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Making Our Wines, Vineyard to Table

Making Our Wines, Vineyard to Table

When you visit Big Creek Winery or our tasting rooms, you can enjoy the results of a painstaking process. Here are some of the steps we take in creating the wines you enjoy. Grape Harvesting: The winemaking process begins with the careful harvesting of grapes. Timing...

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Big Creek Winery, Lawrenceburg

Big Creek Winery, Lawrenceburg

Big Creek Winery West East Side of Lawrenceburg's Public Square      Call us at Big Creek Winery West in Lawrenceburg (931) 903-2900 Open Wednesday & Thursday Noon - 6 p.m. Friday & Saturday Noon - 7 p.m.   Closed Sundays     Don't...

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We’re Part of the New Tennessee Wine Trail

We’re Part of the New Tennessee Wine Trail

Tennessee Farm Winegrowers Alliance (TFWA), the official statewide organization that supports wineries and vineyards in Tennessee, has launched the first ever Tennessee Wine Trail, and Big Creek Winery is a part of it. “At Big Creek Winery we are looking forward to...

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Catawba Wine

Catawba Wine

from Birds of Passage 1858 by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow      This song of mine Is a Song of the Vine, To be sung by the glowing embers Of wayside inns, When the rain begins To darken the drear Novembers. It is not a song Of the Scuppernong,...

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The Cask of Amontillado

The Cask of Amontillado

Read one of the all-time great horror stories about wine written by Edgar Allan Poe in 1846. THE thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could, but when he ventured upon insult I vowed revenge. You, who so well know the nature of my soul, will not...

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About that Dent in a Wine Bottle

About that Dent in a Wine Bottle

At Big Creek Winery, we are committed to making sure that you love the wine you buy which is why we always have had FREE tastings. If you taste It in the winery, you know exactly what you are taking home. We also have recommendations on our website about cooking with...

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Wine with Cheese

Wine with Cheese

Pairing wines and cheeses is a favorite way to enjoy wine – and cheese! If you are just beginning to explore which wines go with what cheeses, we have some tips for you: The easiest way to pair is to start with the type of cheese you like the best. There are 4 groups...

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Summer Wine Cocktails

Summer Wine Cocktails

Summer wine cocktails are a real summertime thing! Typically, wine’s with mixers are associated with something to add bubbles or a spritz, but those are not the only options for a cool summertime wine cocktail. Here are some of our favorites! Ginger Sweet Tea with...

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The Art of Serving Port-Like Wine

The Art of Serving Port-Like Wine

Those sweet, rich wines that taste more like a dessert than a dinner wine are often found to be imported from Portugal. In the wine industry, these imported wines are referred to as "Port Wines" At Big Creek Winery, those rich dessert or after dinner wines are...

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A Grape Event One Nyte Stand

A Grape Event One Nyte Stand

A Grape Event Featuring One Nyte Stand Saturday - December 19, 2020 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm Bring All Your Favorite People Music is FREE! - Wine Tastings are FREE! Buy a bottle or two for the evening or to take home with you! 1880 Campbellsville Road - Pulaski, TN Kick off...

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A Grape Event Box of Rox

A Grape Event Box of Rox

A Grape Event Featuring Box of Rox Saturday - April 10, 2021 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm Emerge from COVID-19 with a little distance and an outdoor (if it's pretty venue) AND if it's cold or rainy - We'll be in the Community Room at the Winery! Bring All Your Favorite People...

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A Grape Event Box of Rox

A Grape Event Box of Rox

A Grape Event Featuring Box of Rox Saturday - November 21, 2020 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm Bring All Your Favorite People Music is FREE! - Wine Tastings are FREE! Buy a bottle or two for the evening or to take home with you! Pick up dinner from Encore Catering Food Truck 1880...

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A Grape Event with The Sins Country

A Grape Event with The Sins Country

A Grape Event Featuring The Sins Country Saturday - October 24, 2020 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm Bring All Your Favorite People Music is FREE! - Wine Tastings are FREE! Buy a bottle or two for the evening or to take home with you! 1880 Campbellsville Road - Pulaski, TN See you...

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Charlee

Charlee

Charlee – a Ruby Port-Like Wine?   Not so long ago, we introduced a Port-Like Wine made with peaches. Pulaski Pure Peach is a now an annual favorite during the wonderful Peach Season. Adding to the Port-Like Wine List we are delighted to debut Charlee! Named for...

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Summer Wine Spritz

Summer Wine Spritz

Summer Refreshers Add some refreshment to the hot summer days with Wine Spritzers. For the most common spritzers use 3 oz of any wine you enjoy, over 4 oz of ice, then add 3 oz of a soda (citrus flavors work well) and garnish or add your favorite fruits (cherries,...

