<![CDATA[Stargazers Vineyard]]>http://www.stargazersvineyard.comen-ushttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rssCopyright 2009Stargazers Vineyard<![CDATA[CVC Fundraiser]]>Join us for an afternoon of fine wine and hors d\'oeuvres for the benefit of Victims of Crime & Violence.

Features of the evening our:
Sneak Preview of 2 new wines never before released in the Brandywine Valley:

  • Gruener Veltliner
  • Arneis

Plus

  • Wine Tasting
  • Wine by the Glass $7
  • Wines by the bottle(s)  
  • Fee commemorative CVC wine glass
  • Theo Organic Chocalates
  • Winery tours/ Vineyard stroll

Tickets to the event are $25 per person; RSVP by June 1, 2009. 610-692-1926 or email sues@cvcofcc.org.

20% of all wine sales donated to CVC!

For more information about The Crime Victims Center visit their website www.cvcofcc.org

 

]]>Tue, 26 May 2009 15:13:05 -0500<![CDATA[Big Bang BBQ]]>Day long activities all weekend long. Bring your own blankets and chairs.

  • Wine Tastings $5 for any 5 wines
  • Wines by the glass
  • Wines by the bottle
  • BBQ picnic *
  • Live music **
  • Tour the winery and stroll through the vineyard
  • Fireworks ***

We will be releasing for the first time ever two new white wines of the Brandywine Valley.  Be one of the first to sample the new wines.

  • Gruener Veltliner, Austria\'s great white wine.
  • Arneis, a white wine well known in the Piedmont Region of Italy.

*Chef Richard Schrack of Moonlight Catering will be serving up food all day long all weekend long.  For $10 you will have a choice of BBQ Chicken, Ribs or Shrimp plus farm fresh tomatoes and sweet corn and a side. 

**$10 cover at the door. Sharat\'s Jazz Trio to be performing live.

***After the music stops and if the weather cooperates and gives us a clear sky we should be able to view the Longwood Gardens fireworks. 

]]>Tue, 26 May 2009 14:53:06 -0500<![CDATA[Big Bang BBQ]]>Day long activities all weekend long. Bring your own blankets and chairs.

  • Wine Tastings $5 for any 5 wines
  • Wines by the glass
  • Wines by the bottle
  • BBQ picnic *
  • Live music **
  • Tour the winery and stroll through the vineyard

We will be releasing for the first time ever two new white wines of the Brandywine Valley.  Be one of the first to sample the new wines.

  • Gruener Veltliner, Austria\'s great white wine
  • Arneis, a white wine well known in the Piedmont Region of Italy.

*Chef Richard Schrack of Moonlight Catering will be serving up food all day long all weekend long.  For $10 you will have a choice of BBQ Chicken, Ribs or Shrimp plus farm fresh tomatoes and sweet corn and a side. 

**$10 cover at the door. From 1 to 4pm Unionville’s own \"The Joe Hillman Band\" will be performing live. The Joe Hillman Band is an acoustic band based out of Chester County Pennsylvania. Their music is a mix of bluegrass, Celtic, rock, and jazz. Their repertoire is filled with originals, covers, and traditional songs.

 

]]>Tue, 26 May 2009 14:42:09 -0500<![CDATA[Big Bang BBQ]]>Day long activities all weekend long. Bring your own blankets and chairs.

  • Wine Tastings $5 for any 5 wines
  • Wines by the glass
  • Wines by the bottle
  • BBQ picnic *
  • Live music **
  • Tour the winery and stroll through the vineyard

We will be releasing for the first time ever two new white wines of the Brandywine Valley.  Be one of the first to sample the new wines.

  • Gruener Veltliner, Austria\'s great white wine
  • Arneis, a white wine well known in the Piedmont Region of Italy.

*Chef Richard Schrack of Moonlight Catering will be serving up food all day long all weekend long.  For $10 you will have a choice of BBQ Chicken, Ribs or Shrimp plus farm fresh tomatoes and sweet corn and a side. 

**$10 cover at the door. From 6 to 9pm Unionville’s own \"The Joe Hillman Band\" will be performing live. The Joe Hillman Band is an acoustic band based out of Chester County Pennsylvania. Their music is a mix of bluegrass, Celtic, rock, and jazz. Their repertoire is filled with originals, covers, and traditional songs.

 

]]>Tue, 26 May 2009 14:36:29 -0500<![CDATA[Headhouse Farm Market]]>Now in its third year, the The Food Trust\'s Sunday Headhouse Farmers’ Market continues to grow, boasting more than 30 foodie-favorite farmers and producers selling local fruits, vegetables, flowers, meats and cheeses. Plus: This year, the expanded Saturday market debuts!

