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Brandywine Valley and Bucks County Wine Trails

TIME : 2016/2/16 15:45:53
Grass grows between rows of grape vines at Twin Creek winery.

Walking through the vineyards at Twin Creek Winery. Photo © Chris Connelly, licensed Creative Commons Attribution.

Both the Brandywine Valley and Bucks County are gaining increasing respect as East Coast producers of quality wine, and visiting just one, or several, of the area wineries is a lovely way to spend a day. You’ll pass rolling farmlands, quaint towns, antiques shops, restaurants, and historic inns and bed-and-breakfasts as you drive between wineries. Each winery is different in size, style, and varieties of wine produced, and each has its own story. All are relatively small, making for an intimate visit, and many are family-owned-and-operated.

Most of the area wineries are part of Brandywine Valley Wine Trail or the Bucks County Wine Trail, and many offer wine tastings and winery tours for free or a small fee. Winery hours change seasonally, so check the websites below before visiting.

Brandywine Valley Wine Trail

Black Walnut Winery: 3000 Lincoln Hwy., Sadsburyville, 610/857-5566

Chaddsford Winery: 632 Baltimore Pike, Chadds Ford, 610/388- 6221

Kreutz Creek Vineyards: 553 S. Guernsey Rd., West Grove, 610/869- 4412

Paradocx Vineyard: 1833 Flint Hill Rd., Landenberg, 610/255-5684

Penns Woods Winery: 124 Beaver Valley Rd., Chadds Ford, 610/459- 0808

Twin Brook Winery: 5697 Strasburg Rd., Gap, 717/442-4915

Bucks County Wine Trail

Buckingham Valley Vineyards: 1521 Rte. 413, Buckingham, 215/794- 7188

Crossing Vineyards & Winery: 1853 Wrightstown Rd., Washington Crossing, 215/493-6500

New Hope Winery: 6123 Lower York Rd., Rte. 202, New Hope, 215/794-2331

Peace Valley Winery: 300 Old Limekiln Rd., Chalfont, 215/249- 9058

Rose Bank Winery: 258 Durham Rd., Newtown, 215/860-5899

Rushland Ridge Vineyards: 2665 Rushland Rd., Rushland, 215/598-0251

Sand Castle Winery: 755 River Rd. (Rte. 32), Erwinna, 800/722-9469

Wycombe Vineyards: 1391 Forest Grove Rd., Furlong, 215/598- 9463

Unami Ridge Winery: 2144 Kumry Rd., Quakertown, 215/804- 5445


Excerpted from the Third Edition of Moon Philadelphia .