Marshall, North Carolina

Denesha Farms

An old tobacco farm in the hills above the French Broad.

New terraces with white grow tubes at the foot of tall pines and poplars, with wooded ridges rolling away under a pale sky.
New terraces from the drone, October 2026.

Contents

  1. I

    The Farm

    About 86 acres of steep ground in Madison County, growing to nearly 100, most of it forest. Goats, Shetland sheep, chickens, and a first acre of vines to come.

  2. II

    Wines

    Estate wines from hybrid and native grapes, still and sparkling. The first release is some years off.

  3. III

    Advising

    Advice for vineyards and wineries in the Southeast, on retainer or by the project.

  4. IV

    Field Notes

    Appalachian Field Notes is a video journal from the farm. Members help make some of the farming and wine decisions.

Wooded ridges in early fall color rolling away to blue mountains under a sky of broken cloud.
From the drone above the farm, October 2026.

Correspondence

Write to the farm.

Letters are read and answered. Or write directly to chris@deneshafarms.com.