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Let us introduce ourselves.... We are Elmer and Holly Savage. Along with our two sons, we operate Barrett Hill Farm in Union, Maine. Elmer began farming here in 1985 when the farm was purchased by his parents. Since then, the farm has been home to a flock of sheep as well as Belted Galloway cattle. Today the sheep are gone, but the cattle remain. In 2000, we purchased the 95 acre farm from Elmer's parents and began planning for its future. The desire to preserve the farming tradition here needed to coexist with the financial realities of agriculture. The farm's blueberry fields offered great potential, but the lack of profitability for blueberry growers gave us incentive to look for possible value added products for our crop. |
Belted Galloways enjoying the spring sunshine |
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explore some of the great blueberry wines being produced. This soon led
to the possibility of growing grapes as well. We were impressed by the
opportunity to expand into this niche market. We explored vineyards and
wineries near and far, and found people willing to help around every
corner.
In 2002 we planted the first two acres of our vineyard. Since that time, we have expanded to nearly four acres with nine varieties of grapes. We have spent the past four years learning grape production from the ground up and advancing our winemaking from hobby level to small scale commercial production. Now, as we open Savage Oakes Vineyard and Winery for the second season, we invite you to follow our progress as we grow Thanks for visiting.
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