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Legend has it that state (OK, technically it was just a province back then) founder William Penn planted the first vinifera vines on his property in the 1680s. While others continued to produce wine, it was mostly for personal consumption. In the 1790s, the state’s first commercial vineyard, Pennsylvania Vine Company, was established by French entrepreneur Peter Legaux. But European varietals never grew successfully in the Northeast during this time, susceptible to uncontrollable disease and rot. The Prohibition and Depression didn’t help. Finally, in 1968, the Pennsylvania Limited Winery Act was enacted to encourage wine-making. 
 
However, the quality of those early wines, produced from local labrusca such as Cayuga, Niagara, and Concord, could never rival quality California wines. Demand for European varietals and modern innovations in horticulture have inspired growing more popular grapes. Chardonnay and Cabernet Franc in particular fare well in Pennsylvania&rsquo Read more »

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Varietals Produced in Pennsylvania View all

  • Cabernet Sauvignon

    “King of the Red Wine Grapes.” The colonizer of the vineyards, pushing native wine grapes into its shadows. The Caber...

  • Chardonnay

    British wine writer and critic, Jancis Robinson, once noted that throughout the 80’s and 90’s in the United States, C...

  • Cabernet Franc

    History of the grape: References to it in the Loire region of France date as far back as the mid 12th century. But it...

  • Chambourcin

    Little is known about the exact parentage of Chambourcin. It was a hybrid developed by Joannes Seibel in the Loire Va...

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Popular Wineries in Pennsylvania View all

  • Paradocx Vineyard

    Paradocx Vineyard, nestled among the rolling hills of southern Chester County, Pennsylvania, comb...

  • Tamanend

    Tamanend Winery is owned and operated by Linda Jones McKee and Richard Carey. The winery is named...

  • Va La Vineyards

    In 1928 two Pietmontese immigrants, Matteo and Carolina Carozzo, workers in a gun powder factory ...

  • Rustic Acres Winery

    Chief Vintner Gary Matson, has been working on something unique and special for the people of But...

  • Stargazers Vineyard

    The Vineyard is near the "Stargazers Stone" which marks the location of the observatory Mason and...

  • Rose Bank Winery

    Located in the heart of historic Bucks County, Pennsylvania and situated on a subdivision of l...

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