February 6, 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 [...]

Penns Woods Winery

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Penns Woods Winery is located in Chadds Ford, PA.  There is a tasting room on location with more than 15 varieties of wine. Owner Gino Abruzzo strongly believes in supporting his local community and is committed to using local grapes to craft superior wines. Check out Penns Woods Winery’s buying club and community events here. [...]

Twin Brook Winery

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Twin Brook Winery is located in Gap, PA, with an additional wine shop located in Ronks, PA.  They have several other purchasing options, listed below.  Twin Brook Winery currently offers 20 different types of wine. Hours: Twin Brook Winery • 717.442.4915 5697 Strasburg Road • Gap PA (click here for directions) HOURS • Monday through [...]

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 [...]

Manatawny Creek Winery

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As you wind your way down 662 through Douglassville in Berks County, you will soon see signs pointing the way to the Manatawny Creek Winery. If you haven’t been fortunate enough to stop in then let me introduce you to Joanne Levengood, the owner and founder of the Manatawny Creek Winery. She earned her degree [...]

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 [...]

Country Creek Winery

Country Creek Winery is a family owned and operated winery located in Salford Township, along the East Branch of the Perkiomen Creek. Their wines are produced using all Pennsylvania fruit. They host a variety of events throughout the year, and you can also rent their barn for your own private event. From their site: Country [...]

Amalthea Cellars

Amalthea Cellars in Atco, New Jersey, is truly a gem that should not be missed.  This vineyard is not the typical commercialized vineyards you might have seen in this area.  It resembles those hidden jewels of the Sonoma Valley. Besides the amazing wines, for all palates, what draws us back to them time and time [...]

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 [...]