Shop the market that Philadelphia Inquirer food critic Craig Laban called \"the farmer\'s market Center City has been waiting for\" and Philadelphia magazine anointed \"the gold standard\" of markets.

Open Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., May 3rd through December. At the Headhouse Shambles, 2nd Street between Pine and Lombard streets.

]]>Fri, 22 May 2009 08:52:57 -0500<![CDATA[Phoenixville Farmers Market]]>The Phoenixville Farmers\' Market is a producer/grower market committed to providing locally grown, fresh food; to preserving our agricultural heritage; and to building community.

]]>Fri, 22 May 2009 08:35:27 -0500<![CDATA[Retail Locations]]>Winery and Vineyard

Open Fri. Sat. Sun. from 12 to 6 pm or by appoinment.

1024 Wheatland Drive. Coatesville, PA 19320. (610)486-0422

Located 10 miles south of Coatesville, 10 miles west of West chester, and 10 miles north of Longwood Garden and Kennett Square.

Tastings available, $5 per person for any 5 wines refunded with purchase of any three bottles of wine. Winery and vineyard tours available by request.
Check our Event Calander for dates and times of our featured winery events throughout the year.

Store Locations

The Country Butcher,Fine Foods Market
194 S. Walnut Street. Kennett Square, PA 19348
(610)444-5980 (Call for hours and store specials)
www.countrybutchermarket.com

Farm Markets

West Chester Grower Market (May - December)
Corner of Chestnut and Church Streets
1st and 3rd Saturdays 9am to 1pm
www.westchestergrowersmarket.com

Phoenixville Farmers Market (May -November)
Located at Bridge Street and Taylor Alley
2nd and 4th Saturdays 9am to 1 pm.
www.phoenixvillefarmersmarket.org

Head House Market/Society Hill, Philadelphia. (May - December 23rd)
2nd & Lombard St. 1st and 3rd Sundays 10am to 2pm. www.thefoodtrust.org/php/headhouse

]]>Fri, 15 May 2009 18:33:47 -0500<![CDATA[West Chester Growers Market]]>www.westchestergrowersmarket.com

Saturdays from 9am till 1pm in historic West Chester at the corner of Church St. and W. Chestnut St.

 

]]>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 05:52:10 -0500<![CDATA[PQA -Pennsylvania Quality Assurance Group]]> 

  

 

 

PQA - Pennsylvania Quality Assurance Group
 

 

A consumer assurance program for Pennsylvania grown wines which meet international standards of quality

Our mission is to promote the vinifera wines produced by our members and to assure consumers that our wines meet established standards set by the world’s other great wine regions. One of our purposes is to provide a forum for the exchange of information and experience. We believe such an exchange can improve the quality of our wines.

Membership is open to any PA Limited Winery which agrees to abide by the association’s by-laws, policies and regulations. To view a list of member wineries click on Wineries and to stay informed about the latest in the Group’s activities visit Events and the Press Room.

The PQA Group introduced its Pennsylvania Quality Assurance (PQA) program in September 2003 as a means of raising both the quality of Pennsylvania grown-handmade vinifera wines and of informing consumers that PQA wines are of the same quality as those from traditional wine-producing areas around the world. In order to be awarded a PQA seal, a wine has to be made to prescribed quality standards as well as be approved by a professional tasting panel. The primary qualifications are that: Only Pennsylvania-grown vinifera grapes can be used. Independent laboratory analysis and the tasting panel assure that the wines meet taste standards associated with premium wines of other regions. The program is modeled after quality programs in Ontario Canada and several European countries.

All wines submitted first undergo analysis by an independent laboratory (VA Tech) prior to being presented to the PQA tasting panel. The PQA tasting panel tastes all wines blind and without discussion. No panelist may be associated with a PA winery. The panel is informed of the varietal and the vintage of each wine. All wines are evaluated individually and not as "better or worse" in the flight. The panel evaluates the individual wines based not on personal preference but on the premise that "Would people who prefer this style of wine like this wine?" The wines are evaluated in the following areas: Flawed or Faulty; Degree of Varietal Character or Harmoniousness of Blend; Aroma/Bouquet; Taste; & Balance

The activities of this organization are supported by a matching grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture. www.agriculture.state.pa.us

If you are interested in joining, contact John Weygandt, President. 610-486-0422 stargazers1@verizon.net

]]>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 05:35:29 -0500<![CDATA[Barrels on the Brandywine]]>Barrels on the Brandywine
In March the wineries will feature tastings of the brand new developing vintage in barrels, buckets, bottles and more! This Passport Event gives you a chance to venture into our cellars, see the new wines firsthand.
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