Join Blue Mountain Vineyards’ all new Connoisseur's Club

The Connoisseurs Club is a fresh take on our popular wine club. Every three months a special selection of our wines (curated by the winemaker Joe Greff, will be selected and shipped directly to you.

Save up to 25% per bottle with discounted shipping. It is the easiest way to keep your cellar stocked or show that special someone how much you care.

Treat your loved ones to a wonderful gift that keeps on giving, and treat yourself while you are at it! Learn more here.

Sunday Blues

Join us every Sunday for music, fun and of course wine! You're welcome to bring snacks. Alcohol, other than Blue Mountain Vineyards wine, is not allowed.

Visit the link below to order tickets and see videos of the performers.

Admission: $5 per person, includes wine tasting (non-refundable).
Payment is due at time of reservation. Purchase tickets online here.

January 24 - Lilli & Winston
January 31 - Jake Kaligis and Mike Rauscher

Vynecrest makes plans for Valentine's Day weekend at the winery

We hope everyone enjoyed the holidays... with some Vynecrest wine, of course! We have reopened after a quick break and are back to our new normal hours. We listened to your feedback and have extended our Friday hours to 5:30 pm at the winery in Breinigsville. Hopefully this will give a few more people a chance to grab a bottle of wine and some bread on their way home from work.

Breinigsville - Open seven days a week, 11 am - 5 pm (Fridays open until 5:30 pm)
Kutztown - Open seven days a week, noon - 6 pm

January Specials 
* Wine of the Month - Pinot Grigio, additional 10% off
* 3 Pack of the Month - 3 Dry Riesling, $30

(*at winery only, 3 pack can't be combined with other discounts)

Upcoming Events

January and February - Vynecrest Piano and Wine Bar - Open every Saturday and Sunday, 1 - 5 pm

January 25 - Jazz Sunday, Live Jazz music in the Vyneskeller, 1 - 4 pm

January 31 - Super Bowl Chili Saturday
Get ready for the Super Bowl on Saturday, January 31 by sampling red and white chili at Vynecrest Winery in Breinigsville made by Mr. Bill's from the Allentown Fairgrounds Farmers Market.

The Red Turkey Chili is made with local grown, antibiotic free, skinless turkey meat blended with tomatoes, beans, and spices. The White Chicken Chili is a blend of chicken breast meat and ground chicken with a puree of white beans and sautéed onions, garlic, celery and a unique spice blend.

The winery will be open 11 am - 5 pm, and bowls of both chilis will also be available for purchase in the Vyneskeller along with wine by the glass and bottle. Admission is free and reservations are not needed.

February 14 - Valentine's Day
Our Vyneskeller wine bar will be opening early for Valentine's Day. From 10 am to noon we will be selling $3 mimosas and featuring Frank Sinatra on our iPad player baby grand piano. Pastries, croissants and chocolate covered strawberries will be available for purchase. A great beginning to Valentines Day! Reservations suggested. 610-398-7525. We will have live music in the Vyneskeller later in the day from 1 to 4:30 pm.

February 22 - Jazz Sunday, Live Jazz music in the Vyneskeller, 1 - 4 pm

March - Lehigh Valley Wine Trail Vino in the Valley Passport Program
There are still tickets available for the March Passport Program. The winery will be open for tastings during this month-long event, but all food pairings are exclusively for passport holders. Passports are $35 each and can be purchased online or at the winery.

Glass Half Empty
by Jan Landis

Happy New Year! I’m a glass half-full kind of person, optimistic rather than pessimistic. And the start of a new year is a wonderful way to have new beginnings, plans, and hopes for the future. Maybe they won’t all come true or get done, but the promise of new things to come is exciting!

We’re excited about some new ideas here at Vynecrest. First of all, we will now be open Fridays till 5:30 pm, allowing customers to stop in on their way home from work to pick up wine. We always get a lot of last minute calls from customers on Friday afternoons and have been trying to stay open a few more minutes to allow for last minute purchases, so hopefully this change will help.

