Exploring Wineries and Breweries Along Virginia's Northern Neck
It’s been well over a year since Cork Hounds hit the road in search of new vineyards/breweries to explore and share with you. The pandemic put a halt
Allowing Users to Delete Their Own AWS Cognito Accounts With Amplify and the AWS JS SDK v3
Introduction We're using AWS Amplify with AWS Cognito and the Hosted UI to handle Authentication for Cork Hounds. To provide users with the ability to delete their own accounts (along
Promote Your Next Event With Cork Hounds
Do you have an upcoming event that you’d like to promote to our dog-wine loving community? We’d love to help you and it’s FREE! Here’s how
Vineyards Adapt Services During COVID-19 Pandemic
It’s been a long road these past 6 months for vineyards and wineries in the United States. Forced to shut their doors from March - May due to the
California Has Most Dog-Friendly Wineries in U.S.
When it comes to dog-friendliness, California dominates. In a recent review of our data, Cork Hounds ranked the top 25 most dog-friendly winery counties nationwide. San Luis Obispo came in
Exploring Dog-Friendly Vineyards Along the I-81 Corridor of Virginia
For the past three summers, my girlfriends and I have enjoyed a weekend trip to the mountains of southern Virginia to a rustic retreat known as Mountain Lake Lodge. The
Exploring Dog-Friendly Vineyards in Prince George’s County, Maryland
With my mother in town for the Thanksgiving holiday, instead of hitting the shopping centers to fight the crowds, we decided to head out to some local Maryland vineyards to
Exploring Dog-Friendly Vineyards in Connecticut and Massachusetts
For many people, fall is their favorite time of year. Cooler weather makes for more time spent with the dog outside exploring. What better way to spend a weekend than
Upgrading AWS RDS PostgreSQL With Extensions
We recently received an end of support notification for the PostgreSQL database version 9.4 that we were using. As with most things, when it's working you leave it alone,
Canines Uncorked Charity Event and Dog-Friendly Vineyards Near Portland, Oregon
In early August, Cork Hounds headed out West to explore dog-friendly vineyards near Portland, Oregon. This wine producing region is referred to as the North Willamette Valley. It’s actually
Exploring Dog-Friendly Vineyards Near Delaplane, Virginia
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
PART 2: The Wine4Paws Charity Event and Dog-Friendly Vineyards in Paso Robles, California
Cork Hounds made the trek, with our dachshund mascot, Greta from our home base in DC to Paso Robles, California to attend the 11th Annual Wine4Paws charity event. Paso Robles
PART 1: The Wine4Paws Charity Event and Dog-Friendly Vineyards in Paso Robles, California
About half-way between Los Angeles and the Bay Area is the small town of Paso Robles. If it wasn’t for the massive amount of viticulture going on in this
Processing Multipart/Form-Data using API Gateway and a Java Lambda Proxy for storage in S3
I am working on a new project for Cork Hounds, and spent some time recently figuring out how to upload files to Amazon Web Services (AWS) Simple Storage Service (S3)
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