Here’s How it Works: Making Wine at Lakeland Winery

Step 1

• View our award winning wine list for custom winemaking packages.

Step 2

• Pick a date and time for your first winemaking appointment from our winemaking calendar.
• We make wine on Saturdays from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. and weeknights from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Each 6 gallon carboy (jug) makes about 30 bottles

Step 3

• Book your first appointment. It’s simple. Go to our online appointments page to set up your custom winemaking journey!
• Need more help or have questions? Get in touch with Andy Watkins, our head winemaker, via email or by visiting the Contact Us page.

Step 4

• Bring food or snacks to complement the wine and to create a more lively social atmosphere.
• Select wine from our list of over 35 fruit, premium, international and dessert wines.

Step 5

The winemaking begins. We go to the winemaking room (see it live on our WineCam) and start the Five Steps of How to Make Your Own Wine. You won’t believe how quick and easy it is!

Step 6

• Your wine takes 7 weeks to ferment, and you may choose to (a) return the second week to rack your wine or (b) simply let us take care of the racking and stabilizing steps for you.
• We eagerly await your return to the winery on the seventh week after your first appointment for even more winemaking fun as you bottle, cork, label and dress up your wine bottles.
• Just can’t wait to drink your wine? Wine is safe to drink after bottling, but, with the exception of fruit wines, it doesn’t taste good without proper aging. Fruit wines are ready to drink immediately, but white wines need three to six months to age, and red wines need six to 12 months of aging.