We’re excited to do Chili Super Bowl Saturday on January 31 once again. I must admit, we’d be more excited if the Eagles were in the Super Bowl, but hey - there’s always next year! For Valentine’s Day we're trying something different with an early start to the holiday in our Vyneskeller from 10 am -noon with $3 Mimosas and chocolate-covered strawberries. In addition to Jazz Sundays on the last Sunday of every month, we hope to add more live music to weekends this year. Number 36 wine was a big success, so look for Number 37 this year—perhaps a white wine? There will be more Spiced Winter White too, closer to the holidays. It was a great white wine year in the vineyard last year, so look for some great white wines this spring.

We hope you are excited about 2015 as well and we hope to see you all at some point at the winery. In the meantime, cheers to your good health and new beginnings!

Ice Wine Sundays, Second Annual Chili Cook Off, and Holiday Spice Wine special this month at Galen Glen

Cheers to a fantastic 2015! As Glen Glen celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, we look forward to sharing something special with you each month during 2015. Keep watching your inbox if you are signed up to receive our emails, or follow us on social media for all of the details each month. Some monthly specials will only be shared via email, so sign up now so you won't miss out.

Tasting Room Winter Hours
Friday, Noon to 5 pm
Saturday, 10 am to 5 pm
Sunday, Noon to 5 pm

Second Annual Chili Cook Off
Saturday, January 17*
noon to 4 pm

This is a free event and you are the judge for this competition  Stop by the winery that day any time between noon - 4 pm and receive a taste of Chambourcin or Cellar Red to pair with the chili samples from our visiting chefs. Savor each chili and vote on your favorite. If you'd enjoy a glass of either wine to pair with your chili, you may purchase a 6 oz. glass for $4. Come and enjoy a fun afternoon, meet new friends, try several chili recipes and help choose the winning recipe that will be featured at Galen Glen during the Lehigh Valley Wine Trail's Chambourcin Weekend 2015.
*Snow date is Saturday, January 24

Ice Wine Sundays
Join us on Sundays in January for a complimentary pairing of our Stone Cellar Vidal Blanc Ice Wine with a Bleu Cheese Appetizer.  Decanting like liquid gold, with profound sweetness this award-winning wine and pairing is sure to delight your palate and chase away the winter blues.
"Harvested and crushed in the middle of the frigid night, this golden dessert nectar is a whirl of honeyed floral sweetness and lyrical bright fruit that would easily sell for $50 plus." Philadelphia Inquirer Review

Holiday Spice Special
Warm up on those cold winter nights with our Holiday Spice. A mulled red wine, served warm it will melt away the post-holiday dole-drums. "Gluhwein" is a festive German tradition and our blend features cinnamon, cloves, allspice and citrus peel infused into a sweet red wine.

During the month of January you may purchase three bottles of our Holiday Spice wine for $30. (additional discounts do not apply.)

Come to Blue Mountain every Sunday for Sunday Blues

Join Blue Mountain Vineyard every Sunday for music, fun and, of course, wine between 2 and 5 p.m.

In the warmer months music is on the outdoor patio and features views of the vineyard and Blue Mountain. When it's colder, snuggle up next to the fire and enjoy the ambiance of the indoor deck. Any time of year there is plenty of fun to be had. Let us help with the perfect way to "wine" down your weekend.

Admission: $5, includes wine tasting. Reservations required. Call 610-298-3068 or visit their website to reserve a table. Note that parking is extremely limited. Carpooling is appreciated.

They now offer two seating options (inside/outside) to better serve guests. Please indicate whether you would like to be indoors our outdoors when ordering tickets.
 
January

11     Arianne Rox
18     Billy Patrick
25     Jake Kaligis & Mike Rauscher

February

1       Sarah Ayers
8       Adam Motto
15     Billy Patrick
22     Jake Kaligis & Mike Rauscher

Holiday events kick off next weekend at Galen Glen Winery

Complimentary Chocolate & Wine Pairing this weekend

Please join us as we pair Galen's favorite fruit and Sarah's favorite chocolate treat. This pairing is sure to make your palate dance with joy.

Should you desire the experience again at home, we have the wine and chocolates available for purchase.
 
