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Winter isn’t just for snow lovers.

The Bucks County Wine Trail includes eight vineyards and wineries spread throughout the county. This map pinpoints their locations.

It’s also a sparkling season for wine lovers, particularly along the Bucks County Wine Trail, where the trail’s member vineyards have a number of seasonal events planned that will both warm and entertain you.

The Bucks County Wine Trail includes eight unique family-owned and operated wineries which offer tastings and in many cases tours and special events during the winter months.

Listed below is information about each winery, along with a sampling of what is planned at some of them this winter. For more information about these events, click on the name of the winery to visit their website and/or call the phone number listed.

Bishop Estate Vineyard and Winery

Located near Perkasie and open since October 2017, Bishop Estate Vineyard and Winery is a newer addition to the Bucks County Wine Trail.

Bishop Estate is proud to offer 17 unique varieties of wine, including bestseller Dark Bishop Cabernet Sauvignon, a cabernet aged in a rye whiskey barrel. The winery this month is offering a daily Wisconsin Cheese & Wine Pairing featuring six cheese samples and six wine tastings for just $10 per person. In February they will offer a chocolate and wine pairing in celebration of Valentine’s Day.

Upcoming special events this season include:

Jan. 25: Wine and Live Music with John McDevitt, 6 to 9 p.m. John plays hits from ’60s and ’70s, including classics by the Eagles, CSN, Tom Petty, Beatles, the Rolling Stones and many more. Bring your own food and snacks or enjoy Keystone Cheese and crackers. Food can also be ordered from local eateries for delivery to the winery. Enjoy Bishop Estate’s January Wisconsin Cheese & Wine Pairing (see above for information), with 17 wines to choose from, available by the glass, flight or bottle. Look for a Blue Bishop Release, strawberry wine and their new Winter Sangria as well. No cover charge.

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Wycombe Vineyards

Located in Buckingham Township, Wycombe Vineyards estate has been in the same family since 1925 and consists of about 65 acres of fertile soils. Vitis vinifera and French hybrid grape vines have been grown on 10 acres for the past two decades. The winery’s goal is to make the finest wines from the freshest, hand-picked grapes.

Upcoming special events this season include:

Feb. 1: Vertical Wine Tasting, 6 to 8:30 p.m. Winemaker Rich Fraser will guide the tasting and provide details of each growing season and tasting notes for five vintages of Chambourcin (2013 to 2017). There will also be a tank pull tasting of a 2018 vintage Chambourcin, which has not yet been bottled. Cheese, olive oils, balsamic and olive dip with be provided as a light snack during the tasting. Cost: $20 per person.

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Rose Bank Winery

Rose Bank Winery is located in Newtown on a tract of land originally deeded centuries ago by William Penn, the founder of Pennsylvania, to his daughters. Today it is a peaceful oasis of rustic elegance in the heart of historic lower Bucks County.

Wines are estate-bottled on-site, where they are made from the French-American hybrid and viniferous grape varieties Rose Bank Winery grows. These grapes make for crisp, fruity, French-style wines that appeal to just about every palate. In addition to red, white and award-winning American fruit wines–including unusual varieties such as acai and pomegranate–gourmet cheeses and other specialty food items are available.

Rose Bank Winery hosts special events and private parties at three venues on the estate.

During the winter months, Rose Bank offers a spiced apple wine, which is especially delicious when enjoyed warm. The winery is now also serving Hard Apple Cider made from locally grown Solebury Orchard apples.

Upcoming special events this season include:

Feb. 3: ValenWINE Tasting & Painting, 1 to 4 p.m. The event includes a complimentary wine glass, all supplies, hands-on instruction and multiple wine tastings with appetizer pairings, as well as door prizes. Couples are welcome or bring a friend. Cost: $46 per person.

