Wine Tasting in Pennsylvania

Sunday we felt the need to get out of the city and adventure a little bit more. There are suprisingly a number of wineries in Pennsylvania although they are spread out - not clustered in one area. We chose one that wasn't too far way - about 10 miles outside of the city. It was called La Casa Narcisi. It is run by and Italian family that makes wine in the Italian style - no preservatives. They have family members in Italy that also make wine. They make a number of reds, including cabernet sauvignon and syrah - both of which were good but their Sangiovese and Chancellor were awesome! We bought bottles of both of those along with a sweet white wine called Vignoles - which is just a little less sweet than ice wine but they don't get the prolonged freeze on the grapes here so they can't call it ice wine. They had a beautiful patio and large open space where you can picnic and play bacchi ball. We brought a picnic and enjoyed the absolutely gorgeous weather and beautiful scenery. Here are our pics:

This is the entrance to the winery. That's Miguel walking up to the entrance.

These are some pictures of the grapevines lining the front of the winery - not their only vineyard obviously but I think just a little taste for visitors to see and get that Kodak moment.

This was our last minute picnic that I put together before we left - sandwiches with salami, provolone and turkey breast on french baguette with aioli. Some mediterranean style hummus with carrots and pita chips. A sundried tomato and pesto cheese torte with crackers and finally some medjool dates stuffed with blue cheese. It doesn't look like much in the tupperware containers but it was yummy! Oh and I forgot one other thing - mango slices wrapped in prosciutto.

This is a shot of the grounds at the winery - it is a large open space outlined by some beautiful trees. They have an amphitheater and have concerts on Saturdays. We were told that was the day to come back. Also, they told us they have a Port they will be bottling that should be ready in about 3-4 weeks - we already have it on our calendar to go back and try it.

Hope you all enjoyed your long Labor Day Weekend! I'm going to New York this week to visit a friend so I'll take lots of pics to share with you!