Top 100 wines of Pennsylvania

Discover the top 100 best wines of Pennsylvania as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of Pennsylvania and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Discovering the wine region of Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania is a state in the northeastern United States. It covers 119,000 km² (46,000 square miles) between Lake Erie and the Atlantic coast. Pennsylvania wines are produced from a variety of native Grape varieties such as Delaware, French-American hybrids such as Chambourcin and Seyval Blanc, and well-known vinifera varieties including Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Merlot. With about 14,000 acres (5665ha) of vineyards, Pennsylvania is one of the most prolific wine-growing states in the country, along with New York, Washington and Oregon (none of these states match California's production, which accounts for about 90 percent of U.

S. wine production). ) Much of Pennsylvania's vineyards produce raisins and table grapes. As a result, the state ranks only seventh in terms of wine production.

However, the wine industry is growing rapidly; there were fewer than 30 wineries in 1980.

Discover the grape variety: Vidal blanc

An interspecific cross obtained by Jean-Louis Vidal, between Ugni Blanc and 4986 Seibel or Golden Ray, its foliage reminiscent of that of Ugni Blanc. It can be found in the United States and Canada, but is little known in France.

Food and wine pairing with a wine of Pennsylvania

wines from the region of Pennsylvania go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of baeckeoffe, marinated lamb chops or tunisian tagine.

Organoleptic analysis of wine of Pennsylvania

On the nose in the region of Pennsylvania often reveals types of flavors of oak, red fruit or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit or tropical fruit. In the mouth in the region of Pennsylvania is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

News from the vineyard of Pennsylvania

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EU grants member states the right to use resistant hybrid varieties in appellation wines

Following a recent modification of EU rules, member states are now allowed to employ resistant varieties in the production of wines with protected denominations of origin (PDO). The decision, published last week in the Official Journal of the European Union, is part of a wider revision of previous regulations that established common quality schemes, organisation of the market, definitions, descriptions, presentations, and labelling of European agricultural products and foodstuffs. Before the ann ...

France expects bigger 2022 wine harvest but drought is a concern

France’s 2022 wine harvest is likely to be between 42.6 million and 45.6m hectolitres, up by 13% to 21% on the frost-hit 2021 vintage and more in-line with the country’s five-year average. One hectolitre is equivalent to 100 litres. Yet drought could impact on yields in the coming weeks, adding extra uncertainty in several regions, said the French agriculture ministry’s Agreste statistics unit. Expected vintage quality isn’t covered by the preliminary outlook. It added the 2022 growing season is ...