Quality is Timeless

Stemming from our company motto, “Quality is Timeless”, we have one overriding philosophy which permeates our entire operation. Every decision we make from barrel choice to pruning regime to equipment purchasing is driven by the question, “What will make the absolute best wine?” Once that’s answered, the rest takes care of itself.

We only make wine from grapes we grow. This may seem like a commonsensical thing to say, but it places Fernwood Cellars in roughly 7% of this industry. The vast majority of wineries purchase fruit from an independent grower, who typically is being paid by the ton, therefore perhaps not completely oriented to what growing system will make the best wine, regardless of tonnage. Another basic philosophy we have is that we do not use oak “alternatives”. Tea-bags, wood chips, 2x4s, whatever you want to talk about, we simply buy the best new oak barrels we can get our hands on in an effort to, vintage after vintage, make reliably consistent fine wines. This isn’t the cheapest route, but in our opinion it is the only route that makes sense for a dependable brand for decades.

So regardless of what Fernwood wine you are consuming, you can rest assured that you are enjoying a literally hand-crafted winegrown by, produced by and bottled by the finest standards.