Feb. 10: Alcohol Ink Art, 1 to 4 p.m. Attend an ink art event where all tools, materials and instructions are provided. Attendees will receive a brief tutorial covering different techniques. The Craft Squad will then answer questions and share tips and tricks while artists work at their own pace. Enjoy six-plus wine tastings along with six snack pairings. No experience is required. You must be 21 to attend this event. Cost: $49 per person.

Feb. 23: Monte Carlo Night at the Races, 7 p.m. to 12 a.m. Enjoy an exciting, fun charity event including great food, adult beverages and games of chance at Rose Bank Winery. All proceeds will go to The Luke Tynan Medical Fund. Cost: $35/$40 per person, plus any applicable fees. Tickets may be purchased online.

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Crossing Vineyards and Winery

Crossing Vineyards and Winery was founded in 2000 by the Carroll family and is located on a 200-year-old estate less than a mile from where George Washington famously crossed the Delaware River in 1776. Tom Carroll Jr.’s dream was to create a vineyard on the historic property where he spent his childhood and he partnered with his parents, Tom Sr. and Christine, in order to do that. Crossing Vineyards and Winery offered its first vintage in 2002.

Upcoming special events this season include:

Feb. 3: Super Bowl Pre-Game Party, noon to 6 p.m. Get pumped for the Super Bowl at McAvoy’s Wine Bar at Crossing Vineyards. Watch the pre-game shows and then the big game while enjoying craft beers, hard cider, cocktails, and of course Crossing Vineyards’ award-winning wines with snack pairings and more. No reservations necessary.

Feb. 7: Wine & Wellness Workshop-Making Scents of It All, 7 p.m. Discover how therapeutic-grade essential oils can benefit health and well-being. Local wellness practitioner and yoga guru Katie Yev will lead the discussion, alongside tastings of award-winning wines and gourmet cheeses. Cost: $35 per person, which includes instruction, wine, cheese and a sample roller bottle to take home.

Feb. 9: Bubbles for Beginners, 2 p.m. Learn about champagne and other types of sparkling wine in an informative, fun class. Cost: $35 per person, which includes instruction, wine tasting and learning materials.

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Buckingham Valley Vineyards

Family-owned Buckingham Valley Vineyards was founded in 1966 as one of Pennsylvania’s first farm wineries, and today is one of the largest in the Commonwealth, producing wine made from grapes that are grown using old world methods and harvested with aid from modern technology.

For the month of January, Buckingham Valley Vineyards is offering their usual hospitality and complimentary warm spice wine on weekends.

Looking ahead to February and March, the vineyard will feature a Thirsty Thursday promotion. Every Thursday shoppers will receive 20 percent off case purchases and $1 off bottle purchases. Buckingham Valley Vineyards is the only producer of champagne on the wine trail, with five varieties from dry to sweet available.

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Sand Castle Winery

Sand Castle Winery is located in a picturesque setting near the Delaware River. Spread across 72 acres in Erwinna, the winery’s castle and estate are reminiscent of a European-style vineyard. Guests enjoy a magnificent view of the river and surrounding woods while enjoying wines that are produced on site. Sand Castle prides itself on counting itself among the five percent of wineries nationwide that grow, produce and sell their own wines on site.

Throughout the winter the winery is open daily for tours and tastings. Guests are given the opportunity to taste 13 of Sand Castle’s wines, and tastings last about an hour. A special offering during the winter months is Alpine Spice wine, which is a Chardonnay-Riesling mulled with a secret blend of spices.

From January through March Sand Castle is featuring a monthly wine special. January is cabernet, and guests can receive 30 percent off regular price. February’s featured wine (just in time for Valentine’s Day) is dry rose. Buy two bottles, get one free. March’s featured wine is chardonnay, and guests can receive 30 percent off. (Offers cannot be combined with other offers and are only valid at the winery.)

Upcoming special events this season include:

Jan. 26: Archive Wine Tasting, 2 to 3:30 p.m. Guests will enjoy a special educational tasting of nine exquisite wines from the 1980s through the 2000s presented by wine master Chad Sletten. Learn about the secrets of winemaking and suggested food pairings for each wine. Light hor d’oeuvres will be served. Cost: $40 per person.

