Seedy Fruit Wine Company

Seedy Fruit Wine Company Homestyle wines made in micro-batches, from fruits, vegetables and herbs mostly grown on property.

In stock (always subject to change!)...

Wines: Strawberry, Domestic Grape, Tomato, Pear, Rhubarb, Wild Grape, Squash, Cucumber, Peach (2020 & 2021 vintages), Raspberry-Apple, Cherry, Apple, Plum, Elderberry, Watermelon, Lilac, Crabapple, Hot Pepper, Maple. Spirits: Three Sisters Cherry Spirits, Adams Landing Apple Spirits, Hogback Reef Maple Spirits, Butler Island Black Raspberry Spirits, Point Au Roche Plum Spirits.

08/29/2026

Hog Island resides just off the east shore of Alburgh. It’s a sizable island, nearly as big as Isle La Motte, with a church, gift shop (with a great creemee stand!), a campground and a lot of farmland out on this piece of the Missisquoi River delta. There used to be a whole village out there but they’ve downsized a bit.

Anyway, for some odd reason Hog Island originally was be part of Highgate – which probably made sense for some political reason but also meant a 5 ½ mile drive through Swanton to get to the rest of Highgate. Eventually somebody of sounder mind “moved” Hog Island to Swanton – so now the drive is only 4 ½ miles across river delta and mudflats, along the Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge, to get to the village of Swanton. I suppose this was a vast improvement. But I wonder why the island wasn’t instead annexed to East Alburgh, only a mile away. By rights Hog Island ought to be part of the Champlain Islands (though technically Alburgh itself isn’t an island), not some distant Franklin County. I’d be happy to discuss this issue with anybody who cares!

The point though is that an acquaintance who lives on Hog Island awhile back had started a vineyard out there and made some white wine. Through a bit of negotiation we acquired several cases of his product. In hindsight I guess it would have been interesting to taste the wine but I didn’t think of that. Instead we did what anybody would do - we put it through the still. Well, it’s been a couple years and we now have a fully mature Hog Island Brandy, and unlike most of our brandies this one is actually made from grapes! A friend of ours says it’s really good. I’m guessing he has more experience tasting brandy than I do, and he said it with confidence, so it might be true. You decide for yourself.

07/25/2026

Before I forget to mention it, we will be closed tomorrow, July 26, for a family event. Sorry for the inconvenience. We are open today though, noon to 7 pm as usual. Now I can forget.

I went fishing recently. No sooner had I dropped the hook and crawler into the water then the voice started up. I suppose it’s the same voice that everybody hears when they are fishing, so I don’t need to describe it, but it seemed particularly thoughtful that morning: “Why do you fish – do you need the food or do you just enjoy the sport of catching things?” “If a rooster were to lay an egg on the peak of a chicken coop, would it roll down the gentle side of the roof, or the steep side?” “Who will be the next Prime Minister of Great Britain?” Of course I tried to ignore the rant, and it finally settled into some melancholy incomprehensible muttering. Then, suddenly very clearly, “What does Sun Tzu mean by ‘be water’?” That’s when I realized I’d accidentally grabbed the wrong fishing pole. This one was my son’s reflecting pole, apparently feeling particularly blue that day. No more fishing.

For the past several months we’ve been focused on trying a new concept – making new batches of our more popular wines before we actually run out (Em’s idea). For the moment we therefore have a good supply of Maple Wine (which recently earned a gold medal), Blueberry Wine, Cowbanks Gin, and Mulberry Wine (that’s a new one for us) – as well as 20+ other selections. Feel free to stop by if you get really, really bored.

07/04/2026

FLASH MSG STOP MAPLE WINE READY STOP OPEN THUR THRU SUN STOP HAPPY BDAY USA DONT STOP

Have you ever wondered what it feels like to be wine? Not the “mouth feel”, but the actual senses of a glass of wine? ...
03/07/2026

Have you ever wondered what it feels like to be wine? Not the “mouth feel”, but the actual senses of a glass of wine? Does it get goosebumps if it’s chilled? Well, this is your rare opportunity to find out! Our tasting room and all the wine, even the entire barn, are very chilled this weekend (but not frozen!) as we await arrival of a new furnace and installation of a new chimney this week. We ARE open though and you are welcome to wear your tuque and snow pants if you like.

