Savage Farms to hold first wine-tasting event Saturday

Savage Farms, which was given the go-ahead by Fallsburg voters in June to sell wine at its location, will have a wine-tasting event Saturday.

By Lilly Adkins
BSN Associate Editor

LOUISA — Lawrence County wine distributor Savage Farms will host a wine tasting Saturday from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. at its Fallsburg location. Owner Keith Moore invites the public to his soft opening of the winery for a few complimentary half-ounce tastings, or to purchase by the glass for $4-$5 with frozen fruit.
For those who can’t stay or want to purchase a bottle of the local wine, bottles cost $14 each or $12 each with the purchase of three. “This is a day that will go down in history for Lawrence County as we are its very first winery,” Moore said. “Don’t miss out & don’t worry, we will be doing the event outdoors at our new gazebo to make sure we social distance.” Residents of Fallsburg in Lawrence County voted 314 to 124 during the June 23 primary to allow the sale of alcoholic beverages at a “small winery or wineries” in their precinct. The issue applies to Savage Farms, which makes wine but at the time could not sell it due to Lawrence County’s dry status. “We don’t have plans of opening a bar, nor selling beer or anything,” Moore said prior to the election. “We just want to be able to sell our wine, and we feel it will attract people to the area. We’ve already been asked to be on a tourist stop. It’s not a cure-all for economic development, but it’s a step in the right direction. We want something people can be proud of. We live in a beautiful area. Lawrence County is a beautiful place to live and I believe it would attract people to the area.”
Prior to the election, Moore said that he was only able to sell his wine during special events such as Septemberfest and events in surrounding counties, but that he wanted to be able to sell his product from the farm. “I’ve had quite a few people who want to be able to come here and buy it,” Moore said. “I also sell it in Grayson, they keep inviting us back, but it would be good to be able to sell it from the farm.”
Moore turned in a petition in January asking the court to approve putting a question on the ballot to make Savage Farms moist so that it could sell its wine.