In Orrtanna, co-founders John and Noemi Halbrendt run a family-owned vineyard and apiary producing small-batch wines, mead, and raw honey from locally sourced ingredients. John brings 20 years of winemaking experience and a scientific background as a Penn State nematologist, while Noemi’s work as a Penn State Master Gardener shapes the property’s gardens and welcoming tastings. Their sustainable operation includes a wildflower meadow planted with support from a USDA grant to nourish the honeybees and local ecosystem.
Dutch Creek Winery & TaphouseA husband-and-wife team runs Dutch Creek Winery & Taphouse in the Athens countryside, making small-batch meads, fruit wines, Baron’s Reserve hard ciders and honey sodas on the same farm where they keep bees and grow an apple-peach-pear orchard. The winery’s honey wines use honey from its own hives, while the Baron’s Reserve name honors Swiss settler Baron Johann Rudolf de Steiguer, whose historic land includes the winery site. Its tasting room pairs the house-made drinks with food and a distinctly rural Ohio setting.ATHENS, OH
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
Murphy's Bee FarmIn Newton, Pennsylvania, husband-and-wife beekeepers Joseph and Sandra Murphy run Murphy’s Bee Farm, an apiary producing raw honey and other goods made from the hive. They began with one hive in spring 2011, added three more the following year, and have continued building their apiary while Sandy makes the farm’s beauty products and Joe cares for the bees.CLARKS SUMMIT, PA
Space Time Mead & Cider WorksBorn from a home winemaker’s post-corporate reset, Space Time Mead & Cider Works opened its Dunmore urban winery in 2018 to make honey wine, cider, maple wine and other wines from Pennsylvania-harvested ingredients. Founder Dan Schreffler began making mead and cider as a hobby in 2008, and the small winery has since earned national and international competition recognition. In 2025, up-and-coming mead-makers Melody and Kyle Stout began taking over the business while Schreffler continues to guide its craft.QUAKERTOWN, PA