Author: Mark H
Ready or Not: An Early Awakening in the Vineyard
Budbreak. It happens every spring but this year at Chatham Vineyards on Church Creek the emergence of new shoots and leaves growing on vines, a magnificent annual awakening after months […]
Chatham Wine: 35 Million Years of History in a Bottle
Location, location, location. No one would confuse Machipongo, Virginia, home to Chatham Vineyards at Church Creek, with California’s Napa Valley. Yet the uniqueness, the distinctions in the soil and topography […]
Shore Woodworker Finds a Stunning Way to Repurpose Wine Barrels
The Adirondacks chairs and candelabras sold in the tasting room at Chatham Vineyards on Church Creek come with their own history. They used to be barrels where gallons of Chatham […]
Chatham Vineyards Reflects the Footprints of Viticulture Rock Star Lucie Morton
Lucie Morton, internationally recognized as a viticulturist, ampelographer, consultant, research collaborator, author, lecturer and film producer, is a trailblazer with nearly 50 years of experience. She’s also a treasure to […]
Paddle Your Glass Off an Experience Unlike Any Other
Paddling and the Eastern Shore go together as well as wine and oysters. Chatham Vineyards and Southeast Expeditions offer another extraordinary pairing by combining a 45-minute paddle southward from the […]
To Grandmother’s House We’ll Go at Chatham Vineyards
Your grandmother’s house is waiting at Chatham Vineyards at Church Creek. You’ll recognize the rocking chairs on the porch and the claw-foot soaking tub in the bathroom. You might wake […]
Chatham Mignonette: Another Staple of Winter Wine & Oyster Weekend
Join us for our final Winter Wine & Oyster Weekend at Chatham Vineyards on Church Creek on March 18-19, when we pair a half dozen Seaside and Bayside Eastern Shore oysters (three […]
Taste the Soul of Chatham Vineyards in its Steel Chardonnay
It’s so simple. To best understand Chatham Vineyards at Church Creek, taste its Steel Chardonnay. Steel Chard is Chatham in a bottle. No one thing defines it. It’s 100 things or […]
Cheers to Chatham, Where Everybody Knows Her Name
“Is Janice working today?” If you’re at Chatham Vineyards, the answer is often yes, Janice Korleski is in the tasting room eager to welcome you back or greet first timers […]
Chatham Loaf Celebrates a Slice of Local Fare
Everything is made from scratch at The Bakery on Mason in Cape Charles, whether by the hands of Louise Orlando or those of her husband, Andrew. Louise is self-taught when it comes […]