Pennsylvania Wine Festivals

Want to get out and taste great wines in the great state of Pennsylvania? Then look for a a Pennsylvania Wine Festival! These wine events are a perfect way to fill a sunny Saturday or Sunday afternoon. At festivals like Wayne County Wine & Cheese Festival in September, Brandywine Valley WT "Harvest Festival", and the Annual Schuylkill County Wine Festival in September and October, local Pennsylvania wineries set up booths and dispense their special wines for you to taste and buy. It's a great way to sample a wide variety of wines in one fun-filled place. Pennsylvania has several wonderful wine and food festivals scheduled every year for locals and visitors to enjoy. At most festivals you can expect to pay a nominal entrance fee that then allows you to sample all the wines offered at the event. Others sell tasting tickets that you can use at your tasting discretion. Located in and around cities like Erie, Warren, Scranton and Stroudsburg, there are wine festivals that bring you the best samplings of PA wines. Many specialize in fine PA wines as well as national and international wines. At every booth you can expect to find helpful and friendly wine experts eager to answer your questions.

At festivals like Cheese and Wine Tour of Lancaster County in November, Gettysburg Wine and Music Festival in September, or Pittsburgh Wine Festival in April, you may find wines from Wilhelm Winery Inc., Laurel Mountain Vineyard, Briar Valley Vineyards Winery, Cherry Valley Vineyards, and many others at Pennsylvania wine festivals. In addition to wine, these events can include excellent food to sample, prepared by local restaurants and chefs. And often you can expect music too. After all, nothing pairs better with wine than a little Jazz, or Blue Grass music. Local musicians are out playing their best music to accompany the wine tasting. Whether you're visiting Pittsburg, Beaver Falls, Philadelphia and Lancaster you can find a local wine, food and music festival that will perfect your PA vacation. The most popular time of year for these festivals are the Fall and Summer months, but they are also scheduled during holiday months as well. Imagine sipping some great wines while watching the annual Christmas Tree lighting ceremony! So although, you may not have time to visit all of Pennsylvania's great wineries, you can taste their wines at these great events. So get out and enjoy! As always, Wine Bar Wineries is here to help you find exciting wine, food and music festivals near you.

For more information about Pennsylvania Wine & Food Festivals contact the Pennsylvania Tourism, Film and Economic Development Marketing Office at 4th Floor, Commonwealth Keystone Building, 400 North Street, Harrisburg, PA 17120-0225 Telephone: 717-787-5453 or 800-VISIT-PA.