PA WINERIES MAKE HISTORY EVEN THOUGH ATTEMPT TO ENTER GUINNESS BOOK FALLS SHORT

7675 wine lovers gather at 60 wineries to toast thriving state wine industry...(read more)

Written by Debra C. Argen and Edward F. Nesta

As oenophiles, we have traveled the world in search of the grape. We have spent weeks driving through the Burgundy region, have passed many happy hours tasting in the Rhine region, have journeyed great distances to wineries in Switzerland, to the Chianti region, to Sicily, Malta, Cyprus, Canada, and the United States. Sometimes, we forget about the wineries close to home, namely the Bucks County Wine Trail in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

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The Greater New Hope Chamber of Commerce and the Bucks County Wine Trail are excited to present the first ever New Hope Summer Wine Faire scheduled for Saturday, July 24 and Sunday, July 25. This all day wine tasting event takes place rain or shine from 12 p.m. to 7 p.m. at The Tuscany at the Towpath restaurant located on 18 West Mechanic Street, New Hope, PA. Tickets are $25 per person in advance and $30 day of event. Attendees must be 21 years of age.

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November 7, 2009

Join the Bucks County wine trail in its very first "Tweet-Up" event!  This is an opportunity to sample great wines and meet your fellow Twitterers.  Special wine offerings and/or discounts may apply.  Mention you're there for the tweet-up! For more information follow visitPA on twitter http://twitter.com/visitpa. This is an all day event. Please check the winery pages for hours.

By Michele Rogers, PSU Ag Science News
UNIVERSITY PARK -- A warm Indian summer may have saved Pennsylvania's grape crop this year after hurricane season left vineyard owners questioning the fate of their harvests, according to a wine and grape expert with Penn State Cooperative Extension. 

PHILADELPHIA (June 24, 2009) — According to a recent study, the Pennsylvania wine industry is expected to prosper in the coming year. With residents spending less money on long vacations this summer and more time planning day trips, vineyards are projected to reap the benefits of the scaled back travel plans.