An Apology to my Readers

Yesterday there was an article in the Harrisburg Patriot News where I was quoted as saying, “People will come back about once a week and if there’s nothing new after a few weeks they’ll move on to somebody else”.  Well my friends, it seems that this is a clear case of do as I say [...]

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Pennsylvania Wineries Rock in March!

Are you ready for Spring?  I sure am!  Things really heat up in March along Pennsylvania’s wine trails.  Get your wine carrier out and hit the road with The Pennsylvania Wanderer.  I’ll be on the road every weekend in March visiting some of the special events and tasting some great wine.
Welcome Spring to Central Pennsylvania [...]

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Catching Up Part VI – Nissley Vineyards and Winery Estate

Brenda and I spent a beautiful fall Saturday touring and tasting at Nissley Vineyards and Winery Estate in Bainbridge, PA. J. Richard Nissley first planted wine grapes on his 300 acre farm in 1974 and the winery opened for business in 1978. Today, 50 acres of the farm are dedicated to growing 14 [...]

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Catching Up Part V – Vynecrest Vineyards and Winery

Back in October, Brenda and I were driving through the Lehigh Valley on our way to an auto race in Connecticut and had the opportunity to visit the Vynecrest Vineyards and Winery in Breinigsville, PA. Unfortunately we didn’t have our camera with us so we don’t have any original pictures to share with you.
John [...]

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Too Cold to Wander?

If you happen to be in Minnesota or Maine and reading this, you’re going to laugh at me but for Harrisburg, PA, 7 degrees is very very cold!  In fact, it’s so cold that even The Pennsylvania Wanderer decided to stay in today.  Well, except for a few minutes that is.  I couldn’t resist the [...]

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Hawk Mountain Sanctuary

Did you know that a hawk car fly from Vermont to Tennessee without ever flapping its wings?  That’s what Hawk Mountain Sanctuary volunteer Lyle Russell told me last Saturday at the Pennsylvania Farm Show.  It seems that the hawk can catch an updraft in the Vermont mountains and ride it southwest and pick up other [...]

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Pennsylvania Farm Show Wine Competition Winners

Judging and the awards ceremony were held today for the wine competition at the 2009 Pennsylvania Farm Show in Harrisburg.  This year’s wine competition attracted 237 entries from 35 wineries located throughout the State.  The awards ceremony itself was sparsely attended and I was disappointed to find that many of the winners were not there [...]

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Chaddsford Winery – Chadds Ford, PA

Last Saturday Brenda and I visited Chaddsford Winery in Chadds Ford, PA.  The winery is conveniently located on US 1 near Longwood Gardens and the Brandywine  Battlefield from The Revolutionary War.  Owners Eric and Lee Miller purchased the winery which had formerly been a dairy barn in 1982 and produced 7,000 gallons of wine in [...]

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Bring Your Own #3 – The Brownstone Cafe

Are you looking for a restaurant that features delicious food, large portions, low prices and a bring your own wine policy?  Well, who isn’t!  Last week Brenda and I stumbled upon one of those places.  In 1988, Keith and Carole Matinchek bought the former Hamilton Bank building and opened The Brownstone Cafe.  The beautiful building [...]

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Twin Brook Winery

We finally got a sunny Saturday in Harrisburg so Brenda and I hit the road to the Twin Brook Winery in Gap, PA. Owner Dick Kaplan opened the winery in 1989 after purchasing the 60 acre parcel of land in 1983.  Prior to being a vineyard and winery, the site used to be home to [...]

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