A shout out to one of the area’s newest wineries, 1723 Vineyards, is located in the Village of Kemblesville, PA, on the east side of State Route 896. You have to turn onto McMaster Blvd, and go to the end. You’ll see the vineyard directly in front of you and the tasting room with a good sized parking area.
They have a great selection of wines (whites, reds, and roses) for pretty much every pallet. They also have a fairly good sized tasting room and plenty of outdoor seating.
You can bring your own food, but on the weekends they have a food truck that serves a good meal for a reasonable price.
Owners Ben & Sarah Cody have created an excellent environment. Ben makes the vineyard look pristine, while Sarah does a fabulous job managing the “store front”. Their staff is pleasant and they have an award winning wine maker, Gabriel Rubilar.
They have an outside tent in the summer, with 3 corn hole game set ups, and plan on having live music later this summer.
It’s an all around nice place to chill as a couple or with some friends for the afternoon, having a glass of wine (or two, depending how long you’re there and if you’re the DD or not).
Post from August 5, 2018 (on our Journey Moore Often HOME page as well)
1723 Grand Opening!!
Yesterday, 1723 Vineyards celebrated their Grand Opening!! It was a great day (the weather was cooperating), and while a little hot, the tasting room and shady spots were quite comfortable.
It was clear the 1723 “Women of Wine” were prepared with smiles and had worked really hard in preparation for the event.
The Women of Wine at 1723 Vineyards (l-r) – Ronni, Dawn, Ali, Sarah (the owner along with her husband Ben)
While co-owner Ben may not have been in the forefront, he was certainly not missing from the event. Ben was moving around from here to there, never staying anywhere for too long, magically working as the “man behind the scenes”, in total support of the upfront staff.
There were more people than expected that showed up, and the serving room was delightfully packed! Thankfully pretty much everyone was patient and understanding in anticipation of tasting 1723’s great wine (see our original JMO write up here) and enjoying their day at the vineyard.
Award winning wine maker Gabriel Rubilar was there for the celebration talking with guests, explaining about how the grapes are grown, how the vineyard works, and the process of making the various wines that 1723 Vineyards produces and sells.
The Road Rancher was their to cook up some really good food. We highly recommend everything they make, but in particular we enjoyed the nachos and most of all…their cheese steak. The cheese steak is made from fresh local beef and has an incredible taste.
Music was provided by Gary Moore, lead singer of The Shucked Oyster Band, as a solo act from 2:00pm-5:30pm, playing classic tunes with a “bluesy” flair, adding to the ambience of the already relaxing environment.
JMO saw some friends while we were there.
We also met up with our local PA State Representative John Lawrence, and even one of our former Franklin Township Supervisors.
At the end of the day, those who were still left stopped long enough to pose for the final picture.