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How to Store Wine

How to Store Wine

For most of us, storing wine is not much of a problem. We are consuming the wines we purchase and have no need to find a place to store them. But for those who are stocking up, there are some big do’s and don’ts for keeping wine. The first big DON’T is to keep wines...

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A Matter of Taste

A Matter of Taste

Many people approach wine with hesitation about understanding whether you are drinking a good wine or a “so/so” one. Without a doubt Big Creek Winery believes that you should love the wine you buy so we encourage you to taste our wines before you decide which ones you...

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The Excitement of The Crush

The Excitement of The Crush

there is nothing quite like the excitement of the crush! Since time immemorial grape harvesting has been a labor of love, weather and timing. In the northern hemisphere, typical harvesting times fall between August to October, but, like guessing a baby’s due date,...

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Port-Like

Port-Like

  What Makes a Port Wine? With a competition to name our next wine, it has not been a secret that we are about to debut our newest wine, a Port-Like flavor blended with the peaches we love in Middle Tennessee. So, without further ado, we would like to introduce...

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Escape the Cold with Mulled Wine

Escape the Cold with Mulled Wine

The traditional winter treat for warming up those freezing cold days is Mulled Wine. The tradition of defending against winter chills with Mulled Wine seems to date back to the Roman Empire when soldiers would heat wine to keep themselves warm. As the Empire spread,...

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Chicken, Mushroom and Artichoke Casserole

Chicken, Mushroom and Artichoke Casserole

By Denise Grisham, author of Man that Stuff is Good For pairing with Hunter's Run Cranberry Wine     It's hard to believe five years has passed since I started the "Man, That Stuff is Good!" blog. When I scroll through the folders on my computer, I'm even more...

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Baked Stuffed Zucchini

Baked Stuffed Zucchini

The perfect pairing with Milky Way Blue Blueberry-Blackberry Wine By Denise Grisham, author of Man that Stuff is Good     My Aunt Kay was telling me about how my cousins loved it when Grandma Albert fixed them baked zucchini. Why hadn't I thought of that before? This...

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Classic Greek Chicken Paired with Campbellsville Bear

Classic Greek Chicken Paired with Campbellsville Bear

By Denise G. Grisham, author of "Man That Stuff is Good" 6 leg quarters Juice of two lemons 1   tbsp. dry oregano 1   tsp. minced onion 1   tsp. Lawry's garlic salt with parsley flakes 5   tbsp. olive oil Salt and pepper to taste Arrange leg quarters skin side up in...

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First A Grape Event Fun Success

First A Grape Event Fun Success

Guests enjoyed an evening under the stars, picnicked, danced with their sweethearts and toasted the summer with Big Creek Wines! Travelin’ Kind took the stage for an evening of fun at Big Creek Winery on June 24. Husband & Wife duo Trisha Leone and Mickey Sandora...

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The Murals at Big Creek Winery

The Murals at Big Creek Winery

By Dr. John White, artist Fortune smiled upon me in 1966 when I had the unparalleled opportunity to work as an artistic assistant to John de Rosen, a world famous artist, in a project to paint a mural behind the main alter of St. Basils in Vallejo, California. He had...

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Big Creek Winery to Host Chamber After Hours

Big Creek Winery to Host Chamber After Hours

Big Creek Winery is hosting the Giles County Tourism and Chamber of Commerce after hours on April 21 from 4:30-6 p.m. The public is invited to taste our wines and tour the winery. Here's what Jessie R. Parker, Chief Executive Officer, GilesCountyChamber, had to say...

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Take a Breath!

Take a Breath!

One of the bigger debates about wine drinking has to do with whether or not it’s really important to let a wine breathe before you drink it. Even among wine drinkers there’s a lot of disagreement about whether it’s important, whether all types of wines should breathe...

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Not Just For Drinking!

Not Just For Drinking!

Wines have always been a favorite ingredient for any adventurous chef! Wines will be used to create a zesty marinade. But it can also be used as a way to add pizazz to a dish before serving. Some will also use wine as a liquid to replace water or other cooking...

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Wine in the Bible

Wine in the Bible

Ecclesiastes 9:7: "Go, eat your food with gladness, and drink your wine with a joyful heart, for it is now that God favors what you do." First came Noah…. In addition to the rescue of every animal, Noah is really a farmer. He plants a vineyard and becomes intoxicated...

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Pecan Shortbread (Paired with Blackberry Wine)

Pecan Shortbread (Paired with Blackberry Wine)

3/4 cup all-purpose flour 1/2 cup finely ground pecans 1/4 cup sugar 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon Pinch of salt 1/2 cup (1 stick) cold unsalted butter, cut into small cubes 1 egg yolk Lightly grease a large rimmed baking sheet and set aside.In a mixing bowl, combine...

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