While smack in the middle of Regional Wine Week I decided to see how many of the 47 states we have visited wineries. And the answer was rather disappointing - I really thought we had visited wineries in more states - but the sum was only 17. That's poor. DrinkLocalWine.com and WineCompass stress the availability of wines from all states and I personally believe the best method to enjoy these wines is to visit the winery. Why? Usually, you get to meet the winemakers, discover new grape varieties, enjoy local terrain, and learn some regional history. We need to get out on the road more often. How about you? I'm sure there are many who have visited wineries in more states than us. Let us know.
Here is the list of wineries we have visited, excluding the 100 or so from Virginia - home field advantage on that one.
Maine
Blacksmiths Winery
Cellardoor Winery
Savage Oakes Vineyard and Winery
New York
Applewood Winery
Brotherhood America's Oldest Winery
Demarest Hill Winery
Loughlin Vineyards
Warwick Valley Winery
New Jersey
Alba Vineyard
Cream Ridge Winery
Silver Decoy Winery
Tomasello Winery
Pennsylvania
Adams County Winery
Glades Pike Winery
Hauser Estate Winery
Reid's Orchard & Winery
Rose Bank Winery
Stone Villa Wine Cellar
Delaware
Nassau Valley Vineyards
Maryland
Black Ankle Vineyards
Cove Point Winery
Deep Creek Cellars
Elk Run Vineyards
Frederick Cellars
Linganore Wine Cellars
Loew Vineyards
Orchid Cellar Winery
Solomons Island Winery
Sugarloaf Mountain Vineyard
West Virginia
Forks of Cheat Winery
West-Whitehill Winery
Virginia
....
North Carolina
A Secret Garden Winery
The Biltmore Estate Winery
Chatham Hill Winery
Laurel Gray Vineyards
Moonrise Bay Vineyard
RagApple Lassie Vineyards
Tennessee
Corey Ippolito Winery
Countryside Vineyards & Winery
South Carolina
September Oaks Vineyards
Florida
Eden Vineyards
Rosa Fiorelli Winery & Vineyard
San Sebastian Winery
Schnebly Redland's Winery
Missouri
Bynum Winery
Pirtle Winery
Stonehaus Farms Winery
Kansas
Davenport Winery
Heimhof Winery
Holy-Field Vineyard & Winery
Kugler's Vineyard
Texas
Dry Comal Creek Vineyards & Winery
Colorado
Carlson Vineyards
Minturn Cellars
Plum Creek Cellars
South Dakota
Prairie Berry Winery
Interestingly I had only counted at this point how many out of the 24 Norton winery states I've visited, ~11 (ordered from 6 other states). So with a pen in hand this became a fun chore to scribble down all the states that we had passed through and visited local wineries. Besides the big heavies (CA, OR, WA)the number turned out to be only 19. If asked where were some of our greatest surprises, I'd answer Idaho and New Mexico. Go figure why these two climatic extremes. If I have to list a state that I'm curious about and want to make a special trip to explore their local wineries, ~ that would be Illinois. How lucky are those who live in Virginia and Missouri with all their local wineries.
ReplyDeleteThanks for taking the time to visit Prairie Berry! We're proud to have made the list, even though you've visited wineries in "only" 17 states. Stop by if you make it back to South Dakota again.
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