Saturday, November 22 - 10 am - 5 pm
Sunday, November 23 - noon to 5 pm

Black Friday Sale
November 28 - 10 am - 5 pm

Once a year, we put the winery on sale. 15% off case sales only. Custom label orders and shipped orders are not included. All wine must be purchased at the winery day of sale.
ONE DAY ONLY. NO EXCEPTIONS.

Toys for Tots Drive

Help us bring holiday joy to the children of Schuylkill County and help the US Marines Toys for Tots campaign.  The box will be at the winery from now until December 16. You may also make a monetary donation. We have a thank you gift for every household who brings a gift, November 28 through December 14.

Santa Visits
Sunday, November 30
Noon - 5 pm

Bring the family and have your photo taken with Santa. He's ready to hear your Christmas wish.  Bring your camera and our friendly staff will assist you in capturing a holiday memory.

Winemaker's Dinner
Thursday, December 18 at 7 pm
The Broadway Grille & Pub

The next winemaker's dinner is transporting us from the beautiful mountains of Pennsylvania to the markets of Morocco. Zoraida and Sarah have again combined an exotic menu of food and wine that will make your taste buds say "thank you" by the end of the evening. Make this meal a holiday gift to yourself and family.

Give the Gift of Wine with custom labeled wine 
Weddings, anniversaries, birthdays, business accomplishments, holiday gifts, or any commemorative event, Galen Glen can provide a custom labeled wine to make your event memorable.

Girl Scout Cookies paired with local wine? Sure, why not!

Girl Scout Cookies are everywhere right now, and after seeing an online article that paired this year's cookies with beer, we thought it would be fun to pair them with local, Lehigh Valley wine.

Here are a few suggestions from three of our wineries:

Clover Hill

• Trefoils/Shortbreads and Clover Hill Cuvee – this semi-sweet Sparkling wine is the perfect contrast to the buttery, crisp flavors of Shortbread cookies
• Do-si-dos/Peanut Butter Sandwiches and Concord – flavors of an adult peanut butter and jelly
• Samoas/Carmel deLites and Cabernet Sauvignon – matching flavors of carmel and rich chocolate in the cookie and wine 
• Cranberry Citrus Crisps and Turtle Rock Red – a little bit of sweetness and lots of tangy flavors in the wine can match up to the cranberries

Galen Glen

• Peanut Butter Patties/Tagalongs and Do-si-dos/Peanut Butter Sandwiches paired with Winter Mountain Red

Vynecrest

• Lemonades with Blueberry wine and Trefoils/Shortbreads with Summertime Red

Galen Glen to bring Ice Wine back to the tasting list in March

Chili Cook Off recap
Thank you to everyone who made our first Chili Cook Off a huge success. We had about 120 people taste the six contestants' chilis and the competition was hot. Todd Keller of Kutztown won first prize, Julie Hamilton of Northampton won second, and Shelly Babinchak of Tamaqua came in third. We have decided to make this an annual event, so watch our website, Facebook and Twitter for details to enter next January. Stop by during Chambourcin Weekend to taste Todd's winning recipe.

Case Club News
Thank you to everyone who came in to renew their annual case club membership in January.  We trust you are enjoying the benefits of membership.  We have not yet scheduled our Winemakers Dinners and as soon as we do, active club members will receive an invitation.  For now, mark your calendar for Saturday, August 2 when we will hold an exclusive case club event.

Upcoming Event - Vintage Opportunity Weekend 
Do you have a favorite wine from the current vintage? Join us Feb. 22 & 23 for a complimentary pairing of our current vintages with gourmet cheese. Take advantage of the opportunity to stock up on your favorites while they are available. Beginning in March many of our wines will transition into the new vintage year. Saturday - 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. and Sunday - noon to 5 p.m.

Passports & Ice Wine
Yes, you read that correctly... Ice Wine is returning to the tasting list. We will host our Ice Wine Debut at the end of March.

Also, we have a new stock of Lehigh Valley Wine Trail March Passports to sell ($35 each), and they are also still available online until 2/25.

