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Brandywine Valley Wine Trail
An organization linking six Brandywine Valley wineries
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Wine Tasting at Chaddsford Winery
Photo by R. Kennedy for GPTMC
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Barrels on the Brandywine, an annual event each March, has the wineries featuring tastings of the brand new developing vintage in barrels, buckets, bottles and more! It's a chance to venture into the cellars, see the new wines firsthand, and to participate in pruning demonstrations, seminars, classes and more.
The wineries along the Brandywine Valley Wine Trail are geographically spread out, which allows a dedicated visitor to tour a large swath of this famous region.
Travelers can visit each winery individually or purchase a passport for $20 that grants entry to all six wineries (Twin Brook Winery; Folly Hill Vineyards; Va La Vineyards; Chadds Ford Winery; Kreutz Creek Vineyards; and Paradocx Vineyards), plus a free wine glass.
The wineries, which are sprinkled across the beautiful and historic area that lies between the cities of Philadelphia, Wilmington, Lancaster and West Chester, each have their own individual character.
The wineries actively promote themselves as a group through free annual festivals, wine dinners, summer concert series and crafts fairs. Notable festivals include Barrels on the Brandywine every weekend in March and the Harvest Festival in September, held simultaneously at all of the wineries.
COME PREPARED
Find information about Winetasting Passport Packages as well as nearby hotels and B&Bs at www.bvwinetrail.com. There's a Trail Map as well.
DON'T MISS
The annual Brandywine Valley Big Bang BBQ on the weekend of the Fourth of July. Beat the shore crowds and spend a rousing holiday weekend with great BBQ and wine. Each vineyard and winery hosts special events: special wine tastings, picnic foods, afternoon music, evening concerts, pig pickins and Chili cookoffs. Bring your appetites.
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