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Pennsylvania Wine Land PennsylJOURNEY THROUGH vania Wine Land DIRECTORY OF WINERIES + TOURING GUIDE ® WITH MORE THAN 30 New Wineries PAWINELAND.com InsideWELCOME ... TO Pennsylvania Wine Land page 3 * * * PENNSYLVANIA WINE LAND REGIONS & WINERIES PAGE 7 NORTHEAST SOUTHEAST PAGE 9 PAGE 11 NORTHWEST SOUTHWEST PAGE 13 PAGE 15 NORTHCENTRAL SOUTHCENTRAL PAGE 17 PAGE 19 WINE TRAILS PAGE 21 * * * INDUSTRY PARTNERS PAGE 23 PENNSYLVANIA WINE LAND LISTINGS & MAP PAGE 25 How i all began ... Just over a century after that first vineyard There once was a place full of appeared in what is now Philadelphia’s Fairmount Park, shareholders including Alexander Hamilton, towns, mountains, and lakes Aaron Burr, Johns Hopkins, Robert Morris, and and then one day, a man Citizen Genet founded the first commercial vineyard in the United States. planted a vineyard. The man In 1807, the Harmonists, a German religious sect, was William Penn and that was brought commercial vineyard and winemaking to the SouthWest region of Pennsylvania. Their over 300 years ago. Today, 30,000 gallon arched stone cellar is still there today there are over 170 wineries and in Old Economy Village. By 1900, winemaking was happening in all of Pennsylvania’s 67 counties, but counting in Pennsylvania. It’s Prohibition, beginning in 1920, brought a halt to the entire industry. a Wine Land. Here, the wines The end of Prohibition in 1933 coincided are as diverse as the with the beginning of the Pennsylvania Liquor people and places. From sips Control Board (PLCB). Though commercial wine production resumed, only state-operated stores dry and complex to sweet and could sell it. fruity, it’s big and inviting and It wasn’t until the 1960s that several growers in Erie County helped to bring forth the Limited full of surprises. The only way Winery Act, permitting wineries to make up to to experience it all is to 50,000 gallons of wine using Pennsylvania grown fruit, and to sell their wine directly to the public, hotels, restaurants, clubs, and the PLCB. In 1969, Presque Isle Wine Cellars and Penn Shore Vineyards, both near Lake Erie, obtained licenses and became the first two wineries in the state. Today, there are hundreds more and the Pennsylvania wine industry continues to grow and thrive. 3 PAWINELAND.com PAWINELAND.com 4 THERE ARE MORE THAN 200 LICENSED PA WINERIES To p 1 0 ting MORE THAN A DOZEN TO EXPLORE IN WINE TRAILS WEAVE ŏ ŏ THROUGH THE STATE 1 ŏŏ (it has more unique regions than any other state) 2 The wineries are PA is ranked primarily smaller ones ŏ ŏĒŏ ŏ (who love what they do) that produce less than 3 20,000 THE TASTINGS gallons/year (always fun and friendly) nationally7t in number of 4 wineries ŏŏ (many for the whole family) 5 } THE ACCESSIBILITY (a winery within 45 minutes anywhere in the state) 6 THE WINDING TRAILS From anywhere (explore every corner of the state on 12 unique trails) in PA, you’re less 7 than THE PEOPLE (authentic, witty, and warm, they keep you coming back) an drive hou from rat s Over 8 least 1 winery’ THE LANDSCAPE (big cities, small towns, blue mountains, and a Great Lake) 80% 9 of PA Wine is ŏ ŏŏ sold directly (Main Streets full of quaint stores, local restaurants, and B&Bs) from the wineries or 10 winery outlets THE JOURNEY ŏ (pleasing to wine novices and connoisseurs alike) $2 } PA BOASTS inBillion economic impact PA IS THE 1 million + gallons of wine TH are produced in PA American iticultural Areas 5 LARGEST PRODUCER OF GRAPES IN THE U.S. INTERSPECIFIC OR FRENCH HYBRID VARIETIES ŏ ŏ đŏ ŏ đŏ ŏ ŏ đŏ g ŏ ŏ đŏ ŏ đŏ ŏ đŏ ŏ đŏ ŏ đŏ Te varietes EUROPEAN (VINIFERA) VARIETIES ŏŏđŏŏ ŏđŏ ŏđŏŏ ŏđŏ ŏ ŏđŏ you’ll find ŏ đŏ ŏ đŐ ŏ đŏ ŏ đŏ ŏ đŏ ×ŏ ŏ ŏ đŐ ŏ ŏ đŏ ŏ đŏ NATIVE GRAPE VARIETIES ŏ đŏ ŏ đŏ ŏ đŏ ŏ đŏ NIAGARA FACTS AND FIGURES CURRENT AS OF AUGUST 2015 5 PAWINELAND.com PAWINELAND.com 6 N, PA KLINGERSTOW BENIGNA’S CREEK PENNSYLVANIATe Region WINE LANDs o Sitting between warmer Virginia and cooler New York, Pennsylvania is in a wine-growing “sweet spot.” The humid summers and cold winters are more like Europe than arid wine regions in California or Australia. This means that Pennsylvania can produce a wide-range of grape varieties, from cold-tolerant, hybrid grapes, like Marquette and La Crescent, to heat-loving vinifera (European grape) varieties, like Cabernet Franc and Merlot. Pennsylvania’s geology is ancient, diverse, and made up of well- drained shale soils. Add this earth to the right slope, elevation, and direction, and you have the perfect formula for high-quality wines. The soil, climate, plants, and viticulture combine to produce wines that are unique to their surroundings – something the French refer to as “terrior.” The last part of the fine wine equation is the growers’ know-how. Careful cultivation and care of the vine from the day it’s