The story begins........... Beans Creek Winery began as a dream no larger than a grape. Tom made his first wine in 1976 in a pickle crock in his mother's kitchen with childhood friends Joe and Dan Lasater. Tom has spent 30 years perfecting our award winning wine style using grapes and fruit that grow well in Tennessee. In 2003 with the help and support of other winegrowing families our dream became reality. Our member vineyards are located in Coffee, Warren and Williamson counties of middle Tennessee. We purchase grapes from growers in Sumner, Robertson, Sequatchie, Loudon and Sullivan counties of Tennessee. Beans Creek Winery is pleased to offer a wide selection of Tennessee wines.
The spacious tasting room and friendly staff should make you feel right at home during your visit.  As you browse the tasting room, be sure to visit the gift shop to see our selection of Tennessee products.	Come try some wine and stay a while!
The year we placed in each competition is in parentheses next to the name of each wine.  Mid-Atlantic Southeastern Wine Competition   Best in Show Traminette ('11)   Best in Show, Dry White Wine Traminette ('11)   Best in Show, Dessert and Fruit Wine Apropos ('11)   Gold Chardonel 2008 ('11), Chardonel Reserve('11), Traminette('11), Shof's Rose('11), Chambourcin Reserve 2006 ('11), Mountain Red('11), Apropos('11)     Silver Cynthiana 2006 ('11), TN Midnight Sun('11), White Muscadine('11)   Bronze Syrah Reserve('11), Papa's Red('11), Bonnaroo White('11), Niagra('11), Red Muscadine('11), Panny Droppin Peach('11)    Indy International Wine Competition   Best of Class White Muscadine ('10) White Muscadine 2005 ('07) Traminette ('05)    Double Gold Apropos ('11)   Gold White Muscadine ('10), Stone Fort ('09), Chardonel Reserve 2006 ('08), Chambourcin Reserve 2004 ('06), Traminette ('05)   Silver Midnight Sun ('11), Chardonel Reserve ('11), Stone Fort ('10), Cynthiana 2006 ('10), Chardonel 2006 ('09), Carbernet Sauvignon Reserve ('08), Nana's White ('08), Chambourcin Reserve ('05), Traminette ('08), Roseycheeks ('08), Gerwurztraminer 2006('07), Traminette 2006 ('07), Wild Mountain Blackberry ('07), White Muscadine 2005 ('07), Chardonel 2005 ('06), Niagra 2005 ('06)     Bronze Chardonel 2008 ('11; '09), Chambourcin Reserve 2005 ('10), Chardonel Reserve ('10), Syrah Reserve ('10; '09), Stone Fort ('08), Red Muscadine ('08), Nana's White ('07), Chardonel 2006 ('07), Traminette 2006 ('07), Mac White ('07), Roseycheeks ('07), Black Raspberry Rapture ('07), Traminette 2005 ('06), Valley Home Sparkling Strawberry ('05)   Mid-American Wine Competition   Gold  Traminette ('12) paired with sauteed shrimp, Tennessee Chardonel paired with grilled chicken ('12)  Tennessee Chardonel ('11)    Silver Chambourcin Reserve paired with grilled hamburger ('12), Tennessee Chardonel Reserve paired with poached sole ('12) Traminette ('11), Tennessee Chardonel Reserve ('11)   Bronze Syrah Reserve paired with marinated flank steak ('12), Apropos paired with chocolate brownies ('12) Syrah Reserve ('11), Tennessee Cynthiana 2006 ('11), Tennessee Chambourcin Reserve 2006 ('11), Apropos ('11)    Wines of the South   Concordance Gold Syrah Reserve 2005 ('09)   Gold Apropos('11), TN Chardonel Reserve('11), TN Chardonel 2008 ('11 & '09), TN Strolling Jim('11), Gerwurztraminer 2007 ('09), Syrah Reserve ('08), TN Chardonel Reserve 2006 ('08), Chardonel ('07)    Silver Traminette ('11, '09, '07), Wild Mountain Blackberry ('11, '09, '08), TN Cynthiana('11), Niagra('11, '10), TN Bonnaroo White('11), Shof's Rose('11), Apropos ('10), White Muscadine ('10), TN Chambourcin Reserve 2005 ('10), TN Chardonel 2008 ('10), Riesling ('09), TN Chambourcin Reserve 2005 ('09), Nana's White ('09), Peach Pizzazz ('09), Roseycheeks ('09, '08, '07), TN Stone Fort('09), Nana's White ('08), Red Muscadine ('08), Merlot ('07), Syrah ('07), TN Muscadine ('07), TN Strolling Jim ('07)   Bronze Noiret('11), Chambourcin('11), Pannydroppin Peach('11), Shof's Rose ('10), TN Chardonel Reserve ('10, '09, '07), TN Cynthiana 2006 ('10), Midnight Sun ('10), TN Traminette ('10), Grand Cuvee ('09), Cabernet Sauvignon ('09), Red Muscadine ('09), TN Cynthiana ('09), Vidal Blanc ('09), White Muscadine ('09), TN Chambourcin Reserve ('07), TN Cabernet Franc ('07), TN Stone Fort ('07), Wild Mountain Blackberry ('07)   International Eastern Wine Competition    Double Gold Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve ('07)   Gold White Muscadine ('10)   Bronze Syrah Reserve ('10), Tennessee Chardonel ('10), Chardonel Reserve ('10)   Fingerlakes International Wine Competition    Double Gold   Tennessee Traminette ('08)   Gold Syrah Reserve ('10)    Silver Apropos ('12), Cynthiana 2007 ('12) Tennessee Chardonel ('10), Chardonel Reserve ('10) Syrah Reserve ('08)   Bronze Chambourcin Reserve 2006 ('12), Vidal Blanc 2011 ('12) TN Chardonel ('08), Wild Mountain Blackberry ('08), Noiret ('08), Merlot ('08), TN Chambourcin Reserve ('08) Florida State Fair 2007 Silver Roseycheeks, Niagara   Bronze Merlot, Cynthiana, Tennessee Stone Fort, Wild Mountain Blackberry,Black Raspberry Rapture, Mountain Red    How does wine age? It is the VERY slow interaction of oxygen and wine that produces the changes noticed in aging wine. It is believed that wine ages more slowly in larger bottles, since there is less oxygen per volume of wine in larger bottles. Rapid oxidation, as with a leaky cork, spoils wine.   Why is a wine glass sloped inward at the top? The lip of a red wine glass is sloped inward to capture the aromas of the wine and deliver them to your nose. What is the ideal temperature for wine? Whites: chilled (45-55 degrees F) for a few hours in the refrigerator. Reds: slightly cooler than room temperature (about 65 degrees); Younger fruity reds benefit from chilling. Sparkling Wine: thoroughly chilled; refrigerate several hours or the night before serving. Dessert Wine: room temperature.