From the Baltimore Sun: "This year's relentlessly hot, dry summer was a blessing for York wine makers, producing sweeter grapes that ripened unusually early and yielded a shared optimism about this year's vintage."
From the Pocono Record newspaper, detailing Mountain View Vineyard: "It always amazes me when someone comes in and says they don't like wine, but like ours."
From David Falchek's Empty Bottles blog: "While that’s a huge increase, it is a ripple in the wine world. Jess
Jackson of Kendall-Jackson fame, one guy, owns 14,000 acres. But this
is OUR ripple. And Pennsylvania is still the only place that can make
Pennsylvania wine."
From David Falchek's Empty Bottles blog: "This marks the second consecutive brutal winter/spring for area wine grape growers. However, unlike last season, the rest of the state was spared as commercial vineyards from Northeastern Pennsylvania through the Endless Mountain Region to the Southern Tier reported massive bud kill."
Friend of DLW David Falcheck reports: "Then we spent days smelling wine faults. It was like putting your nose
through a 20-mile march through a swamp."
The East Coast Wineries blog reports: "Benigna’s Creek Sunshine Vidal outshone 361 other Pennsylvania wines to
win Best in Show honors at the Pennsylvania Winery Association’s (PWA)
annual Pennsylvania Wine Competition in State College, Pa."
Food Philosophy says “I was not aware there was a wine trail in Pennsylvania. Infinitely curious and not sure what to expect, I set off with an open mind. I’m glad I did, as this picturesque region has a lot to offer the food & wine explorer.”
