Bishop Estate Vineyard & Winery Finishes Multiyear Renovation, Putting Its Dairy Farm Roots Out to Pasture

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Image via Bishop Estate Vineyard & Winery.

The long-term renovation of Bishop Estate Vineyard & Winery in Perkasie (the approvals alone took three years) have been completed. It has now shed all vestiges of its former use as a dairy farm and is wholly dedicated to wine. Paul Vigna covered the transformation for Lancaster Farming.

Revamping the 100-year-old family property in Hilltown Township was the brainchild of owners Kevin and Cindy Bishop.

The 32-acre of pastures made way for vineyards. And the former barn now 32-acre site now features a large deck for enjoying both a glass of wine and accompanying music performances.

The decision to renovate was a family affair, as was the labor that resulted from it.

“We had three carpenters working on it: my husband, my son. and my nephew, who worked for someone else at the time. He came to help us out during COVID, and we since have hired him full time to make a lot of changes to the property.”

Kevin’s onsite history includes two hours of farm work before heading off to school as a boy. The dairy business was retired in 1998, and now, 20 years later, he’s back to farming, this time with grapes.

More on Bishop Estate Vineyard is at Lancaster Farming.

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