It's just a 30-minute drive from Worcester and about two hours from western Massachusetts, Nashoba Valley Winery sits on 68 acres of land in Bolton. The family owned business opened nearly 30 years ago and was built from the ground up. 

"My dad purchased the property in 1995 with the help of the APR and the town of Bolton," COO Justin Pelletier said. "Basically to protect this area from being turned into real estate development. He didn't have any prior experience in this industry at all so he kind of bought it and dove in and was able to grow it to what it is today."

Today they consist of a winery, brewery, distillery, restaurant and a pick your own orchard. A popular attraction for many guests is the guided tour of the wine-making and the distilling facility followed by testing out the products in the tasting room.

"So a tasting you get eight different chips is what we call them. Each chip you get a tasting of wine, or two chips for a tasting of spirits, so you can taste all of our wines, all of our beers all of our ciders and all of our spirits in this room. It's $17 and you get a commemorative glass. On the weekends we do encourage reservations. On Monday through Friday, it's more of a walk in kind of system but it gives you the ability to taste our full product line basically. We have a huge, huge offering of different wines from your traditional styles to your fruit styles. Same with spirits, we have your traditional whiskeys and bourbons then we have products like Northern Comfort which is very special around here."

The winery offers outdoor seating and has had live music and food trucks on weekends in past years. Pelletier says this time of year into the fall is when they see the largest crowds and there's something for people of all ages.

"Summer is where we launch our pick your own fruit season, that's first come, first serve you just come inside the wine shop and get a bag, we have peaches in July and August then we have apples through the course of September and October, and late august into early November," Pelletier added. "Make a reservation if you want a tasting or a tour, or a picnic table outside."