BROOKVIEW STATION WINERY

WONDERFULLY SWEEPING VISTAS of the Catskill and Helderburg Mountains are the scenic backdrop for the Brookview Station Winery at Goold Orchards, Rensselaer County and the Capital Region’s first commercial winery.

Our mission at the Brookview Station Winery is to craft the best Hudson River Valley wines, using the finest fruits grown at our family farm and from other Hudson Valley family farms. In doing so, we acknowledge the vital economic impact of agriculture in the Hudson Valley and we honor those who work tirelessly to preserve the Valley’s tradition of the family farming.

The Goold Orchard story began in April of 1910 when James and Bertha Goold arrived by rail at a small train station in Brookview NY, the Brookview Station. Together they walked a mile to the farm they had recently purchased. Bertha, educated at Emma Willard in Troy and husband James, a recent graduate from Cornell were eager to apply the latest in agricultural technologies on their new fruit farm. In 1933 after James’ sudden death, Bertha affectionately know as “Maorn” was left to keep the farm going with help from her 17-year-old son Robert. “Bob,” and later his wife Marcia (Sue’s parents) continued to work and grow the family fruit farm into what is the present day Goold Orchards. Goold Orchards is now operated by third generation owners Sue Goold Miller and her husband Edward Miller. In 2006, Sue and Ed opened “The Brookview Station Winery,” aptly named to honor her grandparents and our founders, James and Bertha.

This year we are also celebrating a very special milestone, “The 100th Anniversary of Goold Orchards,” the home farm of our Brookview Station Winery. We are very proud to say “Goold Orchards is the oldest continuously family-operated apple farm in the Capital Region.” Over the past 100 years, three generations of the Goold family have worked here on the family farm. Since 1910, we’ve been fortunate to have had a wealth of dedicated employees, great mentors and friends, and the support of generations of loyal customers. This April we’ll be kicking off a year full of centennial celebrations beginning with a “Deed Day Rededication” of our family farm, followed by a “Blessing of the Blossoms” in May. For more events and updates follow us on Facebook.

A dry medium-bodied red table wine blended with a touch of Noiret for a smooth, lightly spiced finish.

"2007 Best Hudson River Region Wine" Semi-Dry Apple Wine. A subtle essence of apple is all that lingers behind its smooth sweet-tart finish. Estate Bottled.

Semi-Dry Pear Wine. This light, fruity wine is surprisingly complex and long on finish. Estate Bottled.

"2008 Best Hudson River Region Fruit Wine" Smell the apples, taste the pears in this blended-to-perfection semi-sweet white wine named for the Goddess of the Orchards. Estate Bottled.

Strawberry Wine. As sweet as a June morn, this wine is "Just Picked Perfect." Hudson River Region.

Peach Wine. Hudson Valley peaches picked at the peak of perfection! It's like summer in a bottle. Hudson River Region.

Cherry Wine. A limited production Hudson Quadricentennial Wine Release. Hudson River Region.