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    Sun, January 28, 2018 (2:00 PM - 4:30 PM)

Hilton Harrisburg
1 North Second Street
Harrisburg, PA 17101
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Cost: Member: $40 ---------------- Patron: $35 --------------- Nonmember: $50

 

Pennsylvania Wine Excellence XVI                                                                                              by Averill Shepps

 

The PWS awards event is now sixteen years old. The growth of the wine industry in Pennsylvania has been phenomenal during those years, and the quality of the wines has grown right along with it. Every year they get better; every year when the judging panel meets to score the entries, they are excited by just how good the wines have become. We can also be proud of our part in it, having started this effort with a commitment to encourage the wineries to make wines that we like to drink by giving them recognition for their best efforts.

This year we had 89 entries from 22 wineries. There were several new ones as well as some of our old friends who have been part of this effort for years, some from the beginning. We will be presenting the top ten scoring wines at our annual Awards tasting on     SUNDAY, January 28, 2018 at 2 p.m. at the Hilton Harrisburg. After you taste these wines and hear from the winemakers who attend to present their wines and talk about conditions in the vineyards that year and challenges they met in making the wines, we will announce our winner of our beautiful award to the top scoring wine of the year. We will also present a framed certificate to the top scoring wine of the opposite color. If the winner is red, it will go to a white; if the winner is white, it will go to a red. We will have 13 other top scoring wines that you may sample at the end of the tasting. If you are interested in learning more about Pennsylvania wines and wineries, if you want to know where you should go to taste and purchase more of your favorites, you must attend this event.

TOP 10 WINES Alphabetical order

Chaddsford Winery Artisan Series Cabernet Sauvignon Hopewell Vineyard 2015

Fero Vineyards & Winery Dry Rose Pinot Noir 2016

Fero Vineyards & Winery Saperavi 2015

Mazza Vineyards Teroldego 2016

Nimble Hill Vineyard & Winery Gruner Veltliner 2015

Penns Woods Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve 2013

Penns Woods Winery Viognier Reserve 2016

Presque Isle Wine Cellars Port Touriga Nationale

Presque Isle Traminette Wine Cellars Lake Erie 2016

Waltz Vineyards & Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Crow Woods 2014

OTHER HIGH SCORING WINES - Armstrong Valley Winery Chardonnay 2016,  Benigna’s Creek Delicioso Sol,  Nissley        Vineyards & Winery Estate Chambourcin 2016,  Penns Woods Winery Moscato 2016,  Presque Isle Wine Cellars Eskimo Kisses 2013,  Red Shale Ridge Vineyards Vidal Blanc 2015,  South Shore Winery Carmine 2016,  The Vineyard at Grandview Albarino 2016,  The Vineyard at Grandview Cabernet Sauvignon 2014,  The Vineyard at Grandview Merlot 2015,  Vynecrest Vineyards & Winery Lemberger,  Waltz Vineyards & Winery Baron Red 2014,  Waltz Vineyards & Winery Sauvignon Blanc 2016.

Members: $40              Patrons: $35            Nonmembers: $50

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Park in the Walnut Street Garage and present your parking ticket at the Hilton Front Desk or Gift Shop to receive parking for $2.50.

 Register ONLINE at www.pawinesociety.com

 

More information:
http://www.pawinesociety.com

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