Inside a historic pre-Revolutionary War barn in Bucks County, Vivat Alfa Winery makes European-style estate wines from grapes grown on its own vineyard. Founded in 2013, this family-owned and operated boutique winery follows a “nothing added, nothing subtracted” approach intended to preserve each varietal’s character. It is also among the few regional wineries growing Lemberger, a rare Austrian variety, and welcomes visitors to its rustic tasting room and vineyard-facing patio.
Laleure Vineyards & WineryFounded by Rich and Betsy Hill on a former dairy farm in Parkman in 1997, Laleure Vineyards & Winery grows its own grapes and makes small-batch Ohio wines on the same Geauga County property. The boutique winery became official in 2002 and opened its tasting room in the converted milk-house in 2003, with a cellar that relies partly on the earth’s natural coolness rather than mechanical refrigeration. Its name honors Rich’s French-born grandmother and reflects the Hills’ interest in Loire Valley and Burgundy wine traditions.MIDDLEFIELD, OH
Harpersfield VineyardSince 1979, family-owned Harpersfield Vineyard has grown grapes and made estate-bottled wines on its working farm in Ohio’s Grand River Valley. Its Geneva tasting room pairs those hand-picked-fruit wines with seasonal kitchen fare, vineyard views, live weekend music, and a fireside setting in colder months.GENEVA, OH
Vynecrest Vineyards & WineryFounded when John and Jan Landis planted 50 vines on a five-acre Breinigsville farm in 1974, Vynecrest Vineyards & Winery grows grapes and makes wine in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. The family-owned winery is the county’s oldest existing vineyard and now farms 22 acres of grapes on a 75-acre property, producing about 9,000 cases annually. Its cellar tasting room, Tom’s Vyneskeller, and vineyard events connect visitors with a business that has remained in the Landis family for more than 50 years.BREINIGSVILLE, PA
Setter Ridge VineyardsFamily-owned Setter Ridge Vineyards grows grapes and makes European-style wines on steep, south-facing hillsides in Berks County, Pennsylvania. Richard Blair planted the first row in 1998, and the Blair family now tends two vineyards totaling 23 acres of vines alongside a gravity-flow winery in Kutztown. The winery opened commercially in 2004 and continues to pair small-farm winemaking with a tasting setting overlooking the Blue Mountains.KUTZTOWN, PA