From Washington, D.C, hop on 1-66 West and drive about 50 miles to Delaplane, Virginia. The area is known for fox hunts, farm-to-table agriculture, expansive country estates, and more
5 New Jersey Dog-Friendly Wineries Recommended by Cello’s Corner
Even being born and raised in New Jersey, I never thought of the Garden State as my go-to for wineries…until Limoncello (Cello), our first German Shorthaired Pointer joined our
Exploring Dog-Friendly Vineyards Near Fredericksburg, Virginia
South of Washington, D.C. and north of Richmond, VA is the town of Fredericksburg, VA. Fredericksburg was a prominent port in Virginia during colonial times and during the Civil
Deck the Halls! Exploring Dog-Friendly Vineyards Around Seneca Lake, New York
This may be a surprise to you (it was to us): New York state is a top wine producer in the United States -- coming in 3rd behind California and
Every Dog Has Its Day at Barrel Oak Winery
Vineyard owner champions new Virginia law allowing dogs inside tasting rooms.
It’s 11:00 a.m. on a summer Saturday in Delaplane, Virginia. At Barrel Oak Winery (BOW) the
Exploring Dog-Friendly Vineyards Around Napa
Over the summer, Cork Hounds [finally] ventured west to the national [and arguably world] epicenter of wine -- Napa, California. For this trip, my co-founder Jeremy and dog Greta, stayed
Part 2: Containerizing and Running Foursquare's TwoFishes with Persistent Storage
In Part 1 of this two-part series, I looked at Forward and Reverse Geocoding using FourSquare's TwoFishes. I provided some background on TwoFishes, and shared some lessons that I learned
Part 1: Forward and Reverse Geocoding using FourSquare's TwoFishes
Last year, I created the Amazon Alexa Skill for Cork Hounds which takes a City/State, and responds with the nearest fully dog friendly vineyard. When I first started that
Exploring Dog-Friendly Vineyards Along the Outer Banks of North Carolina
I grew up in a large family living in Michigan surrounded by lakes. But we never spent time vacationing at them because my mother distrusted lake water. Therefore, every summer
Drink What You Like At These Dog-Friendly Wineries in Arkansas
When you think of Arkansas you probably don't think of 'wine country,' but I'm here to tell y'all...
We ain't just moonshine and banjos!
Since the late 1800's immigrants
Exploring Dog-Friendly Vineyards in the North Georgia Mountains
I lived in Atlanta, Georgia for 12 years, and in all that time I never ventured north toward the mountains, despite being able to see them from my condo in
Exploring Dog-Friendly Vineyards Near Prince Frederick, Maryland
My Cork Hound co-founder Jeremy, recently had friends in town for the weekend and we decided to spend some of the time exploring a dog-friendly vineyard in southern Maryland. So,
Changes to our Web and Mobile User Interfaces
You may have noticed a recent change that we made to our search results having to do with Ratings. If you are curious as to why, this blog is for
Migrating from Self-Managed Docker to ECS - EC2 Instances
I recently migrated our four containerized microservices from self managed Docker to AWS ECS. We are adding a lot more vineyards (the addition of California more than doubles the number
Virginia to Welcome Dogs (Back) into Tasting Rooms this Summer
Just this past January the Virginia state legislature overwhelmingly passed a bill to amend Virginia’s Law to officially allow dogs inside vineyard/winery tasting rooms (and breweries). The governor,