Peggy Mihelich

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, Ralph Northam, signed the legislation and the new law will go into effect on July 1, 2018. The law does

On a windy fall weekend, Cork Hounds cofounder, Jeremy, our pups, Greta and Bentley and I, headed out from the D.C. metro area to visit Cape Charles, Virginia. Cape Charles is a small seaside town along Virginia’s Eastern Shore. The primary purpose of our trip was to visit

My Cork Hounds co-founder, Jeremy and I recently took a road trip to Charlottesville, VA with our dachshunds Bentley and Greta. Naturally, we used the Cork Hounds app to discover some dog-friendly wineries in the area. We normally base our choices on dog-friendliness, proximity to other wineries, and Google ratings,

Mixed among rolling hills, Amish farms, Pennsylvania Dutch architecture and rural life, is Lancaster PA’s wineries. Pennsylvania may not be an obvious place for great wines but you’ll find them here in abundance. Cork Hounds suggests visiting Setter Ridge Vineyards with your pup/s. Table of Contents: Vineyards

Maritime traditions, colonial roots and crab cakes. Maryland’s capital, Annapolis, has them all. And in the area just outside the city, you can explore viticulture in action as wineries work to turn rich Chesapeake Bay soil into grapes. Cork Hounds recommends a trip out to Casica Vineyards & Winery

Florida may be best known for its oranges but there is another fruit that is gaining in popularity, grapes! The muscadine grows well in Florida’s heat and there are some adventurous cultivators turning grapes into wine. While there is no Florida wine-region, most of the wineries are dotted along

Located 33 miles west-northwest of Washington, D.C., is Leesburg, VA. A rural, agricultural region that has become an outer suburb of the nation’s capitol. Drive the back roads and you’ll get a glimpse of old and new. Grand stables with cupolas sit comfortably next to dilapidated barns

Playing host to rivers, rapids and majestic mountain views, the area around Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, offers a feast for the eyes. Its strategic location, where two rivers (Shenandoah and Potomac) and three states (Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia) meet, made it a key transportation hub up until the mid-20th

Looking to explore vineyards close to Washington, D.C.? Why not start by heading west toward the town of Middleburg, Virginia. Middleburg is a scenic area, characterized by rolling hills and numerous ridges not far from the Blue Ridge Mountains. It’s about an hour’s drive west of the