The Long Way
Goshen County
A vineyard path with rows of green grapevines under a cloudy sky.
Plate I. Grapevines at Table Mountain Vineyards & Winery. From wyowine.com
Rows of grapevines stretch under a cloudy sky.
Plate II. Grape vines, Table Mountain Vineyards & Winery. From wyoextension.org

Table Mountain Vineyards & Winery

Huntley, Goshen County, Wyoming. Winery; open year round, by appointment only.

Details

Map. Huntley, Goshen County, Wyoming. Larger map
Where
5933 Road 48, Huntley, WY 82218. Directions
When
Open anytime by appointment only.
Getting there
Tucked on a dirt road about 15 miles from Torrington, Wyoming.
Fees
$35 plus tax ($36.84).
Access
We have approximately 1.5 miles of dirt road and weather dependent, can be an issue to arrive.
Walk-in or reserve
Call 307-459-0233 to make an appointment.
Phone
307-459-0233
Website
wyowine.com
Managed by
Patrick Zimmerer.
Established
1926.

The Zimmerer family farm was established in 1926, near Huntley, Wyoming. Four generations of the Zimmerer family have worked the soil, grown crops and kept the family farm in operation.

Notable Events

  1. 1926The Zimmerer family farm was established near Huntley, Wyoming, and four generations worked it, raising sugar beets, beans, alfalfa, corn and a cattle feedlot operation. wyowine.com
  2. 2001The family planted their first vines in 2001 but waited nearly three years before enough grapes grew to produce wine. cowboystatedaily.com
  3. 2001The vineyard was established in 2001 as part of a research project gone wild, Patrick Zimmerer's University of Wyoming senior thesis project on establishing vineyards in Wyoming. wyowine.com
  4. 2004The winery that had been going to purchase the family's grapes disbanded just as the first small harvest was ready, so the Zimmerers learned to make wine themselves. cowboystatedaily.com
  5. 2004Patrick and Amie's winery business plan took first place against 15 other teams, winning $10,000 from the University of Wyoming to carry forward the winery. wyowine.com

People

  • Amie Zimmerer, Co-presenter of the winery business plan; Patrick's sister (2004).
  • Amie, Patrick Zimmerer's sister who co-prepared the winery's first-place business plan (2004).
  • Patrick Zimmerer, Founder; owner (2001–present).

Sources

  1. wyowine.com
  2. wyowine.com/about
  3. wyowine.com/paint
  4. wyowine.com/book-online
  5. wyoextension.org/specialty-crop/directory/table-mountain-vineyards-and-winery
  6. wyowine.com/contact
  7. facebook.com/wyowine
  8. instagram.com/wyowine
  9. travelwyoming.com/blog/stories/post/explore-wyomings-4-beautiful-local-wineries-and-vineyards
  10. pbs.org/video/wyoming-wine-table-mountain-winery-qd1int
  11. cowboystatedaily.com/2022/09/15/yes-its-possible-to-make-wine-in-wyoming-and-to-grow-the-grapes-too