• Glen Mills Winery in the Top 10 at Pennsylvania Wine Tasting

    Glen Mills Winery in the Top 10 at Pennsylvania Wine Tasting

    Pennsylvania is home to over 400 winemakers producing wines that are spotlighted annually by the Pennsylvania Winery Association, writes Leigh Green for PA Eats. In the top 10 this year was The Inn at Grace Winery in Glen Mills. It was awarded Best White for its 2023 Pinot Gris at the PWA’s Sommelier Judgement of…

  • Warwick Farm Brewing Recognized for Best Taproom and Beer Garden Design 

    Warwick Farm Brewing Recognized for Best Taproom and Beer Garden Design 

    Warwick Farm Brewing in Jamison has a significant splash in the craft beer industry by securing four prestigious accolades at the 2024 Craft Beer Marketing Awards, writes Michele Haddon for Bucks County Courier Times.   Recognized for its innovative marketing and standout packaging designs, Warwick Farm Brewing clinched a Platinum Crushie for the “Coolest Taproom…

  • Three Cheers for Beer: Iron Hill Takes Home the Gold at World Beer Cup

    Three Cheers for Beer: Iron Hill Takes Home the Gold at World Beer Cup

    Iron Hill Brewery, with locations in West Chester, Exton, Phoenixville, and around the region, has taken home two gold medals at this year’s World Beer Cup, reports BrewBound. With over 2,000 breweries attended and 10,000 entries submitted, the World Beer Cup is the chance for international breweries to compete for titles given by 300 Brewers Association judges.…

  • Two Chester County Beer Gardens Are Among the Best in Pennsylvania

    Two Chester County Beer Gardens Are Among the Best in Pennsylvania

    Beer gardens are cherished, seasonal rendezvous points for friends and communities to gather, relax, and enjoy fresh brews, writes Leigh Green for PA Eats.  Two of Pennsylvania’s best beer gardens are in Chester County. Brothers on Brandywine Beer Garden in Coatesville is open on Sundays starting in April through October. Located at the Brandywine Outfitters park, this beer…

  • Neshaminy Creek Releases New Watermelon Sour as Part of Rita’s Fruit Brews Line

    Neshaminy Creek Releases New Watermelon Sour as Part of Rita’s Fruit Brews Line

    Neshaminy Creek Brewing Company is expanding its popular Rita’s Fruit Brews line with a new addition, Watermelon Sour. This latest offering is officially on the shelves at their Croydon and Dublin taprooms, joining the likes of Mango, Peach Ring, and Cherry Lemonade flavors.  Inspired by Rita’s Italian Ice, the Watermelon Sour draws its taste profile…

  • How Dock Street Brewing Continues To Break Barriers For Women in the Male-Dominated Industry

    How Dock Street Brewing Continues To Break Barriers For Women in the Male-Dominated Industry

    Since 1985, Dock Street Brewery has been home to one of the country’s first craft breweries and one of the few led by a woman, reports Howard Monroe, Scott Hezlep, and Mike Spatocco for CBS News Philadelphia. That barrier-breaking woman is Rosemarie Certo. “When we started craft brewing 39 years ago, there was no such…

  • Founding Family Puts Chaddsford Winery On Market for $4.5 Million

    Founding Family Puts Chaddsford Winery On Market for $4.5 Million

    Chaddsford Winery, one of the largest in Pennsylvania, has been put on the market by one of the founding families, writes Emma Dooling for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The Petrillo family is selling the beloved Chester County business for about $4.5 million. The property for sale includes the five-acre site, the business, and its existing…

  • Pennsylvania Makes USA Today’s Best of US Beer Scene List Twice

    Pennsylvania Makes USA Today’s Best of US Beer Scene List Twice

    Pennsylvania once more reaffirmed its place as one of the most beer aficionado-friendly states by having two of its experiences find their place on the best of the US beer scene list, write 10Best Editors for USA Today 10Best. USA Today compiled the list by asking beer experts to nominate their picks for each of…

  • Broomall Liquor Provider Had 5th Highest Sales in Pennsylvania

    Broomall Liquor Provider Had 5th Highest Sales in Pennsylvania

    A Broomall liquor provider in the Lawrence Park Industrial Center was a top-liquor-selling location in Pennsylvania, generating the fifth-highest liquor sales in the state between April 1, 2022, and March 31, 2023, writes Max Bennett for Patch.com State officials report the Lawrence Industrial Center Fine Wine & Good Spirits licensee service center in Broomall did…

