Full Circle Winery is a family-owned boutique winery in Girard, PA, that sources local juice to create small batches of semi-dry to dry red and white wines. It operates in a historic building and offers wine tastings and grazing boards.
Mazzotta WineryMazzotta Winery is a small, family-owned Gibsonia winery making hand-crafted wines in small batches, including fruit wines made from actual fruit juice rather than added flavors. Winemaker Frank Mazzotta learned the craft from his father, carrying on traditions rooted in his grandfather’s Southern Italian heritage, and opened the winery in February 2015 with his daughter Lauren involved in the business. The winery’s fruit-focused approach has brought recognition including Pennsylvania Fruit Winery of the Year and multiple competition medals.GIBSONIA, PA
J&D Cellars Winery and VineyardWhat began with John and Dot’s weekend winery visits became a family-owned vineyard and small-batch winery on 16 acres in rural Eighty Four, Pennsylvania. John planted the vineyard in 2007 and the couple opened J&D Cellars in 2011, remaining directly involved from growing grapes and making wine to running tasting rooms and packing shipments. The winery also supports local home winemakers through its supplies selection and the Washington County chapter of the American Wine Society.EIGHTY FOUR, PA
Mount Nittany Vineyard & WineryFounded in 1990 after Joe and Betty Carroll turned their Mount Nittany family farm into a winery, Mount Nittany Vineyard & Winery produces wine on a 60-acre central Pennsylvania estate. The second-generation family business now works from a six-acre vineyard and an on-site production facility, with winemaker Scott Hilliker—who joined full time in 2015—overseeing its broad wine program. Its mountain setting also provides a distinctive backdrop for tastings and private events beside a spring-fed pond.CENTRE HALL, PA
Arrowhead Wine CellarsOn the shores of Lake Erie in North East, Pennsylvania, third-generation grape growers Nick and Kathy Mobilia make wine from fruit grown largely on their family’s 250-acre farm. Established in 1998, Arrowhead Wine Cellars controls the process from growing and pressing through fermenting and bottling, carrying the Mobilia family’s agricultural tradition into a 32-variety winery. The family’s Blackberry Wine won the Pennsylvania Governors Cup in 2017.NORTH EAST, PA