Feb. 14: Valentine’s Day “Sweatheart Wine Pairing Dinner.” Celebrate the month of love with Sand Castle’s annual food and wine pairing experience. Enjoy a five-course meal paired with five Sand Castle wines.

March 2: Wine Master’s “Fat Tuesday” Wine Pairing Dinner catered by Farmer’s Keep of Philadelphia.

March 17: St. Patrick’s Day Wine Tasting/Luncheon/Terrarium Workshop.

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Unami Ridge Winery

Planted in 2005 with a tasting room that opened in 2009, Unami Ridge is located near Quakertown and is the youngest vineyard on the Bucks County Wine Trail. Owners Jim and Kathy Jenks invite you to visit their beautifully-maintained grounds, to taste all of their estate-grown and bottled varieties in their intimate tasting room and to experience the results of what they affectionately refer to as their “hobby gone amok.”

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Rushland Ridge Vineyards

Rushland Ridge Vineyards was founded in 1986 by the Ullman family. Its six acres of vineyards are located on a 22-acre farm in Rushland, Bucks County. The 18 varieties of grapes that are grown at Rushland Ridge are used to make more than 20 different wines annually. Please note: The winery is closed in January and February. The Ullmans look forward to welcoming you to their tasting room, which opens for the season March 3.

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Philadelphia, PA - Whether you're visiting the state for business or pleasure, there's a wide variety of restaurants. If you're looking for something to eat while you're in Bucks County, PA, you've come to the right place.

1. The Inn at Barley Sheaf Farm in Holicong

Located on a 200-acre rural property in Holicong, Pennsylvania, The Inn at Barley Sheaf Farm is a quaint bed and breakfast with a history. Once home to Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright George Kauffman, this is one of the best places to stay in the area. The Inn at Barley Sheaf boasts 16 luxury suites and a lovely manor house and cottage. Various facilities and services are available for guests, including an outdoor pool, fire pit, game room, and even a barn. The Inn at Barley Sheaf also offers gourmet dining for your guests and breakfast, lunch, and dinner services. 5281 York Rd., Holicong, PA 18928

2. Black Bass Hotel in Lumberville

Experience fine dining in our dining room, tavern fare in our two historic bars, or dinner with a view on our river deck. Whether you are looking for a romantic dinner or a family outing, you'll find it here at the Black Bass Restaurant. The town of Lumberville is known for its beautiful countryside and quaint shops. It's also just an hour's drive from Philadelphia, making it a perfect destination for travelers and diners. 3774 River Rd, Lumberville, PA 18933

3. NaBrasa Brazilian Steakhouse in Horsham

Located in the quaint burg of Horsham, the NaBrasa is an upscale steakhouse that serves up some of the finest cuts of beef. The menu offers a decent number of dishes, including obligatory steak and fries. They also have a full bar and offer takeout and delivery, making them a good choice for a quick and casual night out with the family. Their happy hour specials offer some of the best deals in town. Having tried the menu several times, I can attest that their meat is of the highest quality. The best part about this place is its staff. They are courteous and friendly and will go out of their way to accommodate your needs. The NaBrasa is worth checking out if you haven't tried it yet. 680 Easton Rd, Horsham, PA 19044

4. The Yardley Inn Restaurant and Bar in Yardley

Located in Yardley, Pennsylvania, the Yardley Inn Restaurant and Bar is a fine dining restaurant with a warm and inviting ambiance. It offers a variety of classic American dishes and serves lunch and dinner. It is a full-service restaurant with two banquet rooms for more significant events. It also offers delivery, takeout, and reservations. Guests can also enjoy a relaxed and casual atmosphere in the lounge. Initially, the Yardley Inn was known as the White Swan Tavern. It closed in 1882 but re-opened in 1958 as a restaurant. The building has a Revolutionary era feel to it. The restaurant has a patio with a view of the Delaware River. The restaurant offers American dishes and an extensive wine list. It serves lunch, dinner, and brunch. It can be rented for weddings, showers, and other events. The restaurant offers several private dining rooms for up to 85 guests. The restaurant can also host high-level conferences. It also offers gift certificates and wine tastings. 82 E Afton Ave, Yardley, PA 19067

