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3 Tips on How to Navigate a Wine List Like a Pro
When you’re a first time wine drinker, a wine list can be intimidating. With so many different grapes, different classifications, and so much more finding a wine you love can seem so far away. Or if you’re in the store and don’t have time for a tasting, what does everything on that bottle really mean?…
Read MoreTips and Tricks for New Wine Drinkers
Are you a new wine drinker, but do not know where to start? Deer Creek Winery is here to help you out! Our tips and tricks will help you navigate a winery and the tasting counter like a pro. Vinotyping Vinotyping is an easy way to find a wine you find a wine you love…
Read More3 Big Things about Wine at DCW
By: Annah Burke We get it, keeping up with the trends can be difficult. Sometimes you find yourself stuck in the past, and often a winery in general can be hard to navigate the first time you visit. Deer Creek Winery has plenty of new and exciting things that you may not know about…
Read More11 Holiday Gift Ideas for Wine Lovers
With the holiday season quickly approaching, it’s time to start shopping for presents to give to the people you care about. Sometimes holiday gift-giving can be stressful – especially if you’re on an endless hunt to find the perfect present for that one specific person. Luckily, wine has been a go-to Christmas gift for years…
Read More9 Wine Tasting Etiquette Tips For First Timers
Are you preparing for your first-ever wine tasting? How exciting! Let’s make the most of your inaugural PA winery tour with some common-sense (and not-so-common-sense) dos and don’ts. Whether you fancy yourself a wine connoisseur or you’re just beginning to learn about great wines, the following tips will lift the ambiance for everyone involved. Going…
Read MoreHow to DIY a Wine Tasting Party Like a Pro
You love wine — and your friends do too! Chances are, you’ve been to a couple tastings at your local winery, and you’re feeling ready to host a tasting of your own. After all, what’s better than drinking wine among friends in the comfort of your own home? Follow our tips below to throw the…
Read MoreWine Spotlight: Introducing Black Berry Bling, A Marriage of 2 Great Wines
This uniquely delicious wine is a delightful combination of two Deer Creek favorites — Backwoods Blackberry and Fryburg White! This wine is perfect as the weather is getting warmer, which is why it is in the spotlight at Deer Creek right now! Why We Love Black Berry Bling: Our Backwoods Blackberry and Fryburg White wines…
Read MoreWine Spotlight: Deer Creek Raspberry
For our first spotlight wine — we wanted to highlight the first wine we ever sold. Afterall, we opened our doors in September, 2009, offering only this one wine! We had a couple acres of raspberries on our land and then decided to start a winery using those raspberries grown right here! It was quite…
Read MoreCountry Mead – Deer Creek Winery’s Honey Wine
Our first Country Mead hit the shelves the spring of 2014. Mead is derived from fermenting the sugar from honey rather than the sugar of fruits. Some also refer to mead as “honey-wine”. History of Mead Mead is thought to be the oldest alcoholic beverage. It is also called Ambrosia or Nectar. And some even…
Read MoreBackwoods Blackberry – Deer Creek Winery’s Blackberry Wine
This was named by our niece when she worked for us the first year Deer Creek Winery was open: in the summer of 2010. She said it reminded her of the blackberries grown on Rhonda’s maternal grandfather’s family farm. “Backwoods” recognizes the humble country setting of our area where our wines are produced and…
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