planted helps to NISSLE craft Pennsylvania’s special wines. Explore each Y VINE BAINBRI YARDS & DGE, PA WINERY one of Pennsylvania Wine Land’s regions for a ESTATE true taste of of the state. An easy way to explore the diferent regions is by hopping on a Pennsylvania Wine Trail. See page 21 for more information on the trails. And for help planning your trip through Pennsylvania Wine Land, check out PAWineLand.com. ENBERG, PA PARA DOCX VINEYARD LAND 7 PAWINELAND.com PAWINELAND.com 8 This region is home to the Endless Mountains, a significant cool climate area (like the Finger Lakes) in PLACES ALONG THE WAY Pennsylvania. Here, cold-hardy hybrid and vinifera varieties produce Pocono Mountains wines of exceptional aroma and fruit Scranton flavors. Cooler nights help the grapes Wilkes-Barre retain acidity which make the wines PLAN YOUR TRIP bright and fresh. The soils are mostly Delaware Water Gap TO THE NORTHEAST very well-drained shale which is ideal REGION TODAY Jim Thorpe for fine wine production. While 800poconos.com EndlessMountains.org Endless Mountains cold-tolerant vinifera varieties like VisitNEPA.org Riesling and Cabernet Franc can perform well, it is the new cold-hardy hybrid varieties like Marquette and La Crescent that are most widely planted. Fn Facts In 1887, Scranton (the NorthEast Region’s Explore wineries in the NorthEast biggest city) was Pennsylvania’s first town Region for vibrant wines with with a successful pioneer trolley line and became known as “THE ELECTRIC CITY.” delicious fruit flavors. The Endless Mountains were created 15,000 YEARS AGO by the Wisconsin Glacier. 9 PAWINELAND.com PAWINELAND.com 10 Warmer than other areas above the Appalachian range, classic European varieties like Chardonnay and Cabernet Franc can be grown here without fear of injury from cold winter temperatures. In the southern counties around historic Philadelphia are rolling hills with light PLACES ALONG THE WAY texture, manor loam soils. The generally Philadelphia hilly terrain of the region ofers excellent southern exposure, slopes that Lehigh Valley drain water, and air that encourages Brandywine Valley PLAN YOUR TRIP grapevines to flourish. TO THE SOUTHEAST New Hope REGION TODAY Explore wineries in the SouthEast’s Kennett Square Lehigh Valley for hybrids like Traminette VisitPhilly.com DiscoverLehighValley.com Valley Forge and Chambourcin, aromatic white BrandywineValley.com Main Line varieties like Gewurztraminer, Riesling, ValleyForge.org and Gruner Veltliner, as well as Pinot Noir. GoGreaterReading.com Reading In the southern counties you’ll find red Pottsville wines like Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, and white wines like Pinot Gris, Chardonnay, and Sauvignon Blanc. Fn Facts Kennett Square is known as the Mushroom Capital of the World. Bucks County was named after William Penn’s family home in England, Buckinghamshire. 11 PAWINELAND.com PAWINELAND.com 12 A 20-mile long and 5-mile wide sea of native grapes like Concord and Niagara hug the Lake Erie shoreline. Most of this PLACES ALONG THE WAY fruit goes into juice production, but a great quantity of it, along with other Erie hybrid and vinifera varieties, is made North East into wine. Because of the lake the Meadville surrounding climate is cooler, drier, and PLAN YOUR TRIP Grove City more consistent than in the SouthEast TO THE NORTHWEST and SouthCentral Regions. Wine grapes REGION TODAY Allegheny National Forest thrive in the silt loam and sandy soils. VisitEriePA.com Oil City PAGreatLakes.com Inland and south from the shore, elevation rises into hills, the climate cools, and cold-tolerant hybrids thrive. Explore wineries in the NorthWest Region for varieties like Chardonnay, Fn Facts Riesling, Merlot, and Cabernet Franc, Drake Well Museum in Titusville is on the site where Edwin L. Drake drilled the along with hybrids like Vidal and Vignoles. world’s first oil well in 1859 and launched the modern petroleum industry. Actress Sharon Stone is from Meadville, PA. 13 PAWINELAND.com PAWINELAND.com 14 PLACES ALONG THE WAY In the hills around Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh Laurel Highlands, the cooler climate Johnstown and higher elevations help cold-hardy Washington hybrids, native grapes, and some PLAN YOUR TRIP vinifera varieties to thrive in the Laurel Highlands TO THE SOUTHWEST shale-based soils. For vintners, Old Economy Village REGION TODAY choosing the proper site and grape VisitPittsburgh.com variety are keys to successful wine LaurelHighlands.org making is this area. In this region in particular, it’s also important for wine growers to control grape diseases and keep deer from using their vineyards as a bufet. Explore wineries in the SouthWest Region for varieties like Chardonnay, Fn Facts Cabernet Franc, Vidal, and Chambourcin.
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