THE MOST AWARD WINNING WINERY IN NIAGARA COUNTY is Located just 2 miles East of Wrights Corners on Murphy Road in Newfane. Family Owned and Operated, and using a selection of more than 40 International Yeasts, Twenty-Three Varietals of Wine Have Been Developed, Manufactured and Bottled on Site...Including the First Ice Wine Produced in Niagara County for Re-Sale!
A FAMILY OPERATION FROM THE BEGINNING. For centuries our ancestors created their version of the grape to produce a wine unlike any other. It was theirs alone! Our fathers, Joseph T. Chiappone and Joseph J. Oliver, were no different from many other European men who had their way to grow and blend the grape. For many years we all enjoyed the fruit of their labor. As one might expect, we all thought no wine was or could be better than theirs. No one in the family ever became interested in the legendary product in quite the same way...until TJ came along. While his Dad made wine it was TJ who, early on, needed to know all there was to khow about the family's wines. The seniors recognized this and taught TJ all they knew including family secret blending formulas, handed down through the generations. It was this uncanny and insightful interest that continued the learning process that took TJ to incredible heights, and is responsible for the nationally and internationally awarded wines produced at today's Winery. Of course TJ is Thomas J. Chiappone. Thomas holds a B.S. in Chemistry and has been an Encologist for almost 40 years. Years of research and development that have resulted in Thomas' ability to blend the old and the new to produce wines you will consider the finest ever to touch your pallet...World Class Judges do!
WHILE WINE MAKING at CHIAPPONE CELLARS is done following proven old European Methods, impeccable control is maintained with wine-making equipment and machinery imported directly from Italy. A controlled temperature room and a laboratory with state-of-the-art equipment assures the highest quality wine bearing our name!
ENJOY OUR WEB SITE and please visit the Winery soon. In addition to Wine produced right here on site there are Gifts and Wine-Making supplies galore. Wine-Making classes, A Pavilion available for special occasions and a Horse named "April" await.
