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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 [...]
White Dog Cafe is located in University City, in Philadelphia (right on Penn’s Campus). White Dog Cafe is known for it’s environmental sustainability, and they are not among the newbie-restaurants popping up along the Philadelphia scene–they have been in operation since 1983, the year I was born! So it was fitting that we celebrated my [...]
Tabora Farm and Orchard is nestled in the heart of Bucks County, in Chalfont on Upper Stump Road. Whenever I have somewhere special to go, I always stop at Tabora for some treats. My mom and aunt have gone there for years, so it was a natural choice when I started buying for my family! [...]
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 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 [...]
The Skippack Farmers’ Market is a producer grower market located within Montgomery County’s Historic Skippack Village featuring locally produced fruit, salad mixes, heirloom tomatoes, mushrooms, wine, baked goods, artisan cheeses, and pastured poultry and eggs plus much more. Skippack Farmers’ Market is open on Sundays from 10am to 1pm, June through September. Skippack Farmers’ Market [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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