New year = new wine releases at Blue Mountain Vineyards

Joe and I want to thank you for your patronage in 2013 and we look forward to another wonderful year of offering fun-filled events and great wine to you, our customers.

The vines are dormant now at Blue Mountain Vineyards and we have begun pruning. Also, we have bottled our White Merlot, Bri's Blush, Vignoles, and Sauvignon Blanc. The 2013 vintages are great!

The re-opening of our Montgomery Mall store was very well received and we have decided to extend our lease for 2014. If you haven't visited yet, stop by and meet our staff - Virgil, Matt, Annie and Catherine.

NEW RELEASES:

Mountain Spice is back.
Late Harvest Vidal Blanc will be released sometime this month.
Check our Facebook fan page for updates.

SAVE THE DATES:

Pennsylvania Farm Show
January 8-9
http://www.farmshow.state.pa.us

Winetober Fest
January 18
www.winetober.com

PA Garden Expo
February 21-23
http://www.pagardenexpo.org

2014 Wine Trail March Passports are on sale now at the winery or online at www.lehighvalleytrail.com. $35 each.

Sunday Blues Wine Tastings:

Enjoy live entertainment on our glass enclosed deck with commanding views of the mountains and our vineyards. Gourmet cheeses and fresh baked bread available for purchase or bring your own snacks. Admission $5 per person. Please call or email for reservations.

• January 12 - Sunsets North
• January 19 - Billy Patrick
• January 26 - Jake Kalegis & Mike Rauscher

Galen Glen starts winter hours, announces Chili Cook-Off event

Many exciting things are happening here at Galen Glen and we wanted you to be the first to know.  Please mark your calendar for our upcoming events, bookmark our website on your favorites, "like" us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter and view our photos and add yours on Instagram for up-to-the-minute action.

If you are planning to come for a tasting or to any events with a group of 6 or more, we do require reservations. These may be made by calling the winery at (570) 386-3682 during our normal business hours. Our weekend reservation openings fill very quickly, so please plan early. All wine that is sold to be consumed on our premises will be by-the-glass only. This will not affect wine tastings at the wine bar. We welcome you to visit, enjoy a tasting, take in our breathtaking views, and savor some snacks and a glass of wine at a table inside the tasting room. Please note that due to space constraints on food and wine pairing event weekends, we may not have indoor seating available.

Winter Hours
Beginning the week of Sunday, December 29 we will resume our winter hours. We will be closed Monday, December 30 through Thursday, January 2 and will reopen Friday, January 3 at noon.

During January through March we are only open Friday noon - 5 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Sunday noon - 5 p.m. We will resume our spring hours of Wednesday through Sunday on April 2 at noon.

Chili Cook-off
Saturday, January 18 (snow date: Saturday, January 25)

Are you a home or professional chef? Do you love to make meals that make others comment or smile? Then our Chili Cook-off is for you. This is a free event. That's right - free to enter and free to taste. We have space for just 12 entrants, so enter early. Galen Glen will be offering a complimentary taste of Chambourcin or Cellar Red to go with the chili samples that day. Every person who visits the winery that day will be able to taste and vote for their favorite chili. We have great prizes for our winners too. For more information on entering, please email Kathy at gruveegruner@galenglen.com for an entry packet.

Galen Glen is going green
Have you purchased a bottle of Winter Mountain White lately? Have you noticed something different? That's right. We're going green.

As many of you know, our beautiful blue bottles for Winter Mountain White and Ice Wine were very popular. Unfortunately, they were not good for the environment. Blue bottles, because they contain cobalt, cannot be recycled. We offered our blue bottles from wine consumed here to crafters for upcycling but never knew what happened to the others that went home with our customers. We wanted to reduce our carbon foot print, and switching to a exciting green bottle, that can be recycled, was our best option. So in 2014 as you purchase new vintages of Ice Wine and also Winter Mountain White you will begin to see and be able to recycle the green bottles.

