Just west of downtown Saratoga Springs, The Saratoga Winery makes handcrafted wines and serves them alongside Upstate Pub fare in a rustic tasting-room and event setting. Its expansive backyard, wine barn, barrel room and live-music program give the winery an unusually flexible role as a gathering place, from casual brunch and dinner to weddings and private celebrations. Executive Chef Alex Kenney shapes the seasonal menu with locally sourced ingredients, while the event team hosts gatherings ranging from intimate parties to full-venue events for up to 1,500 people.
Quincy CellarsQuincy Cellars makes handcrafted wines in New York’s Lake Erie appellation and welcomes visitors to its authentic stone tasting cellar. The winery also turns a 150-year-old, three-story barn and its surrounding gardens into a banquet and wedding venue, with in-house catering and a covered pavilion for ceremonies. Its wines span a casual Garden label made from native or hybrid grapes and a more specially tended Reserve label based on vitis vinifera.RIPLEY, NY
Rose Bank WineryAt its Bucks County estate in Newtown, Rose Bank Winery makes French-style, estate-bottled wines from local grapes and welcomes visitors for tastings. The winery also turns its vineyard setting into a gathering place, with spaces such as the Vintner’s Ballroom and Ash Room available for weddings, private celebrations, and corporate events. Its relaxed programming ranges from live music to trivia and country line dancing.NEWTOWN, PA
Hartford Hill WineryIn Hartford Township, Hartford Hill Winery turns fresh ingredients into wines and brews served from a welcoming barn. The pet- and kid-friendly venue also hosts live music, creative sip-and-paint gatherings, and private weddings and parties, with indoor seating for up to 300 guests.FOWLER, OH