Keel Farms will host the 12th Annual Tampa Bay Blueberry Festival on April 6, 7, 13 and 14 at Keel & Curley Winery with fields full of U-Pick blueberries!
Keel and Curley Winery was started in spring of 2003 in the kitchen of founder and owner, Joe Keel. Keel, a central Florida blueberry farmer wanted to find something to do with his end of crop blueberries. As in most produce farming, once the market price reaches a price which is lower than harvest and sale commissions, farms stop harvesting their crops. At this time in the season, there are still a lot of quality blueberries on the bushes. So Keel asked himself, “what can I do with this perfectly good fruit, to use it in a productive way and not waste it? Jellies, jams, blueberry pies? No!” Keel decided blueberry wine would be interesting to dabble with in the family farm house kitchen. He started that spring of 2003 with 10 gallons of blueberry wine. The wine came out so-so, but drinkable. So he made 10 more gallons and it got better each time. So was the beginning of a company he started with production of over 20,000 cases of quality wines that the company produces to this day.
Florida's Award Winning Winery
Keel and Curley Winery produces three categories of wine. Our specialty Blueberry Wine, Fruit Fusion Wine, & Traditional Grape Wine.
Each of our blueberry wines have a very distinct taste. The first is a sweet wine, the second, a semi-dry or semi-sweet wine, and the third, a dry wine. All three wines are made from 100% Keel Farm blueberries.
Fusion wines are wines that are fused, or blended wines. Part grape based wines, (for example, Merlot or Chardonnay) blended with fruit juices (Strawberry or Tangerine). Keel and Curley winery produces seven (7) different Fusion wines.
1.Strawberry Riesling
2.Wild Berry Pinot Noir
3.Tangerine Tango Zinfandel
4.Key West – Key Lime
5.Black Raspberry Merlot
6.Peach Chardonnay
7. Sangria
Traditional Grape Wines (100% Grape)
1. Chardonnay
2. Pinot Noir
3. Cabernet Sauvignon
4. Merlot
