| Pennsylvania is not somewhere that you would | | | | 19th Century after the Eerie canal was built for |
| expect to find wine or wine tours for that matter if | | | | irrigation purposes and Pennsylvania has never looked |
| you do not know that much about wine in the first | | | | back. The first winery in the region, which is now a |
| place. The majority of people that drink wine only | | | | staple part of Pennsylvania wine tours, was the |
| think of wine centres as places like California, | | | | South Shore Wine Cellar. As the region is now |
| Australia, France, Italy and so on. Pennsylvania wine | | | | conservative in nature and does not really produce |
| tours would not even enter their conscious. However, | | | | wine to the extent that it did some years ago, it is |
| Pennsylvania wine tours have a unique and distinctive | | | | generally off limits to the Pennsylvania wine tours. |
| history that should be explored to its fullest extent. | | | | You can however see the region from the comfort |
| Pennsylvania wine began to filter into the common | | | | of a car or a bus. |
| market when the Farm Winery Act was passed in | | | | It has only been in the last thirty years or so, since |
| 1978, but it has been made there since the 1600s. | | | | 1978, that wine production in Pennsylvania has begun |
| Pennsylvania is in fact the first place in the United | | | | to flourish. It is only since the early 1980s that |
| States that began to process grapes for wine and | | | | Pennsylvania wine tours have been established and |
| should be treated with reverence. You should take | | | | have risen dramatically in popularity ever since. The |
| one of the many Pennsylvania wine tours at least | | | | weather and general environment of the region lends |
| once in your life! | | | | itself to great production of grapes and thus also of |
| The first commercial vineyard in Pennsylvania was | | | | wine. The growth of the industry has been |
| established in 1793, although it was not until much | | | | magnificent since then and over 90 wineries are now |
| later that Pennsylvania wine tours actually came | | | | included in the Pennsylvania wine tours for you to |
| about. The wine producers were initially beset with a | | | | look round and fully appreciate just how much it has |
| variety of problems. Everything from crop failure to | | | | all grown in the last few years. Indeed, some of the |
| grape varieties not taking to the earth properly. As a | | | | wineries actually produce fruit wines unheard of in |
| result, the wine industry of the 1800s was more or | | | | other wineries across the country. This will definitely |
| less defunct with no hope of revival. There were still | | | | enhance your experience of the Pennsylvania wine |
| some growers determined to make a go of it | | | | tours |
| though, and a good job too because Pennsylvania | | | | Pennsylvania winetours can show you a top ten |
| wine tours would not be a part of the modern day | | | | wine-producing region in the United States. You can |
| culture otherwise. | | | | find a huge variety of wine types in Pennsylvania and |
| Pennsylvania wine tours actually became pretty much | | | | try the various types as a part of Pennsylvania wine |
| established in the mid 1800s. They actually came | | | | tours. Whatever wine you are looking for, the |
| about when an absolute genius decided to try the | | | | likelihood is that you will find it here. Pennsylvania wine |
| landscape of the lakes for wine growing. The | | | | tours will give you a new and unique experience so |
| vineyards around Lake Eerie were planted in the mid | | | | be sure to book on one as soon as you can! |