Winery: Galen Glen
Grapes: Gruner Veltliner
Appellation: Lehigh Valley
Cost: $19 (2022 vintage)

Wine Description: This one is juicy and fresh, featuring prominent stone fruit alongside a bitter note that adds intrigue. Just fiat out delicious.

Why It’s a Benchmark PA Wine: Galen Glen’s planting of Gruner is the 2nd oldest in the US, and the oldest east of the Mississippi. Year in and year out, it delivers incredible quality for price, and remains the torch-bearer for not only PA Gruner but US Gruner Veltliner.

(Note: All of Galen Glen’s Gruner bottlings, including Stone Cellar and ‘Gruner with Envy,’ are excellent.)