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Article: No grapes, no gripes at Winterport Winery National cuisine writers drop in

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WINTERPORT - Making a go of it with a small business in Maine isn't easy, Michael Anderson readily admits.

Anderson and his wife, Joan, operate Winterport Winery in a beautifully appointed, boutique-like storefront on Route 1A, selling specialty wines they produce in the basement. The winery on Saturday hosted a contingent of travel writers, representing national publications such as Bon Appetit and Cooking Light.

The last business to occupy the space, a hardware store, may have had more in common with the town's past: a no-nonsense Penobscot River port known for its year-round shipping and apple orchards.

These days, Winterport - the second largest town in Waldo County - is known more as a ...

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