The Winery

French Lick Winery opened for business in 1995 in the Beechwood Mansion in French Lick, just down the road from its current location. As the winery grew and began to produce more varieties, it became evident that we needed more room. In 2004 we began renovations on a spacious section of the Kimball Piano factory and in 2005 we opened French Lick Winery along with the Vintage Café, and large gift shop. Large glass windows line one wall and allow for comfortable viewing of our production area.

The tasting bar is a prominent feature in the building. Trained wine servers lead our guests through the expansive list of over 30 different wines, ranging from dry to sweet, fortified and sparkling.

You may try as many of these wines as you’d like for a tasting price of only $6!

Please keep in mind that selections are subject to change based on seasonal availability. We also offer flights at the table as well as wine slushies (seasonally) and a craft cocktail bar.

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Heaven’s View Vineyard

Heaven’s View is the name of our vineyard and it sits on Kim Doty’s family farm. Kim’s family farm was designated a Hoosier Homestead farm in 2015 having been in her family for 128 years. The property was passed down to Kim in 2000 from her mother. She is the 5th generation of women in her family to own the land. The farm has passed through women for the last 5 generations and will be passed to Aaron and Nick as the 6th generation to own it. It will stay in the family as one of Nick’s three daughters will continue the tradition as the 7th generation.

The farm is located in Rutherford Township in Martin County. Cattle and swine were raised on the crops grown on the 515 acres of tillable soil and wooded areas. It is now used to grow grapes and grains for the winery and distillery. The 8-acre vineyard was planted in 1997 on the highest spot on the farm overlooking the east fork of the White River, on one of the highest elevations in Martin County. Traminette, Noiret, Steuben, Catawba, Cayuga White, and Chambourcin are some of our varietals growing there.

Meet the Owners

John Doty

**Owner**
Spirits of French Lick and French Lick Winery owner and vintner, John Doty, graduated from Purdue University with a degree in Agricultural Economics – Farm and Business Management, with minors in Agronomy and Animal Science in 1978. He worked in agribusiness banking for 22 years before retiring to work full time at the winery. John grew up on a farm and has managed Kim’s Homestead farm since 1978. John has concentrated most of his efforts on the Spirits of French Lick distillery since 2015.

Kim Doty

**Owner & Cellar Master**
Spirits of French Lick and French Lick Winery owner, Kim Doty, is a Cellar-Master and certified by the American Wine Society as a wine judge. She graduated from Purdue University with a degree in Horticulture/Greenhouse Management. For 28 years she worked for the US Postal Service, first as a clerk and later as Postmaster, before retiring to devote all of her time to the winery. Our Heaven’s View Vineyard is located on Kim’s Hoosier Homestead Farm which has been in her family since 1888, passed down through the generations from woman to woman. Kim became the first female president of the Indiana Wine & Grape Council from 2016-2018 and was the President of the Indiana Uplands Wine Trail for seven years (2007-2014) and is now serving as the trail’s treasurer.

Nick Doty

**Owner & Head Winemaker**
Meet our Head Winemaker, Nicholas Doty. He earned a degree in Business Management from the University of Southern Indiana in 2004. He gained experience in the restaurant industry and framing houses in high school and college, but has primarily dedicated the past 25 years to making great wines and growing the family business. As an amateur joke writer he is also our Keeper of Morale and Defender of the Realm.

Aaron Doty

**Owner & Wine maker**
Aaron graduated from Vincennes University in 2009 with a degree in Business Management. He wears many hats at the winery and handles several different jobs including pressing grapes, fermentation, and cold stabilizing. He also assists in equipment cleaning, bottling, and managing the wine stock for the gift shop. Aaron enjoys sports and cheers for the Steelers, Hoosiers and the St. Louis Cardinals. He spends his free time playing video games and fishing.

Laurelin Doty

**Owner & Director of Operations**
Laurelin Doty is the incoming Director of Operations. She earned a degree in International Relations/History from Indiana Wesleyan University and was working on a Nursing degree when she met Nicholas Doty. She has over a decade of experience in catering and hospitality. She is a pianist and an avid reader, but these days she spends most of her leisure time corralling 3 small humans and a giant dog.

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