Connecticut Magazine has released its annual “Best of Connecticut” issue and once again many local businesses in Shelton were recognized for being the best.
To celebrate the great accomplishes of these local favorites, Jones Family Farms & Winery will be hosting their third annual Best of Connecticut weekend.
The event will take place on Saturday, Sept. 29 from 1 to 5 p.m. in the Jones Winery courtyard at 606 Walnut Tree Hill Road in Shelton.
Jones Winery (Best Connecticut Wine), Liquid Lunch (Best Connecticut Soup), Oronoque Farms (Best Connecticut Apple Pie), and Stockbridge’s Cheesecake (Best Connecticut Cheesecake) will be showcasing their winning products.
Guests will be able to sample and purchase the items that have made these businesses “the best.”
Other activities will include a vegetable market set up by Stone Gardens of Shelton and a vineyard talk in the Jones Homestead Vineyard at 2 p.m.
Jones Family Farms will also be open for pumpkin picking (including hayrides and corn maze – weather permitting) at their Pumpkinseed Hill farm at 20 Beardsley Road, Shelton, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Jones Winery Tasting Room will also remain open its normal weekend hours from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. for tastings and wine-by-the-glass on the patio.
Visit JonesFamilyFarms.com/Events for more details.