Galen Glen Winery gears up for the holidays with special events and extended hours

Winter Wine Release
Saturday and Sunday, November 2 and 3

The holidays are fast approaching and these are the times that we celebrate with our families and friends. Winter makes us want to come in from the cold, seeking warmth for our bodies and souls. During this weekend, our staff will warm you with a tasting of our mulled wine. It's the perfect time to start thinking about your holiday gift giving needs. We offer custom labeling and beautiful gift baskets that make great gifts for family, friends, neighbors, clients, and staff. Let us help you select the perfect gifts and take the stress out of holiday gift giving.

Love Hot Dog Company & The Lemonade Brothers
Sunday, November 10 from noon - 5 p.m.

Enjoy the gourmet sausage and dog stylings of Jason and the crew of Love Hot Dog Company and The Lemonade Brothers when they make their monthly pilgrimage to the mountains. If you haven't been to the winery when Love Hot Dog Company has been there, you don't know what you are missing. Jason serves everything from 100% beef dogs, to wild-game sausages and his own special toppings. Rumor has it the bacon jam may soon be bottled and available for sale. Arrive early in the day for the best selection. We will have some indoor seating for your dining pleasure.

Bird-to-the-last-drop
Saturday, November 16 and 23 from 10 a.m. to 5 pm..
Sunday, November 17 and 24 from noon to 5 p.m.

Are you looking for the best wines to serve with your holiday meal? How about a bonus recipe for those leftovers? Accomplish it all in one place when we offer a complimentary food and wine pairing of bird-to-the-last-drop (recipe will be available) and the perfect wines to pair with your Thanksgiving or other holiday meals.

Upcoming events:

Black Friday Sale:
On Friday, November 29 we will open at 10 a.m. for our once-a-year sale.  All case purchases made that day on-site at the winery will be 15% off. This is a one-day, in-store only sale, no exceptions.  
(Custom labels and shipped orders are not included.)

Saturday, December 7 - Santa Visits Galen Glen
We will again be collecting for Toys-for-Tots, so please bring an unwrapped toy or a monetary donation to help those less fortunate.  Bring your camera for a photo with Santa too.

All upcoming events can be found on our website at www.galenglen.com.

HOLIDAY HOURS:
Beginning Wednesday, November 20 we will be open seven days a week (exception: closed Thursday, November 28 for Thanksgiving).

Our extended holiday hours will be:
Sunday through Friday, noon to 5 p.m.
Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
We will close at 3 p.m. on December 24 to celebrate Christmas with our families. We will be closed on Christmas Day.

POLICY CHANGE:
Beginning November 1 all wine that is sold to be consumed on our premises will be by-the-glass only. This will not affect wine tastings at the wine bar. We welcome you to visit, enjoy a tasting, take in our breathtaking views, and savor some snacks and a glass of wine at a table on our outdoor patio or inside the tasting room.  

If you are planning to come for a tasting or to any of the listed events with a group of six or more, we require reservations. These may be made by calling the winery at (570) 386-3682 during our normal business hours. Please note our weekend reservation openings fill fast, so please plan early.

March Passport Program food and wine pairings announced

Here is the list of food and wine pairings that passport holders will enjoy during the four weekends of our March event.

Amore

Week 1 - Beef stroganoff w/bow tie pasta paired with Chambourcin

Week 2 - Chicken Marsala medallions served over wild rice paired with Chardonnay

Week 3 – Beef burgundy w/bow tie pasta paired with Cabaret Amore

Week 4 - Chicken medallions and pasta Florentine, roasted red peppers, artichokes and mushrooms in a light garlic wine sauce paired with Cayuga

Big Creek

Big Creek will be offering Old Fashioned Tomato and Rice Soup a la Millie with an additional treat on the last weekend, compliments of Lisa.

Blue Mountain

Week 1 - Meatball Stroganoff with Chambourcin

Week 2 - Spicy Peanut Capellini (peanuts optional) with Vignoles.

Week 3 - Pasta Fagioli with Merlot

Week 4 - White Bean Chicken Chili with Riesling

Chocolate fondue will also be offered for dessert all month long.

