If you go
If you go . . .
Pick up a Massachusetts Wine & Cheese Trails brochure at regional tourism centers, or check online at www.massvacation.com/pdf/winecheese.pdf. This itinerary samples Central Massachusetts wine and cheese producers open to the public on overlapping days. Others are open by appointment only. To follow the route in this order, take the Mass Pike west from Boston to exit 8 in Palmer, then follow Route 32 north to Hardwick. We recommend advance mapping using Google Maps.
What to do
Hardwick Vineyard & Winery
3305 Greenwich Road
Hardwick
413-967-7763
March-December Fri-Mon 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
Robinson Farm
42 Jackson Road, Hardwick
413-477-6988
Daily 7 a.m.-7 p.m.
Smith’s Country Cheese
20 Otter River Road
Winchendon
978-939-5738
Through December daily
10 a.m.-5 p.m., January-April Thu-Sun 10-5.
Crystal Brook Farm
192 Tuttle Road, Sterling
978-422-6646
March-early January Wed-Fri
7-9 a.m. and 4-7 p.m.,
Sat-Sun 7-7.
Nashoba Valley Winery
100 Wattaquadock Hill Road
Bolton
978-779-5521
Sun-Thu 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Fri-Sat
10-6 (closed major holidays).
J’s restaurant Wed-Sat lunch and dinner, Sun brunch; dinner entrees $23-$34.
Nobscot Artisan Cheese at Eastleigh Farm
1062 Edmands Road
Framingham
Cheese: 508-433-0662,
Farm store: 508-877-1753, www.eastleighfarm.com
Daily 11 a.m.-7 p.m.
Where to eat
Rose32 Bread
412 Main St. (Route 32)
Gilbertville
413-477-9930
Wed-Fri 6 a.m.-5 p.m.,
Sat-Sun 7-3.
Bakery cafe with brick-oven breads and European pastries
also serves hot breakfast dishes and soups, sandwiches, and
salads at lunch. Sandwiches $5.75-$7.50.
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