American Viticultural Areas
If you’re in Pennsylvania, you’re never more than one hour away from a local winery or vineyard. With so many options available, it’s hard to know where to begin. Traveling a wine trail gives your wine tasting a purpose by giving you a richly textured experience, featuring the different growing conditions throughout the state. It’s not just about seeing every winery in a certain area, it’s about crafting an experience for your palate.
You’ll not only sample a wide variety of flavors, but you’ll enjoy them amongst some of Pennsylvania’s finest scenery. You’ll trek through vineyards, converse with the winemakers, observe flavors you’ve never noticed before, and enjoy a Pennsylvania sunset over lush, green fields. Maybe your wine trail experience will be an intimate weekend with your partner, or a celebratory evening with friends. Pennsylvania’s Wind Land is what you decide to make it. The passionate, hardworking winemakers of PA are here and ready to toast with you. Let’s explore!
Central Delaware Valley
Established: 1984
Total Acres: 96K
Number of Wineries: 3
Fun Fact: It is New Jersey’s first wine zone
Cumberland Valley
Established: 1985
Total Acres: 756K
Number of Wineries: 22
Fun Fact: Only 100 of its 756,000 acres are planted
Lake Erie
Established: 1983
Total Acres: 2.2M
Planted Acres: 42K
Number of Wineries: 58
Fun Fact: The second largest grape-growing region outside of California
Lancaster Valley
Established: 1982
Total Acres: 225K
Planted Acres: 400
Number of Wineries: 10
Fun Fact: One of the most fertile agricultural areas in Pennsylvania
Lehigh Valley
Established: 2008
Total Acres: 1.2 Million
Planted Vineyards: 230+ acres
Number of Wineries: 10
Fun Fact: Between fifteen and twenty percent of the wine produced in Pennsylvania is made from grapes grown in the Lehigh Valley AVA.