The Pallares family runs Casa Carmen as a home farm and winery on a historic property in West Grove’s Brandywine Valley. Its hillside vineyard supports handcrafted dry wines and vermouths, while the farm tasting room gathers visitors around seasonal tapas and small bites.
Grovedale WineryEight generations after Grovedale Farm entered the family in 1803, Jeff and Kim Homer turned its fields into a winery and vineyard producing small-lot wines from eight acres of vines. The Wyalusing tasting destination opened in 2008 and remains known for Riesling and Minnesota French-American hybrids such as Frontenac Gris and St. Pepin, made with fruit from the estate and surrounding area. Guests can also explore the National Register-listed Old Red House, which has remained in the family for generations.WYALUSING, PA
Dove Valley WineryOn a 100-acre family farm outside Rising Sun, Dove Valley Winery makes wines from its own vineyard, which Harry and Janet Hepbron planted in 1998 as Cecil County’s first vineyard and winery. The multi-generation operation was built as a family legacy, and its wines have earned Best in Class and medal recognition at the Maryland Governor’s Cup and Finger Lakes International competitions.RISING SUN, MD
Harpersfield VineyardSince 1979, family-owned Harpersfield Vineyard has grown grapes and made estate-bottled wines on its working farm in Ohio’s Grand River Valley. Its Geneva tasting room pairs those hand-picked-fruit wines with seasonal kitchen fare, vineyard views, live weekend music, and a fireside setting in colder months.GENEVA, OH
Victory View VineyardOn a rural farm in North Easton, Mary and Gerry Barnhart grow cold-climate grapes and handcraft estate wines at their family-owned Victory View Vineyard. The retired public-service couple began planting test vines after deciding to keep their farm in agriculture, and today their children and grandchildren help with vineyard work, bottling, and harvest. Their mostly dry wines draw on the Upper Hudson region’s rural roots and local history, with every grape grown on the property.SCHAGHTICOKE, NY