
Our concerts are free and they are family friendly. You are welcome to bring food. We are normally selling grilled fare to benefit various programs from Special Olympics to Providence High School Swim and Dive. No other alcohol permitted.
All concerts are outside. Wine tastings during concerts are outside. Wine can be purchased inside or outside. Cheese and crackers are available inside the winery. Grilled fare is sold on the east side of the winery behind the band. We have complimentary plastic cups. We sell wine glasses or you can bring your own wine glass. We suggest that you bring a lawn chair. Lastly, if you would like to borrow an ice bucket for your wine, great. We have them available, just please return them to the winery or the tent before you leave.
Cheers, Laura, Jim, Max, Joe, Catherine, and our wonderful staff.
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August 2nd No Concert
2024-04-27 08:00 - 17:00
Hi Everyone,
We are taking this weekend off for concerts. Please feel free to come out for wine!
Cheers, Laura and Jim

Tour De Pork Bike Ride with the CMN band strumming hits!
2024-04-27 08:00 - 17:00
The annual Tour De Pork Bike Ride is here. Funds raised for the Tour De Pork are used to support the Ohio River Greenway project, a wonderful walking, running and cycling path along the Ohio River from New Albany, through Clarksville, to Jeffersonville. When the Tour De Pork bike ride began being hosted at Turtle Run Winery, the pathway was in the construction and design phase. For past riders, thank you!
The bike ride begins around 8:00 AM. Choose between the 25 or 50 mile course. Our Harrison County roads are exquisite for cycling, no potholes and low traffic. And all of the dogs are well behaved!
When you return, you’ll be treated to a wonderful lunch, compliments of the ticket you purchased for the ride.
For free, enjoy the soothing sounds of the CMN Band. CMN plays the classic easy tunes of the 1970’s and 1980’s. You’ll get a little Bread, some America, perhaps some Billy Joel classics and more!
Music plays from 11:00 to 3:00. Or just come for the music! You can skip the ride and just enjoy the music.
To sign up for Tour De Pork, go to the following website: http://www.friendsofthegreenway.org/le-tour-de-pork.html

Sunday Concert Series: Radiotronic
2024-04-21 08:00 - 17:00
Time for some slow, slow music…HA HA, NOT A CHANCE!!! This is Radiotronic and they play great high energy music from the 1970’s to today. Bring dancing shoes or break dance barefooted!
Our concerts are free and they are family friendly. You are welcome to bring food. We are normally selling grilled fare to benefit various programs from Special Olympics to Providence High School Swim and Dive. No other alcohol permitted.
All concerts are outside. Wine tastings during concerts are outside. Wine can be purchased inside or outside. Cheese and crackers are available inside the winery. Grilled fare is sold on the east side of the winery behind the band. We have complimentary plastic cups. We sell wine glasses or you can bring your own wine glass. We suggest that you bring a lawn chair. Lastly, if you would like to borrow an ice bucket for your wine, great. We have them available, just please return them to the winery or the tent before you leave.
Cheers, Laura, Jim, Max, Joe, Catherine, and our wonderful staff.

Turtle Run Test Event!
2024-04-09 08:00 - 17:00 | Turtle Run Winery
Turtle Run is having an event!
