American Viticultural Areas (AVAs) in Pennsylvania
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!
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Central Delaware Valley AVA
Established: 1984
Total Acres: 96K
Number of Wineries: 3
Fun Fact: It is New Jersey’s first wine zone
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Cumberland Valley
Established: 1985
Total Acres: 756K
Number of Wineries: 22
Fun Fact: Only 100 of its 756,000 acres are planted
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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
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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
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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.