Founded in 2012, Great Valley Vineyards is a developing vineyard and winery that grows its own vine stock and produces small-batch wine. Its early history centers on propagation and patience, from a first grape harvest in September 2013 to vintages including Catawba Red and a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Catawba.
Ripepi Winery and VineyardFounded by Richard Ripepi in 1987, Ripepi Winery & Vineyard is a boutique Monongahela winery making artisanal wines from grapes grown in its 10-acre estate vineyard and other regional fruit. The family-centered operation hand-picks individual bunches only at optimal ripeness, with many vines now more than 30 years old, and welcomes visitors for tastings and events overlooking the vineyard.MONONGAHELA, PA
Dove Valley WineryOn a 100-acre family farm outside Rising Sun, Dove Valley Winery makes wines from its own vineyard, which Harry and Janet Hepbron planted in 1998 as Cecil County’s first vineyard and winery. The multi-generation operation was built as a family legacy, and its wines have earned Best in Class and medal recognition at the Maryland Governor’s Cup and Finger Lakes International competitions.RISING SUN, MD
Kreutz Creek VineyardsKreutz Creek Vineyards grew from Jim Kirkpatrick’s birthday wine-making kit into a West Grove winery producing wine from vine to bottle. Jim and his wife, Carole, began the project in 1989, later planting a three-acre vineyard near Kreutz Creek in Wrightsville and building a winery with tasting rooms in West Grove and West Chester. The vineyard also hosts music, tastings, and private gatherings, giving the Kirkpatricks’ winemaking a distinctly social setting.WEST GROVE, PA
Frontenac Point Vineyard & Estate WineryFounded by Jim and Carol Doolittle in 1978 on a former fruit-growing property overlooking Cayuga Lake, Frontenac Point Vineyard & Estate Winery grows its own grapes and makes small-batch Finger Lakes wines. The Doolittles handle the work from planting and hand-picking through winemaking, bottling, and presentation, with son Lawrence continuing the family business as its second generation. Licensed as New York’s farm winery No. 44 in 1982, Frontenac Point is especially distinctive for wines made entirely from grapes grown on its Cayuga Lake estate.TRUMANSBURG, NY