  • New Vineyard Barn, Guest Home Part of Grace Winery Landscape

    New Vineyard Barn, Guest Home Part of Grace Winery Landscape

    After a 3-year restoration, two new historic luxury experiences have opened at the Grace Winery in Glen Mills, writes Melissa Jacobs for Main Line Tonight. Guests can now experience a tasting room or rent out space for parties at the new Vineyard Barn.  Meanwhile, the Sweetwater House is a 3-bedroom home available for rent. It…

  • Pennsylvania Wine Production Rises to Fourth Nationwide, Boosting State Economy

    Pennsylvania Wine Production Rises to Fourth Nationwide, Boosting State Economy

    Pennsylvania wine production moved up one spot from fifth to fourth in the nation, according to the findings from the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture’s 2023 study, Economic Impact of the Pennsylvania Grape & Wine Industry. The study, which was funded by the department’s Wine Marketing and Research Program, found that the state grape and wine…

  • European Lager House in Thornton Expands Into Chester County

    European Lager House in Thornton Expands Into Chester County

    BierHaul Farmhouse, a European lager house in Delaware County, is expanding its operations into Chester County with a new location that will feature an indoor beer garden, writes Emma Dooling for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The new space will be located in West Chester. Dubbed BierHaul Townhouse, the concept will take over the site that…

  • Mike Daley, Multi-Millionaire and Prolific Whiskey Collector, Pays Record $2.8M for 30-Year-Old Irish Whiskey

    Mike Daley, Multi-Millionaire and Prolific Whiskey Collector, Pays Record $2.8M for 30-Year-Old Irish Whiskey

    Mike Daley, local multi-millionaire and prolific whiskey collector, recently bought a 30-year-old Irish whiskey for a record-breaking $2.8 million, writes Fionnula Boyle for the Irish Star. The very rare bottle of The Emerald Isle and all the luxury items that accompany it is the most expensive ever sold, beating the previous record by $100,000. According…

  • Bucks County’s Mike Daley is the Man Behind America’s Grandest Private Whiskey Collection 

    Bucks County’s Mike Daley is the Man Behind America’s Grandest Private Whiskey Collection 

    Mike Daley, a Bucks County resident and multi-millionaire, possesses one of the largest private whiskey collections in the United States, writes Brad Japhne for Food & Wine.   His expansive estate, however, is running out of space to showcase his several thousand bottles of scotch, American, and Irish whiskies.   To cope, Daley has resorted…

  • Pickle and Beer Lovers Unite for West Chester-Based Levante Brewing’s Pickle Beer

    Pickle and Beer Lovers Unite for West Chester-Based Levante Brewing’s Pickle Beer

    West Chester’s Levante Brewing is partnering with the Fishtown Pickle Project for another round of their popular pickle beer, writes Molly Given for Metro Philadelphia. The release party for the Philly Dilly will take place on Nov. 16 at Levante’s taproom in West Chester — two days after National Pickle Day. Levante will be serving…

  • Pining for a Pint? Broomall Irishman Will Rent You Park a Pub

    Pining for a Pint? Broomall Irishman Will Rent You Park a Pub

    John Chambers, a 59-year-old native of Ireland and a longtime Broomall carpenter, is bringing his love of pubs to a neighborhood near you, writes Stephanie Farr for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Chambers will rent you a mobile pub he designed and built. Park a Pub is Chamber’s nostalgic offering to Delaware County of his native Ireland.…

  • Unique Drinks, Sandwiches Make Marple Public House a Local Favorite

    Unique Drinks, Sandwiches Make Marple Public House a Local Favorite

    The Marple Public House has been a favorite local watering hole in Delaware County that offers its own specialty drinks and sandwiches, reports Bob Kelly for Fox 29. The Public House is in a 100-year-old building at West Chester Pike and Sproul Road and was one of the establishments granted a liquor license two years…

  • 3 Breweries With Delaware County Locations Get Noticed by Food & Wine Magazine

    3 Breweries With Delaware County Locations Get Noticed by Food & Wine Magazine

    Food and Wine Magazine has come up with the 30 best craft breweries out of at least 250 in Pennsylvania to visit. Three of those breweries have locations in Delaware County, report the editors at Food & Wine Magazine The 2SP Brewing Company in Aston was founded by Bob Barrar, a brewer at Iron Hill…