Blog

The Blog chronicles the entire journey of building a winery from the ground up with plenty of pictures and narrative, straight from the source. News and events are also featured.

The majority of the origin story (2012-2018) can be found here: Dale Hollow Winery Origins; “Start Here” to get caught up quickly!

Start Here

Jesse Dale 1/27/26 Jesse Dale 1/27/26

Chapter 1: Roots- Grafting Ideas

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Chapter 1: Roots- What’s in a Name?

Jesse Dale 1/27/26 Jesse Dale 1/27/26

Chapter 1: Roots- Small Plants, Big Decisions

Jesse Dale 1/27/26 Jesse Dale 1/27/26

Chapter 1: The Roots- Bud Break

Brothers Dale 1/17/26 Brothers Dale 1/17/26

13 Years in Photos

Brothers Dale 12/21/25 Brothers Dale 12/21/25

Wine is Timeless

Brothers Dale 4/10/21 Brothers Dale 4/10/21

Meet the Artists and Their Labels

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How to Build a Winery Patio in 10 Easy Steps

Brothers Dale 7/21/19 Brothers Dale 7/21/19

Dale Hollow Goes to Italy

The best way we can describe Katy’s month-long trip to Italy from March-April 2019 is an Italian Wine Voyage. Essentially a modern day Marco Polo in reverse, a discovery mission of the wines unique to Italy and searching like a diligent student to find them.