This 'n' that from the Brandywine trail

A note from Karen Cline, who assists with handling activities surrounding the Brandywine Valley Wine Trail:

Other than our individual winery events (I see you already know about Chaddsford’s Jazz Fest), we have some great things happening. Wine author and News Journal writer Roger Morris has selected 12 wines from our wine trail members to represent the variety that our members offer. The case is called Case of the Brandywine 2008. We have a limited number of these cases for sale via our Web site and they are going fast. It is a great way for individuals to “taste our Trail!” In addition to the case, we added four of our passports (more on these below) as a bonus value of $100.

The annual Harvest Fest is coming up too. Sept. 27-28 and Oct. 4-5 will offer a grape-stomping good time to those visiting our members. Each winery offers something different on those weekends in the form of harvest entertainment. I’ll be posting something on our website soon with more details. This is a “passport” event. Our passports will go on sale in early August and can be obtained by calling us or visiting our Web site. The good thing is, the passport is a great value -- $25 for all winery tastings, as opposed to our regular $40+ tasting fees. And, it is good from Sept. 27 through Dec. 30, so people can take their time in visiting our locations.
Also in the works is our annual Vintner’s Dinner, planned for November. Our winemakers attend this dinner, sit with the attendees, and discuss wine and winemaking. The dinner is held at Longwood Gardens and is a terrific night out. This event is still in the planning stages; more information will follow in the ocming weeks.

We currently have seven members in our Trail, with six operational and selling wines. The seventh, Black Walnut Winery, has pushed its opening date back to late fall.