Posts by Joanna Brooks
How to Make Warm Mulled Wine
Hello everybody! It’s that wonderful time of year again…that time of delicious mulled wine! Many people have asked me how to make mulled wine. So I thought I would take some time and go over the basics of mulling wine. Because it is just so delicious and you need to try it for yourself. So…
Read MorePennsylvania wine facts
We live in the beautiful forests of Pennsylvania. My parents grew up here, my grandparents grew up here, I grew up here. Pennsylvania is home. And Pennsylvania is where our business is set up – Deer Creek Winery. We are a part of the ever-growing group of Pennsylvania Wines. And as a state, we have…
Read MoreMulled Cranberry Wine Shippenville, PA
November is a beautiful time of colored leaves and a wonderful season of Thanksgiving. A time where families and friends come together. A time of celebration and looking at all of the good moments and the hard moments. A time of laughter and storytelling. At Deer Creek Winery, we love to celebrate. And we have so…
Read MoreBed and Breakfast Reveal Shippenville, PA
The Inn is opening! Just today the doors opened, and tomorrow it will be open to the public! I can’t even express how this makes me and my family feel. The inn has been in our minds for so long (5+ years) that it feels strange to have it be actually happening in real life.…
Read MoreOctober Mulled Apple Wine
October is a beautiful month — a month of leaves changing, a month of cooler breezes, a month of sweatshirt and boots. And what better to go with all of that than a glass of warm, mulled wine? So grab a blanket, a book, some mulled apple wine — maybe even a fireplace — and…
Read MoreWine Fall Fest 2016 Shippenville, PA
The crunching leaves, the crisp air, the apple cider, a glass of warm mulled wine…the wonderful feeling of fall. We celebrate this season at Deer Creek Winery. This fall (and every fall) we have our famous Fall Fest! And this year will be better than ever! I have been all over the world and lived…
Read MoreWine legs: what they are and why they don’t matter
Have you ever wondered what the “tear drops” are on the side of your wine glass when you swirl the wine? Those drops or lines of wine are called wine legs. Many people believe that these are due to the quality of the wine or the viscosity of the liquid. But in reality, those wine…
Read MoreA Peek into Deer Creek Wines
What makes Deer Creek wines so….exceptional? As the daughter of the owners of Deer Creek Winery, I see a lot of what goes into the business and what goes into the wines. I also have an insider’s perspective on the wines at DCW as I have helped make some of them. I’ve been there to…
Read MoreNew Wine Type at DCW!
We have some exciting news at Deer Creek Winery! Coming soon is a new type of wine for us and we are eager to share it with you all! Port wine has a long, abiding history as being the most adaptable and most diverse of all wines. It has a rich legacy and a sweet…
Read MoreWhy come to the Inn at DCW in Shippenville, PA?
So with the new Inn at Deer Creek Winery (opening in October 2016!), why should you come stay here? Now there’s the obvious answer — the winery, duh. With a free tasting counter, food menu, sorbets, and live music, you will be so close to a wonderful winery. In the same building even. Could it…
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