February 22, 2012

Paradocx Vineyard

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Paradocx Vineyard is located in Landenberg, Chester County. Owned by the Hoffman and Harris families, Paradocx uses the finest local ingredients to make their wine.  They make more than 25 varieties of delicious wine and there are three different tasting locations, one that is on the vineyard’s property. They are currently accepting applications for their [...]

Kreutz Creek Vineyards

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Kreutz Creek Vineyards is a locally owned and operated vineyard in southern Chester County. Jim Kirkpatrick is the winemaker for Kreutz Creek Vineyards. He started making wine from a kit that his wife, Carole, gave him for his birthday in 1989. (Carole truly believes that’s how the “monster” was created.) Since everyone liked the wines [...]

Black Walnut Winery

Black Walnut Winery, located in a 200-year old barn in Chester County, is a member of the Brandywine Valley Wine Trail. They produce regional wines as well as host wine tastings and events. I’m hoping to make it out there to a wine tasting one day soon. Hours vary, so check out their schedule before [...]

Chaddsford Winery

I discovered the Chaddsford Winery, not-so-ironically located in Chadds Ford, Chester County, not long after I was married and moved to this area in 1995. They actually have two locations — the one in Chaddsford and a Tasting Room in Peddler’s Village (Bucks County).  Wine is made and aged in the Chadds Ford facility, but [...]

J. Maki Winery

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I had seen signs for the J.Maki Winery in Elverson, Chester County, and finally one sunny Saturday afternoon my husband and I decided to stop in.  As we turned into the drive, we felt like we drove out of Chester County and into a vineyard in France.  The owner’s home is on the property as [...]