Clover Hill

Weeks 1 and 2

Clover Hill Cabernet or Concord paired with spicy chili

and

Limited Release Chocolate Cabernet paired with Pat’s Famous Double Layer Cheesecake

Weeks 3 and 4

Oak Vidal Blanc or Cayuga White paired with Chicken Pot Pie with homemade noodles

and

Spiced Apple Wine paired with apple dumplings


Franklin Hill

Week 1
Our Simply Red will be paired with Bethlehem Brew Works' Pulled Pork.

Week 2
Broadway Pub's Creamy Mushroom soup will be paired with our Cabernet Sauvignon.

Week 3
Widows Tavern will be making their White Bean Chicken Chili to pair with our White Jade.

Week 4
Back Door Bakeshop's delicious peach bread & zucchini bread paired with your choice of our Pomegranate Peach wine or our newest release, Thin.

Galen Glen 

Galen Glen is thrilled to feature the culinary prowess of farm-to-table Chef Mark Muszynski, owner of Curious Goods at the Bake Oven Inn. Mark will prepare smoked pork belly served over a Riesling-braised red cabbage, splashed with pickled mustard seed vinaigrette and garnished with a pumpernickel crisp. The wine offering will be our dry or half-dry Riesling.

Pinnacle Ridge

1st weekend:  Apple Wood Smoked Pork with Mango BBQ Sauce paired with our 2011 Riesling.

2nd weekend:  Grilled Chicken with creamy Traminette Sauce paired with our 2011 Traminette

3rd weekend:  Beef Pot Roast - tender beef in rich brown gravy paired with our 2011 Chambourcin

4th weekend:  Chicken Cordon Bleu - cheesy chicken and ham paired with our 2012 Naked Chardonnay

Vynecrest

Vynecrest Winery’s wine pairings will feature two PA Farm Show Silver Medal Winners. Our food pairings are made by two fellow vendors at the Macungie Farm Market, a Buy Fresh, Buy Local market.

Weeks 1 and 2 - Pairing Vynecrest White, our house white wine, with Blackberry Bliss - A moist vanilla white wine cake featuring Vynecrest White Wine, filled with a fresh blackberry filling, and topped with a blackberry lemon frosting. Food by Sugar So Sweet Cupcakes.

Weeks 3 and 4 - Pairing Vynecrest Red, our house red wine, made with the Chambourcin grape, with Triple Mushroom Lasagna a rich and savory dish with gorgonzola cheese sauce. Food by Hereford Country Store.

Upcoming events at Clover Hill Vineyards

Superbowl Sangria Taste Off
January 24 - 27

Stop in the winery in Breinigsville to sample three different Sangrias and vote for your favorite. The winning Sangria recipe will be revealed on our Facebook page on January, 27. It is a great drink idea to make for the Super Bowl.

Snowy 6 Pack Sale
February 7 - 10

Visit any Clover Hill location or shop online at www.cloverhillwinery.com for the Snowy 6 Pack Sale. Select any six bottles and receive a 10% discount on your purchase and a free eco-tote. If you really want to stock up, gather 12 or more bottles and receive a 20% discount on your purchase.

Celebrate the Love in the Air with Wine and Chocolates
Saturday, February 16 from noon -5 p.m.

Be sure to visit Clover Hill Winery in Breinigsville where we will be pairing heavenly chocolates with stellar wines in celebration of Valentine’s Day. We have invited master chocolatier Moussey Moose Chocolates to sample their artisan chocolates with premium Clover Hill wines. We will pair a Moussey Moose Ravishing Raspberry Bonbon with Clover Hill’s big and bold Cabernet Sauvignon and a Luscious Lemon Bonbon, in the shape of a heart (how perfect), with our sweet Vignoles.

Moussey Moose Chocolates is a gourmet chocolatier located at 315 W. Broad St. in Quakertown. They will be on-site with gift boxes of their chocolates.

Annual Wine Rack Sale
February 21 - March 3

Save 10-60% off all in-stock wine racks from February 21-March 3. We have a great variety of wine racks holding one bottle up to more than 50 bottles, different sizes, shapes and colors. Visit any Clover Hill location and enjoy this opportunity to save on your wine rack!