Wineries

Pennsylvania Wines!  Did you Know….

• Pennsylvania is the 5^th largest producer of grapes in The United States?
• We rank 7^th in the USA in wine production?
• Pick any point on the map of Pennsylvania and you are never more than 1 hour from a winery.
• Pennsylvania’s climate – hot summers and cold winters – is more like Europe than California or Australia and presents the ideal territory for emerging French-American hybrid grapes, and traditional vinifera varieties.
• Pennsylvania produces more than 2 million gallons of wine annually and is a $1.5 Billion economic engine for our state’s agrarian economy.

Plot Annville Inn B&B on a map, and then plot all the wineries in South Central Pennsylvania, you will find our Inn is circled by a solid cluster of wineries.  Not so for other locations in Harrisburg or even Hershey.  Wineries there, yes, but when you pinpoint Annville, PA., we are blessed to be in the center of it all, ringed with wineries taking advantage of the very fertile Lebanon Valley, which is the same reason Milton Hershey located his chocolate factory here…he wasn’t interested in the grapes, but he was vitally interested in cows—dairies provided the enormous amount of milk he needed for his nascent milk chocolate enterprise!

Did you know about Annville Inn’s Unique Chauffer Driven Wine Tour?   Call or email the Inn today to find out more details!

Do you love wine? Many of our guests come to Annville Inn to use us as their “home base” when they get off the beaten path and go exploring through Pennsylvania’s rich mountains, hills and valleys. We can help you with your trail of discovery by providing established wine trails, or a list of regional wineries to custom-design your own wine trail!

Pennsylvania’s moderate climate and rolling terrain provides some of the best growing conditions on the East Coast. Here, more than 300 wineries produce a delightful array of wine varieties – perhaps more kinds than any other wine region.

Pennsylvania’s wine industry is growing in both production and reputation. At the heart of it all is the passion of its winery owners. These family-owned agricultural operations create not only a unique offering of wines, but also have developed a special brand of hospitality which is offered to the thousands who visit their wineries each year.

Here is a selection of our guests’ 23 most favorite local wineries and vineyards. We send guests to these wineries every week and listen carefully to their impressions.  Those on this list get a steady stream of compliments and we are pleased to recommend them.  Most are open year ’round.

Nearly every winery and/or vineyard we have selected for our Website has won numerous awards and citations not only in local statewide competition but around the country as well—some in California shows beat out the competition there!   Almost all wineries on this list have a wine store separate from the vineyard, offer special events and concerts, offer weddings, and more.  Many offer food.  All are within easy driving distance of our Inn!

The Top 24 Vineyards and Wineries Local to Annville Inn B&B:

Cassel Vineyards of Hershey in Hummelstown 

Lancaster County Winery 

Moon Dancer Vineyards & Winery 

Mount Hope Estate and Winery 

Naylor Wine Cellars, Inc. 

Nissley Vineyards and Winery Estate 

The Vineyards at Grandview in Mt. Joy 

West Hanover Winery 

Waltz Vineyards

J&P Winery

Royal Oaks Winery

Crosswinds Winery

Grandview Vineyards

Spring Gate Winery

The Vineyards & Brewery at Hershey

Stargazers Vineyard and Winery

Stone Mountain Winery (in mountains behind us.  They also have a jersey cow dairy and a farm store)

Bouchettevineyards.com

Armstrong Valley Vineyard & Winery

Adams County Winery (The 5^th oldest winery in Pennsylvania. The barn was built just after the Civil War and still has original woodwork that can be seen in the Tasting Room.)

Hunters Valley Winery

Broad Mountain Vineyard

Buddy Boy Vineyard

Tip:  If you are a wine fan and live out of our area  you might like to do what some of our guests enjoy:  Visit two or three of these wineries each time you come to Annville Inn.  Some guests have been through this list multiple times, others have found their favorites and make a “pilgrimage” there every visit!