Started by three friends making wine in a garage in 2002, Kog Hill Winery is a small producer of distinctive, small-batch wines in Pennsylvania. Julie and Bob purchased the established winery in 2022, retaining customer favorites while modernizing its operations and refining its focus on unusual blends and limited-run wines. Today, Kog Hill pours at farmers markets, festivals, and special events across the state, with bottles also available online and through select wholesale partners.
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
Clover Hill Vineyards & WineryWhat began as John and Pat Skrip’s grape-growing hobby in the 1970s became Clover Hill Vineyards & Winery in 1985, a family-run Pennsylvania winery producing wines from six vineyards across 80 acres in Berks and Lehigh counties. The Skrip family makes about 80,000 gallons of wine annually, including its flagship Turtle Rock Red, and now also distills spirits in-house at its Breinigsville facility under winemaker and head distiller John Skrip III. Four retail locations offer tastings, events, custom-labeled bottles and the expanded Clover Hill Spirits line.BREINIGSVILLE, PA
Starr Hill Vineyard & WineryStarr Hill Vineyard & Winery is a veteran-owned, family-made Pennsylvania winery producing wines in Curwensville and welcoming visitors for tastings and tours. Family-made since 2005, it carries on winemaker Tony Starr’s fourth-generation tradition, with a tasting-room network spanning Central Pennsylvania and a signature huckleberry-flavored Squatch n Berry wine that supports the PA Wilds. Its annual Groundhog Wine & Shine festival and vineyard wedding setting add a distinctly community-minded dimension to the winery.PIKE TOWNSHIP, PA
R Wine CellarSince 2011, family-owned R Wine Cellar has made handcrafted, small-batch wines at its urban winery in Pittsburgh’s Historic Strip District. The winery blends fruit from California, Pennsylvania, and South America with minimal additives and preservatives, then welcomes guests for customized tastings and other wine experiences. It also creates custom-labeled bottles for celebrations and events.PITTSBURGH, PA