Get Cheesy! during the Artisan Cheese & Wine Pairing Event Weekend along the Berks County Wine Trail this October. This annual event is a fantastic opportunity to experience and enjoy an array of different cheeses and wines. This cheese-filled wine event takes place during one glorious, cheese-lovers filled weekend Saturday, Oct. 3 and Sunday, Oct. 4, 12 to 5 p.m. both days. Spend an Autumn weekend visiting nine different wineries in scenic and rural Southeastern Pennsylvania along the Berks County Wine Trail. Taste nearly two dozen different styles of cheese paired with a vast array of featured wines of the Berks County region of Eastern Pennsylvania. Event bonus! Paired with the wines and artisan cheeses during this event will be a creative, signature dish at each winery, made with cheese! That’s nearly 20 types of cheese and nearly 10 unique cheese-themed dishes made with cheese! Cheese-lovers, giddy-up!
There will be so much cheese to taste you’ll feel like a big wheel of cheese yourself!
Ticket holders for this event weekend will get to enjoy samples of a different type of cheese at each winery, paired with fantastic wines and a culinary cheese creation! Enjoy discovering which style of cheese pairs best with what kinds of wines. Discover a new favorite local wine to pair with your favorite cheese! Tickets are available for purchase at each Berks County Wine Trail Winery. For a list of wineries to call or visit to purchase your tickets: www.berkscountywinetrail.com. Tickets are also available online via Local Wine Events: http://tinyurl.com/obwfbaa (please note online ticketing fees apply).
Tickets for Artisan Cheese & Wine Pairing Event Weekend are valid at all nine wineries during the event weekend (either day). This wine trail event is self-guided; create your own adventure as a day-trip during this Autumn weekend. Visiting each of the wineries along the Berks County Wine Trail, just your old favorites or just the ones you have not visited before! Visit the wine trail’s website for maps and directions to create your own tour. Feel free to e-mail the wine trail via the website for suggestions about planning your self-guided tour. It will be a beautiful weekend to trail around enjoying fantastically produced local wines, and seeing an array of very different wineries. The wines produced by the Berks County Wine Trail’s wineries are diverse and incredibly well-crafted. There is a varietal and style for everyone. Looking to discover a new type of wine to enjoy? This is a terrific event to do just that.
Ticket proceeds from this event help pay for the wine trail’s annual expenses (website, maps, brochures, etc).
By late September, a complete menu of wines and cheeses, as well as cheese dishes to be featured at each winery during this most cheese-ful wine weekend, will be posted on the wine trail website’s events page: www.berkscountywinetrail.com. For more info about the event, please e-mail the wine trail through localwineevents.com or via the wine trail’s website.
Here is a sneak preview of what is in store for your cheese-filled travels during this event weekend:
Manatawny Creek Winery of Douglassville will be serving samples of roasted tomato and Brie soup paired with their “Harvest Red” wine (red blend) and delightful cheddar cheese coins paired with the winery’s Syrah.
Stone Barn Cellars of Spring City (newest member of the trail!) invites you to dive into “Creamy Lobster Mac-N -Cheese” paired with their 2013 Chardonnay. Visitors will also get to try a bite of Cranberry Chevre from Amazing Acres Goat Dairy, paired with “Morning Glory,” a semi-sweet white wine with luscious peach and tropical flavors. On Saturday, Oct. 3, Amazing Acres will be on-site at Stone Barn, a tasty opportunity to meet these local cheese artisans.
Combined, the Berks County wineries have won hundreds of state and international awards and produce nearly 100 individual styles of wine. The wine makers, their families and employees are proud to be able to preserve beautiful countryside landscapes and the agricultural heritage of Pennsylvania farming through the growing and processing of Pennsylvania grown grapes and fruits. The Berks County Wine Trail’s membership are proud to be associated with Pennsylvania Wine Association, Pennsylvania Wine Society, the PQA and PA-Preferred Programs, Buy Fresh/Buy Local PA and several regional Visitors Bureaus and Chambers of Commerce. For more info, visit berks_county_wine_trail@yahoo.com or www.berkscountywinetrail.com.
