Wine
Vickie took over the property in 1999 and in 2010 the renovations to the barn were completed.
“It opens up the opportunity to sell wine to individuals without going through the state store. When restaurants have to buy wine, they have to go through the state store. It’s a wonderful opportunity for small vineries like us to compete. There is a great movement to buy local from the farm to table. The grapes areour farm, the wine goes to the table,” said Le Vine.
“This really gives ourwin- ery a leg up. It’s exciting to sell our wines throughout the state by shipping and exciting to be here and box up ourwine. It’s exciting to send it to JosieMaran a very good customer, model and businesswoman. She sells her products on QVC and when she does she stays here at GraceWinery,” said Le Vine.
The saleofwinebyLeVine will help the state by generating Pennsylvania sales taxes, he said.
“There are tax benefits. When he sells wine, we get the sales tax. When the grocery store sells wine we get the sales tax. People won’t go to Delaware for wine, they can have it shipped or buy it at their grocery store,” said Killion.