STOUTRIDGE VINEYARD

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The farmhouse at Stoutridge Vineyard dates back to the mid-1800s and was built by pioneering Italian immigrants. Though the builder’s name is lost to time, we do know that at some point, perhaps due to the disruption of the American Civil War, the farm became a part of the historic 80+ acre McCourt fruit farm. On April 1, 1895, Hannah McCourt sold off a 14-acre parcel to Moses McMullen, the majority of what is now Stoutridge Vineyard. Moses farmed the land for seven years until he, in turn, sold it to Vincenzo Marino on January 31, 1902.

1902 was an auspicious year for the farm. Vincenzo converted his barn into a winery and began producing wine commercially, doing so until his death on March 12, 1919. The Alcohol Prohibition amendment to the US constitution was ratified later that spring. This no doubt was an unfortunate turn of events for Vincenzo’s heirs, and they squabbled over the winery and land and eventually lost the entire farm, presumably to debt and bad feelings created during the legal battles. The land was about to experience a drastic change.

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