Pinnacle Ridge in Pennsylvania

Plan to visit Pennsylvania’s Berks County Wine Trail on the weekend of October 3 and 4 for their Artisan Cheese & Wine Pairing Event Weekend. Each day for five hours  nine wineries on the wine trail will be offering a delightful assortment of cheeses paired with wines.

At each winery participants can enjoy a different cheese sample paired with wines and “a culinary cheese creation.”

Tickets are available online or at the Berks County wineries. Prices are $12 plus processing fee in advance or $18 at the door.

Blair Vineyards, Berks County, PA

The wineries included in this event are:

• Manatawny Creek Winery
• Stone Barn Cellars
• Blair Vineyards
• Calvaresi Winery
• Clover Hill Winery
• Bashore & Stoudt Country Winery
• Kog Hill Winery
• Long Trout Winery
• Pinnacle Ridge Winery

The current schedule for the weekend includes:

Manatawny Creek Winery

-roasted tomato soup made with brie/pairing Harvest Red Wine
-cheddar cheese coins with Syrah

Stone Barn Cellars 

– Creamy Lobster Mac-N-Cheese/paired with 2013 Chardonnay
-Cranberry Chevre (Amazing Acres)/paired with Morning Glory, a white wine
-SPECIAL: Amazing Acres Goat Dairy will  be onsite on Saturday, October 3

Blair Vineyards 

-Blue Cheese buscuit paired with Pinot Noir

Clover Hill Vineyards only at the Robesonia location

-Flip & Serve Blue Cheese from S. Clyde Weaver with Balsamic Glaze/paired  with Vignoles
-Pepperdew Cheese/paired with Riesling

Watch the Berks County Wine Trail website for more updates about the various cheese and wine pairing that will be offered.

Wine Trail Traveler has visited and written about two of the participating wineries in Pennsylvania’s Berks County. The articles are available online. New wineries are continually opening, so it looks like it’s time for us to plan another visit to Berks County.

Cheers!
Kathy