Hardwick Winery

A day of canoeing at the Quabbin, turned into wine sampling instead. How unfortunate: D
Nice little place. Delicious wines! Had a great sangria overlooking the field. They also have a few cute goats. This was my first wine tasting and it set the bar high:)

Completely disappointed in their wines… but even more disappointed in one of their staff… completely and utterly rude. Their snack type foods are not reasonably priced at all. $ 15 for cheese and crackers is crazy.
Definitely won’t be returning.

My fiancé and I stopped in here while traveling to Yankee Candle. We got there for opening at 11am. the woman who helped us was Donna, she was absolutely wonderful. All the wines were amazing, there are now 7 wines they offer and you get to taste ALL for just 6 $ and you go home with a stemless wine glass! Bottles are also reasonably priced as well. 15 $ a bottle and 17 $ for there blueberry. They also discount depending on how many bottles you buy. We went home with one of each bottle. We will be returning to this winery!

This was a very emotional day for me. We had stopped at a general store in Barre after visiting my father’s headstone and, much like they do in small towns, the owner started chatting w/​us about why we were in the area and what we planned to see. Our plan had originally been to head back to the Northbridge area, but she changed our minds. She started telling us about one of their hidden gems: Hardwick Winery. We marked down her directions and said we’d stop by. We ended up having a conversation w/​another townie that came in and he actually had us follow him thru to the center of town and gave more detailed directions to follow from there. What can I say, were daredevils.
His directions were: follow this road around for about 3 miles, its narrow so be careful. Stop when you see the big keg.
Well, we indeed saw the big keg and stopped in. I would love to see this place in the spring, it was very open. We parked behind the building and headed inside. We were, as we usually are, the only people there. We said hello to the bar keep and she interested us in a tasting. This is the thing I friggin love about small towns. Their tasting was $ 5 for 5 wines and you got to keep the glass. We tried the Yankee girl & boy, the Mass. Cranberry, the Hardwick Red, and the Quabbin (Kwah-​bihn) Native. Since it was the bitter end of fall, they also had mulled cider, which my husband has never had. So good. I ended up taking home a bottle of the Yankee Girl & the Mass. Cranberry.
I highly recommend venturing out to Central Mass for this place.

Beautiful venue. We came here for paint night or should I say paint day on a Saturday. There were 2 floors, one restroom in each floor. Its very clean. The staff was friendly and helpful. Its was far from everything but the nice foliage country like drive was awesome. The winery mainly serves alcohol. no food. $ 6 for wine tasting and stemless glass to keep. The wine bottle are fairly priced at $ 15. I especially enjoy the dry red and dry white. No restaurant near by so eat before hand.

Located near Quabbin Reservoir on a scenic road. The property and two-​story farmhouse building are nice. The wine list is simple and includes 6 wines. The tasting of 6 wines is $ 6 and you keep the glass. I did not like how they use portion controllers to pour samples. The wines range from dry to sweet and all are about 12% abv. The prices are reasonable. A receipt from here gets you a free tasting at Amherst Farm Winery in Amherst, MA and vice versa. FYI, there was a sign inside that they are looking for growers.

Tastings at Hardwick are $ 5, and include a souvenir glass. Our group of five enjoyed six different wines in the upstairs loft area of the vineyard this weekend. It seemed as though most of their grapes are estate grown, which is impressive, given that Massachusetts isn’t exactly known for its grape-​friendly climate. (Though apparently there are quite a few vineyards in the Bay State.) I particularly enjoyed their white wines (they didn’t have a tasting list to take home, so I don’t recall specifics), and we bought a bottle of the Yankee Boy.
Hardwick has a nice deck, as well as picnic tables, so although we didn’t bring a lunch, it’s certainly a nice option.

Went back on this beautiful fall day… I suggested people go (anytime) but specifically now when the leaves are so gorgeous out in central/​western mass. They discount cases… yum. The family is really nice and helpful. The grounds and home are beautiful. check out the web site for schedule as it changes seasonally.