Craziness a magnet for grape success

Pennsylvania wines? Are you crazy? That's the reaction that Eric and Lee Miller recalled when they moved to Chadds Ford in 1982 to start the Chaddsford Winery.

Thirty years later, they are regarded as pioneers of the thriving Pennsylvania wine industry, architects of the Brandywine Valley Wine Trail, and nationally recognized winemakers. They will tell their story, "Up from the Ground: Growing a Wine Region in the Brandywine Valley," as part of the Chadds Ford Historical Society's 2012 Spring Lecture Series on March 27.

The program will start at 7:30 p.m. at the Society's Barn Visitors Center, 1736 Creek Road, Chadds Ford. Admission of $10 — free for members — includes the lecture followed by light refreshment and a book-signing for Eric Miller's new book, "The Vintner's Apprentice." For more information, visit www.chaddsfordhistory.org or call 610-388-7376.