Specialties
We specialize in authentic fruit wines and unique wine cocktails. We grow blueberries, blackberries and muscadines on our farm here in Hickman County and source other fruits to make semi sweet fruit wines made from fresh crushed fruit. We also offer a stable of traditional dry wines.
Try our Keg County 'Mater Juice, Tomato Wine for a one of a kind tasting experience. Take a walk on the wild side with our wine cocktails featuring "Horseshoe Mary" our take on the traditional Bloody Mary, made with our tomato wine; Farmtini - cucumber wine with a basil like martini mix or Muscadine Mule made with our muscadine wine and ginger beer.
Complimentary tastings, wine by the glass or bottle.
Wines: (some seasonal)
Blackberry, Blueberry, TN Waltz (blueberry/blackberry blend) Strawberry, Peach, Plum, Pear, Tomato, Cucumber, Muscadine, Watermelon, Apple, Cranberry, Pumpkin, Cabernet, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Grigio, Sauvignon Blanc
History
Established in 2019.
Owners, Kim and Ron Thomason bought their 280-acre farm on the banks of the Duck River in 2008. Unique in its topography, the Duck River makes a horseshoe shape around the property - thus the name Horseshoe Bend. After building a home on the farm, they began planting blueberries and blackberries, a small orchard with apples, pears, plums, peaches, pecans and figs and a small vegetable garden, adding irrigation and fertigation systems to supplement the health of their growing enterprise. Now with a true working farm of over 100 acres of row crop, 2000 blackberry vines, 1200 blueberry bushes and an apiary, the Thomasons ventured into the commercial wine business in 2019 showcasing their berries and other locally sourced fruits in their unique, small batch "Farm Wines." Their tasting room, with views of the beautiful Duck River Valley was completed in 2021 and now serves as a weekend destination for guests to sample authentic country wines, unique wine cocktails and more.
Meet the Business Owner: Ron and Kim T.
As a physician, Dr. Ron has always been interested in the scientific process. He began experimenting with winemaking at his family's Franklin, TN home in 2012 using blackberries and blueberries he and his wife grew on their farm in Hickman County, TN. Over time, his process improved and he began using other locally sourced fruit such as peaches, pears and strawberries to make his wines. Always experimenting, he delved into making more interesting and unique wines from bananas, cucumbers, pumpkin, and tomatoes. Eventually, he entered his Foxy Peach and Harvest Pumpkin wines in an amateur winemaking competition and received glowing reviews (and gold medals.) That gave him the validation he needed to proceed into the commercial world of winemaking. Licensed since 2019, Horseshoe Bend Farm Wines now offers up to 18 wines (some seasonal), has a full-service tasting room and pavilion and a 2400 sq. ft. production facility. A veteran of the Air Force and now semi-retired from medical practice