5. Golden Pheasant Inn in Erwinna

Known for its charming atmosphere, the Golden Pheasant Inn offers a relaxing setting for a romantic evening. The inn is on the Delaware River banks and registered on the National Registry of Historic Places. An inn is a beautiful place for weddings. The inn also features a farm-to-table restaurant. In addition to the inn's charming atmosphere, the Golden Pheasant restaurant is known for its farm-to-table cuisine. The inn's chef prepares a variety of delicious gluten-free dishes. All menu items are marked with a "gluten-free" label so guests can rest assured that they can enjoy their meals. A buffet is available on a limited basis, so make reservations in advance. 763 River Rd, Erwinna, PA 18920

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PA Covered Bridges by Region

are located in Bedford County and Huntingdon County. Huntingdon County is home to only one covered bridge, but it’s very beautiful. Bedford County is home to 14 of these great structures.

The covered bridges in the Great Lakes Region are located within two counties in the northwestern corner of PA. The region is home to three bridges, two in Erie County and one in Mercer County. The bridge in Mercer County uses a unique style of truss that is found no where else in the state.

The Laurel Highlands covered bridges are concentrated in Somerset County, one of my favorite counties for covered bridges in Pennsylvania. This includes Packsaddle Covered Bridge, the only covered bridge with a natural waterfall benethe it. There is also one historic covered bridge in Westmoreland County.

The covered bridges in the Lehigh Valley can be found in both counties in this eastern PA region. Lehigh County is home to six covered bridges, most located north of Allentown. There is also one historic covered bridge in Northampton County.

Northeastern Pennsylvania’s covered bridges can be found in two counties. Rural Sullivan County is home to three historic covered bridges located amidst the beautiful Loyalsock State Forest. There is also one covered bridge in Bradford County.

Covered Bridges in Pennsylvania Dutch Country are plentiful and make this one of the best areas in PA for covered bridge lovers. The region is home to Lancaster County, which has more covered bridges than any other county. There are also covered bridges in Adams County, Berks County, Cumberland County, Dauphin County, and Franklin County.

Covered Bridges in the Pennsylvania Wilds are sadly almost nonexistent. In fact, despite there being 10 counties in the region, there is only one historic covered bridge remaining here. Located in Clearfield County, this bridge is also the only covered bridge remaining across the Susquehanna River.

Covered Bridges in Philadelphia and its Suburbs can be found in three of the five counties in the region. While Bucks County and Chester County are home to more than a dozen bridges, Philadelphia is only home to one. However, it is the last historic covered bridge in a major city in the country.

Covered Bridges in Pittsburgh and its Suburbs can be found in three different counties. Washington County just south of Pittsburgh is home to the second-most covered bridges in the state, and Greene County even further south has seven more bridges. Lawrence County and Indiana County also have fantastic bridges worth seeing.

Covered Bridges in the Poconos can only be found in Carbon County. In this county, there are two fantastic covered bridges that are sure to delight anyone that loves these historic structures.

Covered Bridges in the Susquehanna Region are one of this area’s star attractions. Ten of the region’s 11 counties have covered bridges including Clinton County, Columbia County, Juniata County, Lycoming County, Montour County, Northumberland County, Perry County, Schuylkill County, Snyder County, and Union County.

ERWINNA, Pa. (WPVI) -- Flight restrictions have been put into place around Bedminster, New Jersey, where President Donald Trump is spending his vacation.

That area includes a 10 mile circle in which no private planes can fly, and limited operations in a 30 mile zone.

