Improbable Wines for Unreasonable People

In 2010, Norrie Wake noticed the need for new crops in Kentucky and asked himself, “Why can’t Kentucky be known as wine country?” The answer: climate and soil. But Norrie has never let small details like “what’s reasonable” slow him down. He planted grapes and set about wine-making. There was one more tiny obstacle: he lived in a dry county, where it was illegal to buy or sell alcohol. Norrie’s petition to get a winery permit ignited a furor in the town, with Baptist preachers condemning him in their sermons and the Sheriff threatening to arrest him for bootlegging if he sold a bottle of his now-legal wine at the farmer’s market. Norrie’s response: “Come and get me! I’ll be the one with the turkey feather in my hat.”

Feeling unreasonable? Kick your feet up, sip a glass of Norrie’s wine and put a turkey feather in your hat.

So please bid on 3 bottles of authentic Kentucky wine from Lake Cumberland Winery in Monticello, KY!