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Planted in 2010 among the horse farms of Central Florida, poured on the downtown square since 2017 — and named Florida's Winery of the Year in 2021.
Our label carries a falcon — an ancient symbol of speed, strength, acuity and courage, and the old family mark of the house (sokol, in the Slavic tongues, means falcon). The vineyard was planted in 2010 by a family chasing a life-long passion for viniculture, and in the summer of 2017 the first tasting room opened downtown, sharing finely crafted wines with Ocala and its visitors.
Today owners Chef Tony Deras and Katya — the winery’s namesake — carry the falcon forward. Meet them here.
We grow the new California-style hybrids created for this sub-tropical climate — they carry our blends and stand alone as varietals.
A delicate white bunch-grape with a floral, apricot-and-peach nose and a complex feel — spicy apple and pear with a hint of mandarin. It ranges from sweet to dry, echoing profiles from Pinot Gris to Sauvignon Blanc. The backbone of Alexandra, our white blend.
Bold and deep red, with dark cherry and blackberry over spice and pepper, finishing on a whisper of grapefruit. Lenoir makes a beautiful sweet, rosé, or dry amarone-style wine — the heart of Nikolai, our red blend.
Our acreage stands atop a limestone dome, its deep well drawing fresh water from the ancient sea-bed aquifer beneath North Central Florida. Legend holds that when Ponce de León met the Timucua in 1513, they credited their strength to this very water — the spring country of old Etocale, today’s Ocala and Silver Springs. He called it the Fountain of Youth.
The vines drink from it still.