We are winegrowers who opened Alpine Garden Winery in 2021, where we produce cider and wine. Our belief is that winemaking in this region has strayed from its agricultural roots, evolving into a commodity rather than a genuine agricultural product. Situated in the Mount Washington Valley, we grow grapes using holistic and regenerative farming methods. Our journey began in 2009 with a small plot of La Crescent and Sabrevois vines, and since then, we have planted 2,500 additional vines. This is just the beginning of our ambitious viticultural endeavors. While we wait for most of our own vines to mature, we collaborate with small vineyards throughout New Hampshire and Vermont. This partnership has introduced us to a passionate community of winegrowers in the region, who are redefining perceptions of hybrid grapes and the potential of East Coast wine.

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Our cider ambitions focus on revitalizing the local orchard culture by generating value through apple fermentation. We are located amidst what were once award-winning orchards from the early 1800s, many of which fell into disrepair during Prohibition. Today, we forage from the ancient remnants and descendants of those trees, which serve as our feral genetic repository of tannic, sharp, and disease-resistant apple varieties. These may hold the key to restoring our cider culture to its former glory. 

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To date, we have never produced the same product twice; each offering is unique to the season and circumstances, telling the story of the vintage. This journey encompasses farming, passion, art, and craft. We draw energy and inspiration from our wine-growing neighbors in the Green Mountains, who represent a true success story, and we aim to convey the cultural significance of embracing local wine-growing, along with the potential losses if we do not. The industrialization of this ancient craft has reached a tipping point, and we believe it is time to say "enough" to chemically engineered wines and the use of chemicals in vineyards. It is disheartening that there are 80 allowable additives in U.S. winemaking. We are a response to the overly modified wines made from grapes grown far away, striving to return to the agricultural roots of winemaking and introduce transparency to consumers. Our wines are rustic, wild, and raw, offering a new experience for your palate.