A new vineyard, winery and wedding venue is set to soon open just north of Fayetteville.
Local insurance executives Cheryl and Gene Long are working to convert a horse farm that once belonged to former Razorback head football coach Houston Nutt into a “wine and wedding paradise” called Sassafras Springs Vineyard.
The venue will be located at 6461 Guy Terry Road just outside the Fayetteville city limits, and the winery portion is set to open in early April. Additional construction on the project to turn the horse stables into a 200-person reception hall is also planned for the property.
According to the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal, the project will have cost the Long’s around $1 million dollars when it is finished.
The winery plans to carry their own wine labels, as well as vintages from the West Coast and Missouri.
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