Lancaster Farming goes to Lancaster County Winery
I, \ BY PAT KAUFFMAN
WILLOW STREET
Housed in a converted bank
barn, Lancaster County
Winery is a perfect place to
visit when your time is
limited.
In this the second day
tripping article, Lancaster
Farming visits the new
owners and tours this winery
located in the rolling hills
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south of Lancaster.
Lancaster County Winery
is owned by Suzanne and
Todd Dickel. They with the
help of their children, Ed
ward, 14 years old and
Lynne, 10, devote much of
their free time to the project.
In addition, they have a full
tune vineyard manager and
a fulltime winemaker.
Visitors to the winery
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The sign in front of the winery dearly states their
hours and uses the red rose logo that goes on all
their wine.
enter the upper part of the
bam where the wine-tasting,
party and display areas are
located. Rustic beams,
tobacco lathe lattice work,
and a spacious wooden bar
are attractive and inviting.
In the sales area, the wines
produced here are housed in
attractive wooden wine
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cases and accessories and
small local gift items are
displayed for sale.
Visitors are given a tour of
the lower part of the barn
where the crushing, filtering
and storage equipment is
located. There in the cool
cement-floored wine cellar,
the process of harvesting
and clarifying the grapes
unfolds.
Last year, the first for the
owners, they harvested 35
tons of grapes. Using 8
people dawn-to-dusk. They
managed to harvest 4 tons
per day during the peak of
their harvest.
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Some of the heavy oak barrels that were once used at the winery are still on
display. When using the barrels, it is necessary after each batch for a man to
crawl through the hole shown (about the size for a cocker spaniel) and scrub out
the interior.
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Acres of grapes cover the farm providing a
pleasant place to browse when visiting the winery.
With the help of Arnold have hopes this year of
Lueck, the county agent, and harvesting 50 tons of grapes.
Carl W. Haeseler with the Bulk milk coolers,
grape research laboratory in familiar to dairymen are
Northeast Pennsylvania the used as storage areas for the
Dickels have attempted to musk. They have an added
bring the vineyard into feature the new owners like,
stronger production. They (Turn to Page CIS)
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