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Pennsylvania Wine & Cheese

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Navigate the limitless wine and cheese options that Pennsylvania has to offer!

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Pennsylvania Wine

The options are endless

Each new vintage allows Winemakers in PA to take on traditional winemaking processes and experiment with new methods. Over 50 varieties of grapes grow in PA, including traditional European wine grapes Vitis Vinifera (Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Gris, etc.) to French-American Hybrids (Vidal Blanc, Chambourcin, etc.) to Native grapes Vitis Labrusca (Niagara, Concord, etc.). These varieties are made into wines of varying styles (sparkling, still, fortified) and range in all levels of sweetness (Dry <1% Residual Sugar to Sweet >4% Residual Sugar). Pennsylvania also has wine that is made from honey and fruit.

Wines

Pairing Wine & Cheese

Think regionally when it comes to pairing wine and cheese. The immediate surroundings of the Commonwealth offers some of the best areas for growing grapes and offers a vast landscape for milk and cheese production.

Wines

Sparkling, light whites, full-bodied whites, light reds, medium-bodied reds

“What grows together, goes together.”

Cheeses

Hard, bloomy, fresh, melty, washed-rind cheeses

Albariño

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Apple Wine/Hard Cider

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Blaufränkisch/Lemberger

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Cabernet Franc

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Cabernet Sauvignon

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Cayuga

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Chambourcin

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Chardonnay (oaked)

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Concord

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Fruit Wine

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Gewurztraminer

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Grüner Veltliner

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Ice Wine (Vidal Blanc)

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Mead

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Merlot

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Noiret

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Pinot Gris/Grigio

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Pinot Noir

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Port-Style

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Riesling

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Rosé (dry)

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Rosé (sweet)

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Sauvignon Blanc

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Seyval Blanc

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Sparkling

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Traminette

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Valvin Muscat

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Vidal Blanc

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Viognier

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Acidity

Alcohol

Sweetness

Flavors

Tannins

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