Overview
There are many of both in the Squam Watershed area. Work with your guide to plan stops according to your time and interests.
Extra charge for tasting fees per establishment’s price
Hermit Woods
Food and Wine Magazine included Hermit Woods Winery on their 2017 wine guide of “500 Best Wineries in America”
Haunting Whisper Wine and Spirits
Born out of our love of fine wines and delicious spirits, Haunting Whisper, LLC has become a great location for enjoying the sweet nectar of NH handcrafted wine & spirits. We have been producing product at our location in Danbury, NH since 2005 and serving the public since 2009.
We continue to challenge ourselves to produce high-quality products to be enjoyed by all. The wine maker Erin Wiswall, PhD in BioChemistry with full certification from UC Davis in the study of Enology & Viticulture has taken great care to produce world class wines & spirits.
Coffin Cellars
Coffin Cellars, LLC is a family-run country winery located in Webster, NH. We specialize in wines made from fruits and berries (and a flower and a vegetable!), many of which are grown locally or on our own property. Visitors can enjoy complimentary tastings April through December Saturdays and Sundays from 1 to 5pm, (2pm on Saturdays through Columbus Day). Or make an appointment year-round, including off days, for a private tasting. Currently, Coffin Cellars rotates 14 varieties throughout the year.
Gilmanton Winery
Our farm sits on a beautiful piece of land; just under 9 acres.
The month of April finds Marshall pruning all of our 700 or so grapevines.
Come June it's time to do the regular upkeep of the vines which includes putting up morewire, repairing the wire and fence posts, and making sure the irrigation system works. Bythe time July comes around its time to do pest control. By late August we're checking thesugar content to see if how close it is harvest time. Towards the end of September is usually when weharvest the grapes. That's a very busy day! Come November we have to slow down a bitsince it's getting colder outside but we're busy inside keeping an eye on the wine. Throughout this year we're also hosting brunches, dinners, weddings, bus tours as well as privatelyhosted parties. We love what we do and we're happy that it has become our full time occupation.Grace Metalious wrote the famous controversial novel Peyton Place. She lived in the housethat is now The Gilmanton Winery.
Black Bear Vineyards
lack Bear Vineyard began as a dream in 2007 and threw hard work and dedication, we’ve been fortunate to now produce over 7 varieties of estate wines. Two of the unique wine blends are award-winning. Located on 17 acres of rolling hills, Black Bear Vineyard is now one of the largest vineyards in the state.
This is the story of Black Bear Vineyard. Enjoy a secluded setting for tours, wine tastings or private events. Black Bear Vineyard even allows pets! Come see us soon! Enjoy a secluded setting for tours, wine tastings or private events. Black Bear Vineyard even allows pets!
SQUAM BREWING
The Squam Brewery is a small, three barrel nano brewery operated out of a barn in Holderness, NH. We brew in a 145 gallon Stout kettle which we've retrofitted with three 6000 watt electric heating elements. Our beers are fermented in several Stout conicals. Starting in August of 2010 we began selling our beer in 22 ounce bottles to stores in the Lakes Region.
WHITE MOUNTAIN BREWING
Dave Page has been brewing beer for 35 years. He decided to turn his passion for brewing, and his incredible social skills into a place where locals and visitors alike could gather and enjoy each other's company along with a few pints of hand crafted beer and delicious foods. White Mountain Brewing Company was thus born in 2015, in Ashland, NH
WOODMAN”S BREWERY
It all started with the simple idea to do something you enjoy, with the people you love, to be creative, and to share that with our community, friends, and family.
Woodman's Brewery was created in our home kitchen, in a 5 gallon homebrew kit a number of years ago. The idea that was being tossed around in the back of our minds since that first questionable batch, all of a sudden grew fast with every new piece of equipment purchased and tasty brews developed. We had an opportunity to turn the cottage on our property to a brewery, and we thought.. it's now or never. So we went for it! We've been working hard on the construction side of things for over a year now. Our friends and family helped make it happen, helping to rip up floors, smash walls, raise walls, paint, and lug equipment around.
We enjoy creating new recipes and incorporating local ingredients whenever possible. Our goal is to have 5 beers on tap to start (but we may not be able to wait that long!), one being a seasonal or specialty. We are inspired by where we live, and find it fun to experiment with local ingredients such as fresh fruits, maple syrup, and honey
THE DAM BREWHOUSE
A community brewer in the heart of the community. Before prohibition, every community had a small brewery, a "Public House" where people would gather. Friends would meet, Ideas shared, and good times were enjoyed.
Dam Brewhouse owners Sarah Dreshaj, and John Anderson have opened just such a place in Campton's Upper Village. Listed as a "beverage manufacturer" by the state of New Hampshire, John and Sarah keep 8 of their beers rotating through their taps. Most of which are gluten reduced, all of which are extremely drinkable. Sarah and John's hope is to bring community together. There small tasting room and beer garden is a perfect place to meet an old friend, or some new ones. Surprising connections happen all the time over a pint. Pick up the house guitar and share a song or two. When you enter the Dam Brewhouse you are family.
John and Sarah's hope is to "Make the beers you want to drink" and they are always changing the beers that they have on tap. With three staple brews, Dam Delight, a light lager, Mud Puddle a dry Irish stout, and Fruit Basket, a New England style IPA always on tap. You can find rotating through their other 5 taps some interesting beers like Peanut Butter Cup, and Limesicle, and some great classic styles like their Pilsner and English Brown Ale. In the first 10 months of business they have created 50 different brews, many by request of the Dam Brewhouse family.
Meet a friend for a pint, and enjoy a place where people are more important than their devices and where the conversation is at least as good as the beer.
TWIN BARNS BREWING
Twin Barns Brewing Company was formed in June of 2018 with the plan to brew and serve proper handcrafted beer in the Lakes Region. Now, you will be able to find our beer just a short distance away from the shores of Lake Winnipesaukee in a 1850s antique Meredith barn.