That zone extends into parts into central New Jersey along with Bucks and Northampton counties in Pennsylvania.

Van Sant Airfield in Erwinna, Bucks County, is in that zone. It's a museum of sorts, celebrating planes when they were made of wood and fabric.

The airfield's bread-and-butter is open cockpit bi-plane rides.

But the 30 mile ring requires planes to have radios and a radar tracking device called a transponder. Most of Van Sant's fleet, including its gliders, do not.

In fact, only three planes are so equipped.

They now must file a flight plan and the pilots of those three planes must leave the circle before they can do any sightseeing.

"And I am going to go by the rules and hopefully won't make anybody upset, do it how want me to do it and see how it works," said Flight Operations Manager Bar Eisenhauer.

Still, most of his fleet will be grounded.

He is asking the federal government for a waiver. He proposes a pie-shaped wedge of airspace that would allow planes without electrical systems to fly in and out of the ring.

"If I get a two mile wide corridor, shoot straight out, I can deal with it. If you give me 5,000 feet I can deal with it," said Eisenhauer.

Eisenhauer made his request a month ago, but so far he has not gotten a reply.

Full text of flight restrictions:

No pilots may operate an aircraft in the areas covered by this NOTAM (except as described).

Except as specified below and/or unless authorized by ATC in consultation with the air traffic security coordinator via the domestic events network (DEN):

A. All aircraft operations within the 10 NMR area(s) listed above, known as the inner core(s), are prohibited except for: Approved law enforcement, military aircraft directly supporting the United States Secret Service (USSS) and the office of the President of the United States, approved air ambulance flights, and regularly scheduled commercial passenger and all-cargo carriers operating under one of the following TSA-Approved standard security programs/procedures: aircraft operator standard security program (AOSSP), full all-cargo aircraft operator standard security program (FACAOSSP), model security program (MSP), twelve five standard security program (TFSSP) all cargo, or all-cargo international security procedure (ACISP) and are arriving into and/or departing from 14 cfr part 139 airports. All emergency/life saving flight (medical/law enforcement/firefighting) operations must coordinate with ATC prior to their departure at 516-683-2966 to avoid potential delays.

B. For operations within the airspace between the 10 nmr and 30 nmr area(s) listed above, known as the outer ring(s): THE New York Class B airspace Hudson River SFRA Exclusion and East River SFRA Exclusion, 14 CFR 93.350(d), IS EXCLUDED FROM THE RESTRICTIONS IN THIS TFR. All OTHER aircraft operating within the outer ring(s) listed above are limited to aircraft arriving or departing local airfields, and workload permitting, ATC may authorize transit operations. Aircraft may not loiter. All aircraft must be on an active IFR or a filed VFR flight plan with a discrete code assigned by an air traffic control (ATC) facility. Aircraft must be squawking the discrete code prior to departure and at all times while in the TFR and must remain in two-way radio communications with ATC.

C. The following operations are not authorized within this TFR: flight training, practice instrument approaches, aerobatic flight, glider operations, seaplane operations, parachute operations, ultralight, hang gliding, balloon operations, agriculture/crop dusting, animal population control flight operations, banner towing operations, sightseeing operations, maintenance test flights, model aircraft operations, model rocketry, unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), and utility and pipeline survey operations.

D. FAA recommends that all aircraft operators check notams frequently for possible changes to this TFR prior to operations within this region.

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Lambertville, N.J.

WOOD smoke, slow-running water and cheese straws were expected on a recent autumn day in the Delaware River Valley. The sharp reek of apples in their death throes, not so much.

In a former newspaper office here on the towpath of the Delaware Canal, two women skillfully shared space in a small skylit kitchen. They balanced shards of bacon on wedges of warm boiled egg, scattered baby sprouts over endive spears dipped in creamed blue cheese, and sloshed a jug of icy-sweet milk punch in and out of the freezer. Across the room, bowls held pears and apples in various stages of collapse; their once-plump bodies were weird and wrinkled as moonscapes.

