The soil and the climate have always been here.  But it took a few centuries to find the right grapes to plant, to develop the needed modern techniques in the vineyards and wineries, and to see winegrowers emerge with the knowledge, stamina, resources and vision to create iconic, high-quality wines vintage after vintage.

It should no longer be a surprise that the East Coast – particularly the Atlantic Coast region of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia, all drained by the creeks and rivers of the Chesapeake and Delaware bays – can produce and is producing excellent wines...

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