For those who know anything about New Egypt, New Jersey, and most of you probably don't, vineyards and wineries aren't the first things that come to mind. I grew up in New Egypt, and that certainly isn't what I remember of the small mom and pop town. New Egypt is a rural setting (population of...
Sometimes you happen to find a good thing, and Black Walnut Winery is one of those things. The desire and drive to produce high quality, dry European red wines is not a common theme among Pennsylvania wineries as it is challenging to produce grapes not native to the area. There is a reason...
After taking a scenic drive through the peace and serenity of Lancaster County's rolling farmland, occasionally passing horse-drawn Amish carriages, we arrived at The Vineyard at Grandview, a modest and unassuming winery and vineyard perched at the top of a hill. My first thought was that the...
Vynecrest Winery is located seven miles west of Allentown, Pennsylvania in the picturesque, rolling hills of Breinigsville. It's an unusual path to get to the winery as you drive through warehousing districts and housing communities, but once you're on the other side, it opens up into beautiful...
When Weathered Vineyards first opened in 2014, I paid them a visit to welcome them to the area and taste a few of their first wines. They were pleasant, easy wines, but lacking age or depth, normal for a very young winery. Not bad, but nothing stood out. Two years later, I decided to pop in for...
Quality over quantity is Robert Hackett's philosophy. It all started with a wine appreciation course Hackett took in college, which initially was about finding an easy course to fulfill his college requirements. Drinking wine all semester was an added bonus. Little did he know that he would get...
Your first thought is, Where are we? Is there really a winery out here? Driving winding back roads through Andreas, Pennsylvania, I admired the beautiful, hilly farmland. There is an austere beauty to the bare trees creaking in the wind and a lone farmhouse framed against the grey sky. Round and...
When the Lewis family, and later the Dick family, built Ridgewood Farm, in 1725 and 1811, I'm sure they didn't plan on having it listed as a National Registered Historic Site. First settled in 1725 by Welsh Quaker James Lewis and acquired in 1800 by Jacob Dick and his wife Susannah who built the...
The first thing you notice when driving to Folino Estate Vineyard & Winery is that it's big, and that's a good thing. While there are many wineries popping up all over Pennsylvania, most of them are small mom and pop operations. Folino is the exact opposite. It is Italian grandeur poised atop a...
In Greek mythology, born full-grown out of the head of her father Zeus and subsequently his favorite daughter, Pallas Athena, or simply Pallas, is known as the goddess of wisdom. She was logical, rational, decisive, practical, and urban. As a master strategist, she protected cities and armies,...
Arriving at The Dog and Oyster Vineyard, you can feel the quintessential Southern ambiance. Large swaths of vibrant, green vineyards line the meandering, dirt road. Slowly, after a right turn just past the Merlot, the vines part to reveal The Wine Stand. It's a quaint cottage-like tasting room...