BROOKVIEW STATION WINERY

GOOLD ORCHARDS BEGAN IN THE SPRING of 1910 when James and Bertha Goold arrived by rail at Castleton’s town hub, a small whistle stop called the Brookview Station and walked to the farm they had recently purchased. Bertha, schooled 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. Widowed in 1933, Bertha and her teenage son Robert continued to operate and grow the family farm. In 1941 Bob and his wife Marcia Grainer settled into the family farm and began raising a family. They continued to work and grow the family fruit farm into what is now Goold Orchards. Bob and Marcia eventually passed the day-today running of the farm to their children Peter, John and Sue, each of whom contributed to growing and running the family farm. Today, Sue Goold and husband Ed Miller own and operate the Goold family farm and the awardwinning Brookview Station Winery at Goold Orchards.

On a Personal Note…

“This fall Goold Orchards will celebrate our 100th Harvest Season and we couldn’t be more proud. Since 1910, we’ve been extremely fortunate to have had a wealth of dedicated employees, great mentors, friends and the loyal support of generations of customers. Over these past 100 years, three generations of the Goold family have lived and worked here on the family farm. We appreciate and value agriculture and the traditions of family farming. On behalf of the Goold Orchards family, I’d like to say to “Thank You” to our Schodack community, our Rensselaer County residents and to the entire Capital Region. It has been and continues to be an honor and our privilege to serve you.” Sue Goold Miller

Goold Orchards’ farm store, bakery and Brookview Station Winery are open year-round. Apple picking will open September 1st, daily from 9:30am to 5:00pm. Save the date – the 23rd Annual Apple Festival & Craft Show will be on Columbus Day Weekend, October 8th and 9th.

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. Dark sweet cherry flavors meld with hints of exotic vanilla.