Nassau Valley Vineyards

Nassau Valley Vineyards
LocationLewes, Delaware, US
Founded1993
Key peoplePeggy Raley
TastingOpen to Public
Websitehttp://www.nassauvalley.com/

Nassau Valley Vineyards was the first winery in the state of Delaware in the United States, and is currently the largest in the state.[1] When jazz singer Peggy Raley decided to open a winery in Delaware, she first had to get the local state legislature to pass a law allowing wineries in the state.[2][3] By 1991 she drafted the necessary legislation, and she obtained a license and opened the vineyard in 1993.[4][5] Until October 2007, when Pizzadili Winery opened,[6] it was the first and only winery in the state.[7][8] There are eight acres of property at the site,[9] and it caters to the beach-bound tourist traffic in the area.[1]

  1. ^ a b Kevin Zraly, Kevin Zraly's American Wine Guide, p.9 (2007)
  2. ^ Beth Rubin, Delaware Curiosities: Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities & Other Offbeat Stuff (2007) (ISBN 978-0762743353)
  3. ^ Carlo DeVito, East Coast wineries: a complete guide from Maine to Virginia (2004) (ISBN 978-0813533124)
  4. ^ "Delaware's coast beckons vacationers late into summer". The Washington Times. August 20, 2003. Archived from the original on October 15, 2012. Retrieved January 8, 2010.
  5. ^ Michael De Zayas (November 3, 1998). "Stayin' Lewes in Delaware". New York Post. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013. Retrieved January 8, 2010.
  6. ^ Sara Bredesen (November 25, 2009). "Delaware winery content to be small". The Country Today. Retrieved January 8, 2010.[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ T. Stevenson, De meest complete wijnencyclopedie (in Dutch) p.519 (2006)
  8. ^ Jackie Spinner (July 23, 2003). "Ten Things to Do in ... Rehoboth and Lewes". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 8, 2010.
  9. ^ Randy Kraft (June 15, 2001). "Plenty to discover along the Delaware shoreline". Daily Press (Virginia). Archived from the original on April 3, 2012. Retrieved January 8, 2010.