As an added bonus I bet Kathy would be willing to bring a few snow penguins inside to share your table. They make good conversation – just don’t pick up any proffered pebbles, else you will find yourself engaged in a long courtship ceremony that you might regret.

Oh, yeah. We also have a couple new wines available. The strawberry wine is by far our best batch yet (in my biased opinion); strawberry is surprisingly difficult to ferment to a decent flavor and color. The strawberry-grape wine also came out pretty decently, with a balanced flavor. Stop by this weekend, chill awhile, and be one of the cool guys/gals!

01/24/2026

Here at Seedy Fruit we are committed to safety. We have regular safety meetings, hosted in turn by our vast array of skilled staff – so they can all practice their presentation and instructing skills. To show just how committed we are, we’ve decided to disclose one of our more unfortunate incidents, resulting in a particularly impressive lesson learned.

This training was “How to Use a Plunger”, and Kathy wants me to emphasize the fact that this is (was?) a brand new, clean plunger. We understand that the employee will eventually recover with proper and extended therapy.

As previously disclosed my Facebook skills are a bit limited… hoping this actually shows the video.

01/03/2026

We'll be closed today, Jan. 3, for a family event - back open tomorrow. Sorry for the inconvenience!

12/26/2025

Snow for sale. Pick your own. Bargain prices while it lasts!

12/14/2025

“And Now For Something Completely Different.” Doesn’t that inspire you to go the Monty Python section of your local video store, for something to watch on this snowy Sunday afternoon? Or maybe it reminds you of wine.

We have SIX new additions today!

Pear Wine: “Opens with toasted oak aromas and layers of ripe apple and vanilla. The finish is long and warm with hints of citrus.” Well, not really - I just copied that from somebody else’s website because I couldn’t make up something that good on my own. Our pear wine tastes a lot like the pears from the tree by the driveway. Go figure.

Elderberry Wine – Not much to say on this one; pretty much the same as the previous batches we’ve done, because those always seem to sell out fast.

Raspberry Wine – Yep, another repeat. The same mix that got the gold medal a few months ago. Maybe this one tastes similar - or maybe not. It’s not my job to tell you what you should like.

Crabapple Wine – VERY tart! I’m thinking this will mellow out beautifully, in which case I’m going to hide some. By the way, you should like this.

Blueberry Maple Syrup Wine – The Government made me add the word “syrup”, though I thought it was obvious and a simple waste of ink. Oh, well, I lose again. Imagine pouring this wine on your pancakes, with a hot mug of Grade B syrup to wash it down with.

Cherry Wine – This was also a bit a challenge to get approved. I think of it as a fortified wine, since I’m mixing our Cherry Spirits into our Cherry Wine, to yield 23 percent ABV. The same government agency determined that “fortified” wasn’t appropriate though – perhaps they wanted to save me some ink. So it’s “cherry wine” with a light tap, but sparing you the “kick” of our 80 proof spirits.

Just a reminder though… with the exception of the Cherry Wine, these are all fresh, immature wines. The flavors are still developing and mellowing, so you could wait for the movie to end. On the other hand, sometimes we sell out while the wine is still young. But that’s okay - we don’t mind telling you what you missed.

12/07/2025

A couple days ago Em and I were watching reruns of Saturday Night Live, and during an ad she asked me about all the named days in December. I started explaining about Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, and so on – I even mentioned Barre’s Flannel Friday – when I finally realized she was focused on a skit and ignoring me completely. Dogs can be so rude sometimes! So I shut up and watched with her, something about Wendy and Doug and family. But I was, once again, wrong. As soon as the skit ended Em turned back to me and simply said “Whiny Wednesdays”. At least that’s what I think she said; I still have a rough time with her British accent. Maybe she said “blimey pennies”, but that wouldn’t make much sense, would it?

Em’s ingenuity shines through again! From here on out we declare every Wednesday in December to be a Whiny Wednesday. Make sure you are well stocked to celebrate accordingly with proper beverages and watching reruns of The Whiners on SNL. And feel free to stop by (on Thursdays through Sundays, or by appointment or chance on other days), if you want to whine with us.

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Milton, VT
05468

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