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Category: Tasting Session

Tasting Ripepi Winery & Vineyard

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Tasting Ripepi Winery & Vineyard

June 3, 2024

Review of wines from Ripepi Winery and Vineyard near Pittsburgh, founded by Rich Ripepi in 1987.

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Tasting Pennsylvania Libations

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Tasting Pennsylvania Libations

March 31, 2024

Tasting wine from the PA Libations online store.

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The Perfect Tasting

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The Perfect Tasting

February 18, 2024

Reviews for The Perfect Red, The Perfect Rose and The Perfect Blanc from Mazza Vineyards in Erie, PA.

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Trying the Acadian Wine Company in West Grove, PA

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Trying the Acadian Wine Company in West Grove, PA

January 9, 2024

Checking out a new PA winery, Acadian Wine Company

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Tasting Session: Benigna’s Creek Traminette

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Tasting Session: Benigna’s Creek Traminette

November 9, 2023

PAVC tries a wine with praise from Decanter and Suckling.

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Tasting Session: PA Somm Judgement 2022

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Tasting Session: PA Somm Judgement 2022

November 1, 2022

Highlights from the annual competition to select the best Pennsylvania wines.

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Tasting Session: Stony Run Winery

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Tasting Session: Stony Run Winery

July 19, 2021

Tasting Stony Run’s best-in-state Albarino, as well as some other Pennsylvania-made wines.

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Tasting Session: Bella Terra Vineyards

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Tasting Session: Bella Terra Vineyards

June 1, 2021

With the purchase of Briar Valley Winery in 2020, Bella Terra — who had opened in 2015 as an event-focused winery — solidified their place as the leading dry vinifera producer in PA’s southwest. Funnily enough, being on the western side of PA, they tend to align more to a west-coast style of winemaking, highlighting…

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Tasting Session: Armstrong Valley Winery

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Tasting Session: Armstrong Valley Winery

March 10, 2021

Though many PA wineries strive to emulate other cool climate regions — such as the Loire or Mosel valleys in Europe — Armstrong Valley take the opposite approach. These wines are all about the ripe, rich fruit and high alcohol that one finds in places like Napa and Australia. To be honest, I find myself…

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Tasting Session: Penns Woods Winery

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Tasting Session: Penns Woods Winery

February 9, 2021

Reviews of Penns Woods’ acclaimed Chardonnay, Merlot and more.

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Tasting Session: Mazza Vineyards / South Shore Wine Co.

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Tasting Session: Mazza Vineyards / South Shore Wine Co.

January 7, 2021

Tasting Riesling, Cab Franc and more from the Erie, PA giant.

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Tasting Session: Galen Glen

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Tasting Session: Galen Glen

November 2, 2020

Checking in with one of PA’s best

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Tasting Session: Virginia Wines

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Tasting Session: Virginia Wines

October 26, 2020

Come on baby, drive south

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Tasting Session: Karamoor Estate Whites & Rosé

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Tasting Session: Karamoor Estate Whites & Rosé

October 2, 2020

I recently tasted through several white and rosé wines from Karamoor Estate in Fort Washington, PA (that I purchased from their website and had shipped to my home). Here are some quick thoughts: Karamoor Estate Rosé 2018 ($24) Nicely balanced. Fully watermelon Jolly Rancher up front, but enough acid and just a touch of tannin…

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