Pennsylvania wineries are thinking big this month. Very big.At 4 p.m. on Saturday, August 14, concurrent wine tastings will be conducted in 30 counties across the state, linked by video for what is being billed as "The Great Pennsylvania Wine Toast."
Wine lover and motor of Nazareth, PA, will serve as toastmaster for the event, leading the crowds at 58 different locations in a simultaneous toast by video link under the sponsorship of the Pennsylvania Winery Association.
The current record is held by the United Kingdom. Last year, 17,429 participants at 400 pubs across the UK set that record by raising their wine glasses in unison.
Participating wineries:
Adams County:
Adams County Winery (Ortanna) (717-334-4631)
Hauser Estate (Biglerville) (717-334-4888)
Reids Orchard (Orrtanna) (717-677-7466)
Bedford County:
Briar Valley Winery (Bedford) (814-623-0900)
Berks County:
Blair Vineyards (Mertztown) (610-682-0075)
Kog Hill(Morgantown) (610-913-6609)
Long Trout Winery (Auburn) (570-366-6443)
Manatawny Creek Winery (Douglassville) (610-689-9804)
Pinnacle Ridge (Kuttown) (610-756-4481)
Bradford County:
Antler Ridge Winery (Rome) (570-247-7222)
Grovedale Winery (Wyalusing) (570-746-1400)
Laddsburg Mountain Winery (New Albany) (570-363-2476)
Bucks County:
Crossing Vineyards (Washington Crossing) (215-493-6500)
Sand Castle Winery (Erwinna) (800-PA2-WINE)
Butler County:
Rustic Acres (Butler) (724-283-6236)
Centre County:
Seven Mountains Wine Cellars (Spring Mills) (814-364-1000)
Chester County:
Black Walnut Winery (Sadsburyville) (610-857-5566)
Chaddsford Winery (Chadds Ford) (610-388-6221)
Paradocx Vineyard (Landenberg) (610-255-4159)
Clarion County:
Deer Creek Winery (Shippenville) (814-354-7392)
Clearfield County:
Evergreen Valley Winery (Luthersburg) (814-583-7575)
Stone Mountain Wine Cellars (Pine Grove) (570-739-4418)
Dauphin County:
Cullari Winery (Hershey) (717-533-8985)
Westhanover Winery (Harrisburg) (717-652-3711)
Erie County:
Arrowhead Wine Cellars (North East) (814-725-5509)
Courtyard Wineries (North East) (814-725-0236)
Heritage Wine Cellars (North East) (800-747-0083)
Lakeview Wine Cellars (North East) (814-725-4440)
Mazza Vineyards (North East) (800-796-9463)
Penn Shore Vineyards (North East) (814-725-8688)
Elk County:
Winery at Wilcox (Wilcox) (814-929-5598)
Fayette County:
Christian W. Klay (Chalk Hill) (724-439-3424)
Franklin County:
Tuscarora Mt. Winery (Chambersburg) (717-261-9463)
Indiana County:
Windgate Winery (Smicksburg) (814-257-8797)
Lancaster County:
Mt. Hope Winery (Manheim) (717-665-7021 x129)
Tamanend Winery (Lancaster) (717-560-9463)
Twin Brook Winery (Gap) (717-442-4915)
Lehigh County:
Blue Mountain Winery (New Tripoli) (610-298-3068)
Clover Hill Winery (Breinigsville) (1-888-CLOVERHILL)
Vynecrest Winery (Breinigsville) (800-361-0725)
Luzerne County:
Bartolai Winery (West Pittson) (570-388-8466)
McKean County:
Flickerwood Wine Cellars (Kane) (814-837-7566)
Mifflin County:
Brookmere Winery & Vineyard Inn (Belleville) (717-935-5380)
Montgomery County:
Boyd's Cardinal Hollow Winery (North Wales) (215-661-9580)
Northampton County:
Amore Winery (Nazareth) (610-837-1334)
Franklin Hill Vineyards(Bangor) (610-588-8708)
Perry County:
Hunters Valley Winery (Liverpool) (717-444-7211)
Schuylkill County:
Benigna's Creek (Klingerstown) (570-425-3090)
Galen Glen Winery (Andreas) (570-386-3682)
Snyder County:
Shade Mountain Winery (Middleburg) (570-837-3644)
Sullivan County:
Eagle Rock Winery (Laporte) (570-946-7767)
Winterland Winery (Lopez) (570-928-7771)
Westmoreland County:
Greendance, The Winery at Sand Hill (Mount Pleasant) (724-547-6500)
York County:
Allegro Vineyards (Brogue) (717-927-9148)
High Rock Winery (Hanover) (717-633-1288)
Hummingbird Ridge Winery (York Haven) (717-315-0209)
Moon Dancer Vineyards & Winery (Wrightsville) (717-252-WINE)
Naylor Wine Cellars (Stewartstown) (800-292-3370)
ON THE WEB
• Pennsylvania Winery Association
• Dowd's Guides
