Tranquillity Vineyard & Winery is a family-owned, lakeside estate winery on Lake Quassapaug in Middlebury, CT. Founded in 2016 on historic 1892 Tranquillity Farm, the vineyard produces both red and white wines, offers indoor and outdoor tastings, hosts events, and provides tours of their winemaking facilities.
History
Established in 2023.
Tranquillity Farm was a historic summer estate located on Tranquility Road in Middlebury Connecticut. The estate was developed in the 1890s by industrialist John H. Whittemore, with architectural design by the noted firm of McKim, Mead, & White, and landscape design by Charles Eliot and Warren Manning. Tranquillity Farm occupied over 300 acres on the east side of Lake Quassapaug, west of Middlebury’s town center. The estate’s landscape featured broad meadows with expansive views over the lake, and stone walls lining the roadways, There are several clusters of buildings that still dot this landscape.
