Wines: Chadds Ford Winery in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, posted Sunday, February 05, 2012 by Ms. Dashwood

The Brandywine River Museum cafe offers refreshments.

Chadds Ford is a small town dating from before the American Revolution. The little village witnessed one of George Washington's greatest defeats, as the Continential Army lost to British and German troops, in the Battle of the Brandywine, fought September 11, 1777.

Nevertheless, the pastoral farms and beauty of Chadds Ford endured, and attracted artists who would develop their contributions to the Golden Age of Illustration amongst the rolling hills, forests, and streams of the Brandywine Valley. Today, the Brandywine River Museum holds paintings and artwork from Howard Pyle, N.C. Wyeth, his son Andrew, Andrew's son James, and assorted artistic family members and artists of merit.

This valley also hosts new, trendy wineries, including the one spelled Chaddsford Winery. Located near the historic battlefield and the museum, some of the wines appear at the museum restaurant. The cafe's glass walls overlook the Brandywine River, and the wines from the area bring their own contributions to enjoying the scenery. The Chaddsford Wintery Proprietors Reserve was a refreshing Pennsylvania white wine served at the cafe.

References

Brandywine River Museum, U.S. Route 1, P.O. Box 141
Chadds Ford, PA 19317 • Phone: 610-388-2700
Daily, 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
(Extended hours until 6:00 p.m., Dec. 26-30)
Closed Christmas Day
Brandywine River Museum Restaurant.
"Open daily, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Closed Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day, and Mondays and Tuesdays from January 9 through March 19, 2012.

Chaddsford Winery
632 Baltimore Pike Chadds Ford, PA 19317-9305
(610) 388-6221