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Category: Penns Woods

The United Slurps of America. Also, Some Organic Wines Still Suck

Posted on March 9, 2010March 9, 2010 by 1WineDude

Actually, let’s take those in reverse order. Here’s the deal – I have a love/hate affair with organic wines.  I love the fact that they’re organic and environmentally-friendly; I hate many of the wines because they’re not any good. And I’m convinced that enough wine consumers have reached a similar conclusion that they actually avoid…

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August Edition of Chester County Cuisine & Nightlife Hits the Stands

Posted on August 14, 2009December 31, 2009 by 1WineDude

A very quick blurb to let you know that the latest edition of Chester County Cuisine & Nightlife has hit the stands.  This month’s issue (August 2009) includes a piece that I wrote in late 2008 on Penns Woods winemaker Gino Razzi. CCC, masterminded by WCDish.com co-founder and irrepressible Philly-area foodie Mary Bingham, continues to…

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Vintage of a Lifetime: Tales from the `07 Barrels at Chaddsford Winery

Posted on March 16, 2009March 15, 2009 by 1WineDude

To understand how profoundly good the 2007 reds will be for Chaddsford Winery – and we will get to that, because the `07s are that good – you first need to understand a bit about winemaking in Southeastern Pennsylvania. And to understand winemaking in Southeastern Pennsylvania, you first need to understand a bit about Eric…

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PA’s Brandywine Valley Wine Trail Gives Back – and Why It Matters

Posted on March 10, 2009March 9, 2009 by 1WineDude

On Friday, March 6, the vintners of the Brandywine Valley Wine Trail quietly, and humbly, showed what it was made of.  What we have is a very special group of people making wine here in Chester County. At an intimate gathering in the Penns Woods Winery tasting room, the members of the BVWT presented nearly…

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