By Josh Popichak – Winter isn’t just for snow lovers.
It’s also a sparkling season for wine lovers, particularly along the Bucks County Wine Trail.
The Bucks County Wine Trail includes seven unique family-owned and operated wineries which offer tastings and in many cases tours and special events during the winter months.
Listed below is information about each winery. For more information about each winery, click on the name of the winery to visit their Website and/or call the phone number listed.
Bishop Estate Vineyard and Winery
Located near Perkasie and open since October 2017, Bishop Estate Vineyard and Winery is a newer addition to the Bucks County Wine Trail.
Bishop Estate is proud to offer more than 20 unique varieties of wine, including bestseller Dark Bishop Cabernet Sauvignon, a cabernet aged in a rye whiskey barrel.
To Know Before You Go:
- Address: 2730 Hilltown Pike, Perkasie, PA 18944
- Phone: 215-249-3559
- Hours: Sunday-Thursday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
- Links: Website, Facebook
Rose Bank Winery is located in Newtown on a tract of land originally deeded centuries ago by William Penn, the founder of Pennsylvania, to his daughters. Today it is a peaceful oasis of rustic elegance in the heart of historic lower Bucks County.
Wines are estate-bottled on-site, where they are made from the French-American hybrid and viniferous grape varieties Rose Bank Winery grows. These grapes make for crisp, fruity, French-style wines that appeal to just about every palate. In addition to red, white and award-winning American fruit wines–including unusual varieties such as acai and pomegranate–gourmet cheeses and other specialty food items are available.
Rose Bank Winery hosts special events and private parties at three venues on the estate.
During the winter months, Rose Bank offers a spiced apple wine, which is especially delicious when enjoyed warm. The winery is now also serving Hard Apple Cider made from locally grown Solebury Orchard apples.
To Know Before You Go:
- Address: 258 Durham Road, Newtown, PA 18940
- Phone: 215-860-5899
- Hours: Thursday-Sunday, 11 am to 5 pm
- Links: Website, Facebook
Crossing Vineyards and Winery was founded in 2000 by the Carroll family and is located on a 200-year-old estate less than a mile from where George Washington famously crossed the Delaware River in 1776. Tom Carroll Jr.’s dream was to create a vineyard on the historic property where he spent his childhood and he partnered with his parents, Tom Sr. and Christine, to do that. Crossing Vineyards and Winery offered its first vintage in 2002.
To Know Before You Go:
- Address: 1853 Wrightstown Road, Washington Crossing, PA 18977
- Phone: 215-493-6500
- Hours: Open daily from noon to 6 pm
- Links: Website, Facebook
Family-owned Buckingham Valley Vineyards was founded in 1966 as one of Pennsylvania’s first farm wineries, and today is one of the largest in the Commonwealth, producing wine made from grapes that are grown using old-world methods and harvested with aid from modern technology.
Buckingham Valley Vineyards features its warm spice wine in winter. The winery is the only producer of champagne on the wine trail, with five varieties from dry to sweet available.
To Know Before You Go:
- Address: 1521 Durham Road, Buckingham, PA 18912
- Phone: 215-794-7188
- Hours: Open Tuesday-Saturday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sunday, noon to 5 p.m.
- Links: Website, Facebook
Sand Castle Winery is located in a picturesque setting near the Delaware River. Spread across 72 acres in Erwinna, the winery’s castle and estate are reminiscent of a European-style vineyard. Guests enjoy a magnificent view of the river and surrounding woods while enjoying wines that are produced onsite. Sand Castle prides itself on being among the 5 percent of wineries nationwide that grow, produce, and sell their own wines onsite.
Throughout the winter the winery is open daily for tours and tastings. Guests are given the opportunity to taste 13 of Sand Castle’s wines, and tastings last about an hour. A special offering during the winter months is Alpine Spice wine, which is a Chardonnay-Riesling mulled with a secret blend of spices.
To Know Before You Go:
- Address: 755 River Road, Erwinna, PA 18920
- Phone: 1-800-PA2-WINE (722-9463)
- Hours: Monday-Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Links: Website, Facebook
Rushland Ridge Vineyards was founded in 1986 by the Ullman family. Its six acres of vineyards are located on a 22-acre farm in Rushland, Bucks County. The 18 varieties of grapes that are grown at Rushland Ridge are used to make more than 20 different wines annually. Please note: The winery is closed in January and February.
To Know Before You Go:
- Address: 2665 Rushland Road, Jamison, PA 18929
- Phone: 215-598-0251
- Hours: Saturday, noon to 6 p.m., Sunday, noon to 4 p.m.
- Links: Website, Facebook
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