What does that date mean? How about that percentage? And the phrase “Estate Bottled”? Reading a wine label is all about knowing what to look for. Once you learn a…
How to read a wine label
Gift Guide: The right wine for the right host
Holiday party season is upon us, and everyone knows it’s best not to arrive empty-handed. Wine is a no-brainer gift — the host can pop the cork to liven up…
Holiday traditions from across PA Wine Land
The mercury is dropping across Pennsylvania, which means the holiday season is fast approaching. Most Commonwealth wineries are family-run businesses, so they can bring their traditions to work with them.…
Trick or Treat: Wine pairings for all your leftover Halloween candy favorites
It piles up. Haunting your dreams. Calling your name all hours of the day. It’s impossible to ignore its siren song. Once the trick-or-treaters have come and gone, the Halloween…
Celebrating the winners of the 2018 PA Sommelier Judgment Day
On Monday, October 15 — one of the first nights of the year that truly felt like fall — a buzz was coming from inside Talula’s Daily on Philadelphia’s Washington…
Philadelphia Sommeliers and Industry Insiders Toast to Top Pennsylvania Wines
Fero Vineyards & Winery, Nimble Hill Vineyard & Winery, and South Shore Wine Company Receive Best-of Honors at PA Sommelier Judgment during PA Wine Month. Members of Philadelphia’s food and…
Pennsylvania Wine School: What is a Baco Noir?
Chambour-huh? Vidal who? Need some help demystifying some of Pennsylvania’s most essential wine words? The PA Wine Land Post is at your service, schooling you on the grapes you need…
VIDEO: Meet the Winemaker with Jan Waltz of Waltz Vineyards
Before there were vines, there was tobacco, corn, soybeans, and wheat. But in 1997, Jan Waltz, a sixth generation Lancaster County farmer, dedicated his family’s land to growing vinifera grapes…
VIDEO: Meet the Winemaker with the Wilson Brothers of Wayvine Winery
Zach and James Wilson, the brothers behind Wayvine Winery & Vineyard in Chester County, are a part of the next generation of Pennsylvania wine. The duo looks like they’d be just…
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