“We keep them to look at,” said Christopher Hirsheimer, one half of the food writing and photography team that produces Canal House Cooking, a food magazine that’s both old-fashioned and totally new, entirely from this room. The other half is Melissa Hamilton, a chef who was director of the test kitchen at Saveur magazine, where Ms. Hirsheimer was a founding editor.

The two have known each other for 15 years, via the small food community in this part of the world: Ms. Hirsheimer lives in Erwinna, Pa., and Ms. Hamilton’s father owns a restaurant here, Hamilton’s Grill Room. (Her sister, Gabrielle Hamilton, is the chef and owner of Prune in Manhattan’s East Village.)

The two abandoned the commuting life and started Canal House in 2006 as a photo and design studio for cookbooks and magazines. Ms. Hirsheimer’s aesthetic of artful neglect like a handful of almonds and rosemary sprigs strewn across a tablecloth, or a raspberry tart served with mismatched silverware in an abandoned house evolved in her time as an editor at Metropolitan Home magazine in the 1980s and ’90s (“When chefs became rock stars,” she said).

Back then, the standard for food photography was artificial light and heavy-handed food styling, she said. Brown food, like their soy-glazed scallion-ginger meatballs, would never be photographed; green food was considered too dark; loose ends of pasta had to be tucked in one by one. “Of course, there are times you need to wipe the chin,” she said, cleaning drips of sauce from the rim of a white plate. “But people just feel pushed out of the kitchen by things that don’t look real.”

The Canal House itself seems like a foodie fantasy leave the big city, start a small food business with your best cooking pal, sit around inventing cocktails and snacks at the end of every day but both are resolutely real cooks.

From the lunch dishes they pull together, the dinners they plan and shop for, and the snacks they scarf with a glass of wine or slug of bourbon at the workday’s end, they gathered the ideas for their own collection. Some readers, Ms. Hirsheimer said, have been surprised at the authors’ enthusiasm for a daily cocktail. “I think people don’t picture women sitting around drinking together,” she said. “But we love the flavors, the ritual, the little bite of something at that time of the day.”

“I don’t mind the buzz,” Ms. Hamilton interjected, derailing a line of conversation that veered toward the precious.

Each volume begins with drinks, from gentle Melon Water to bracing Manhattans, and the epigraph “It’s Always Five O’Clock Somewhere,” the barfly’s classic justification for an early snifter. The second volume includes an essay by Colman Andrews, a longtime colleague. It begins: “I like to drink. This is no secret to anyone who knows me.”

Their drinking habits, and recipes, reflect their backgrounds: Ms. Hamilton’s French heritage, Ms. Hirsheimer’s California childhood, both women’s extensive travels, culinary experience and spice collections. The first issue, of summer recipes, was easy, they said, because cooking in that season is so minimal: salads, grilling, fruit, the occasional backyard paella. “But this time of year you actually have to start cooking things,” Ms. Hamilton said.

Their food a synthesis of rustic European classics and American standards is easy to pull off and just interesting enough. “It’s ease without sloppiness,” Mr. Andrews said of the magazines. “In a format perfect for conveying that kind of information, beautifully and logically and in a way that a computer screen so far cannot.” (He was an editor of Gourmet when the magazine was closed last month by its parent company, Condé Nast.)

Starting a food publication now may seem like madness. Canal House Cooking, to be published three times a year (two have come out so far, each with about 75 seasonal recipes), has no parent company, no advertising and no distribution network other than independent bookstores and the Internet. But by designing and photographing it themselves, then outsourcing the printing to China when every local printer they approached turned them down flat, the women hope to both make the numbers work and preserve the publication’s homespun qualities. They have about 400 subscribers so far. “We wanted a kind of handmade, city-country, pearls-and-burlap feel,” Ms. Hamilton said.