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Southern Tier Brewing Co.’s IPA (7.0% ABV); Flying Dog’s TOLINO VINEYARDS
Numero Uno (4.9% ABV); Rivertowne Brewing’s Hala
Kahiki (4.8% ABV); Samuel Adams’ Octoberfest (5.3% 280 Mt. Pleasant Road, Bangor
ABV); and Dogfish Head’s Lupa Luau IPA (7.3% ABV). 610-588-9463
tolinovineyards.com
WINERIES Tolino Vineyards is releasing a Merlot in mid-October
that is a smooth, dry, medium-bodied red with notes of
BLUE MOUNTAIN VINEYARDS black cherry and plum, and pairs well with steak, roasted
duck and roasted tomatoes over pasta. Also being released
7627 Grape Vine Drive, New Tripoli is Rad Red, a semi-sweet Chamcourcin blend with cherry
610-298-3068 and blackberry aromas and cherry and raspberry body.
bluemountainwine.com This will be a fun new wine with an ’80s throwback label.
Three new releases are coming to Blue Mountain
Vineyards this October: 2016 Pinot Noir, a light-bodied VYNECREST WINERY
red with hints of dark fruits and a soft spice finish,
aged in French oak; 2015 Meritage, a full-bodied 172 Arrowhead Lane, Breinigsville
and robust classic Meritage with a unique oak finish 610-398-7525
and robust dark cherry and black plum flavors with a vynecrest.com
long-lingering finish; and 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon, a Just released: The 2016 Pinot Noir Rose is 100
full-bodied red with rich red raspberry fruits and a soft percent estate grown from Vynecrest vineyards and
floral finish, with just a hint of spice and a lingering the blend consists of 80 percent Pinot Noir and 20
oak finish. Blue Mountain Vineyards is also working on percent Chambourcin. The Spiced Winter White and
a new limited series of sweeter wines named after their Spiced Winter Red were released on Oct. 1. Served
three most recent Rottweilers: Shiraz, Sauvignon and warm, the Spiced Winter White exudes aromas of
Vidal. If you are a sweet wine drinker with a suggestion cinnamon and vanilla and tastes like “apple pie in a
for sweet and fruity flavors you would like, please bottle.” The Spiced Winter Red is a popular seasonal
e-mail info@bluemountainwine.com with feedback. wine made in the style of the traditional German
These wines are not yet in production and will be ready Gluhwein and served warm. Coming up on Nov. 16,
in the spring of 2018. the Nouveau Beaujolais will be released, which is
the first wine made from the 2017 harvest of Gamay
CLOVER HILL WINERY Beaujolais grapes in the Vynecrest vineyard.
9850 Newtown Road, Breinigsville WINE TRAIL EVENTS
610-395-2468
cloverhillwinery.com CHAMBOURCIN WEEKEND
In early October, Clover Hill will be releasing Ice 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Oct.14,
Noon to 5 p.m., Oct.15
Franc. The Franc was harvested in mid-November and Eight locally-owned and operated wineries of the
frozen in a storage facility. The result is very similar to Lehigh Valley Wine Trail introduce wine lovers to the
an ice wine with rich, complex sweetness. Chambourcin wine grape. Each winery will feature its
own activities such as wine tastings, live entertainment,
FRANKLIN HILL VINEYARDS vineyard tours, or food and wine pairings. For more
information, visit lehighvalleywinetrail.com/events.
7833 Franklin Hill Road, Bangor
888-887-2839 NOUVEAU WEEKEND
franklinhillvineyards.com
11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Nov. 18,
Potion X is back! Franklin Hill’s Potion X Pumpkin Noon to 5 p.m., Nov. 19
The wineries of the Lehigh Valley Wine Trail debut the
Spice wine, a Cayuga-based white wine with notes first wines from the new vintage and other new wine
of pumpkin, spice, cinnamon, clove and caramel, releases during Nouveau Weekend, the last Wine Trail
returns for the season. They love blending it with their event of the year. Nouveau wines are bottled young with
Fire Cider (Franklin Hill’s original blend infused with little barrel aging and exhibit a lot of fruit flavor. Nouveau
cinnamon) and Redhead with Fresh Cider. Franklin Weekend is a great opportunity to purchase wine to give
Hill’s Hard Cider is a blend of 9 local apples fermented as a holiday gift or to complement holiday meals.
down and bubbled up. Hopped Hard Cider is the
original blend infused with Citra Hops. All available
while supplies last.
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