This Saturday, we will have another one of our little ol' "Out Front Ring Fires." We'll open up an older vintage or two, because wine not, right? It's a relaxing day for enjoyable conversations around something that creates a lot of mental peace -- fire. I love the snapping and crackling and the smell. Just the entire sensation of controlled fires.... We call these our "Fireside Chats."  A relaxing time, indeed. This Sunday, with rain in the forecast, no fire, oh well.  But here's a great idea!!!  Ever hear there are red wine glasses and white wine glasses?  Of course you have!  But if you haven't, there is an entire industry built around this concept.  What if, through physics and physiologics I can explain very scientifically how we receive perceptive differences in flavor from different shaped wine glasses, but I will also be able to explain through your personal experience, with science, that the notion that there are red wine glasses and white wine glasses, down to the individual variety of grape is all based upon innuendo.  Should be fun.  Come on by -- something fun to do on a rainy Sunday.  

We just eclipsed the 24th year in business!  So many memories.  Thank you customers and good friends!  This weekend, we'll pull from the past and have a lighter "Blast from the Past" in which we'll sample 15 or so older wines, and those wines will be available for purchase too. Come on by and share your favorite Turtle Run memory, either at the winery or with the wine!  

Hi Folks, Between forever snow and constant rains it's been hard as heck to have these weekend fires with the fire rings out in front of Turtle Run Winery.  And closing in on mid-April, we are running out of time.  But this weekend looks like a gem, so come on by for great wine, great conversations and a nice cozy, conversation building fire  

You've seen Eric Kerr out here with The Rigby's and other bands.  Remember Brutally Handsome?  Eric and the Iconics drift us back into some good time "classic music." From Pop, Rock, Motown, R&B favorites and "seldom heard" gems of the '60s and '70s. From The Temptations to Al Green to ELO; From Etta James to Dusty Springfield to The Staples Singers. They'll take you back one song at a time.  You'll be able to relax and dance.  Fabulous vocals, male and female, great musicians throughout.  You'll be truly impressed with the ranges of the song and the tightness of the talent. 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.

This is simply put, great music from a great band.  The Julie Baker Project play songs from a wide variety of musical genres, including pop, rock, country, R&B, disco, soul and today's top hits. This is a dance band with high energy music, so be ready to tap your toes. 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.

New band for us alert!  This band came highly recommended and here is what we can expect:  Expect an entertaining mix of classic rock with some funk and country thrown in, along with a few surprising deep cuts you probably haven't heard in a long time.  We promise a FUN show that will make you feel like you're 20 again! 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 and Lauren, Joe, Catherine, and our wonderful staff.

Looking for some great classic rock, pop and dance music with a great vibe?  Look no further than the Dave Meland Band.  Great harmonies and instrumentation.  If you like the classics of years ago, welcome! 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.

Continuing our Saturday "tradition," if you can call this popular comparative tasting a tradition since we have only been doing this for a few weeks now, but let's see if we can taste some contrasts between vintages and within vintages and in blending. We do have some limited quantities on some wines that will be compared. In no particular order....... Syrah 2023 to Syrah 2023 just bottled. The newly minted Syrah aged in the barn and has a dash of 2024 Syrah and 2024 Cab Franc, whereas the older bottled Syrah 2023 has a dash of 2023 Cab Sauv. Rhapsody in White versus Rhapsody in White. Both are blends of barrel aged and fermented Vignoles and tank aged Chardonnay. When blending the new version we didn't open a bottle of the version we bottled last year. That should be fun. Slip My Mind 2024 versus the 2017 with the botrytis bacteria. Can you taste the difference that aging and especially a bacteria can have an effect on the wine? It will be obvious that you can see the difference. Sweet wine with dynamic flavors! Then if someone twists my arm, how about Malbec 2023 versus Malbec 2024? To get the 2024 to remotely come close to tasting like the 2023, we blended a little 2024 Syrah and 2024 Cab Franc into the blend.

For Saturday June 21's Wonderful Wine List we will feature....oak!!! If anyone wants to try a wine doused with an old sample of liquid oak (which might provide a histamine reaction), caveat emptor, but then you would know the flavor!! Our lead wine will be the 2018 Seyval Blanc, with the 2020 Chambourcin, 2 versions, providing some wonderful contrasts. Then, there's the barn aged wines!! For the sweet wine fans, I have some great ideas but I want to run them by our sweet staff!!

Time for some great country music, like really good.  This is the premier traditional country music band featuring elite country music players.  A must see if you like country.....or even if you don't, you'll probably like THIS country 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.

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.

Another new to Turtle Run Winery Band! 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.