Ladies Night, Adult Coloring, and Yoga in the Vineyard this month at Blue Mountain

Bread and Olive Oil Pairings Every Weekend in July

Savor a locally-sourced, fresh baked bread from Blue Market Bread Co. and Olive Oil Imports olive oil (variety of flavors with a different one featured every weekend) for $5. Paired with your favorite glass of wine (available for purchase) and our panoramic views, your vacation starts here.

Wine, olive oil, and bread are available for purchase to go. Blue Market Bread Co. will be here the first two weekends selling a variety of fresh, baked breads.

Yoga at the Vineyard
July 23
9-11am
$25/person

Join us at Blue Mountain Vineyards with Shanti Health and Wellness to enjoy a 60 minute gentle yoga class at our vineyard followed by a wine tasting and snacks. We'll be outside, weather permitting. All levels welcome. Fee includes yoga, wine tasting, and healthy snacks.

Coloring Between The Wines
July 15    
6-9 pm
$20/person

Wine and coloring on a Friday evening - what could be better? A coloring book party for adults only. Reduce stress with an evening of wine, coloring and friends. Each guest will receive a coloring book, 8-10 markers, and a wine tasting. Feel free to bring snacks with you. Extra coloring books and wine by the glass and bottle will be for sale. Advance ticket purchase required. No BYOB. By law only Blue Mountain Vineyard wines can be consumed on the property.

Ladies Night    
July 29
6-9 pm        
$20/person

Join us for an evening of wine, snacks, and relaxation. Grab your girlfriends, co-workers, daughters, mothers, and more and join us. Live music will entertain you while you relax, socialize, and enjoy. You are more than welcome to bring snacks with you.

Cost includes wine tasting, live music with Ryan Conroy, and snacks. Tickets must be purchased in advance. All ticket sales are final; no refunds will be issued. Once purchased, tickets will be held at the door on the night of the event. You do not need to pick up your tickets in advance.

Vynecrest announces new wine releases, May specials, and springtime events

The buds are out on the vines and another acre is planted, we are ready for the 2016 growing season! We have a little bit of everything this month: live music, food trucks, yoga in the vineyard and more.

We are also excited to announce Vynecrest will be the official winery of the Lehigh Valley Food Truck Festival held at Coca-Cola Park this Saturday, May 14.

New Releases 
#37 - In celebration or our 37th harvest we have produced this wine which reverts back to our roots. Cabernet Franc has been a staple in our vineyard for over 20 years. In 2014 it took the lead and is a perfect demonstration of what a cool climate red wine should taste like. Complimented by Merlot, Chambourcin and Lemberger. $23.99

2014 Chardonnay - aged on french oak for 9 months, comes right after you with intense aromas and notes of butterscotch and vanilla. $14.99

May Specials 
* Wine of the Month - Traminette, 10% off
* 3 Pack of the Month - 3 Autumn Gold for $25

available at winery only, 3 pack cannot be combined with other offers.

Upcoming Events

May 14 - Live Music in the Vyneskeller

Steve Myers on the Baby Grand Piano; 1-4 pm, free admission

May 14 - Lehigh Valley Food Truck Festival

Join us at the stadium. Vynecrest is the official winery for the first annual Food Truck Festival at Coca-Cola Park.

May 15 - Yoga in the Vineyard

Barre 3 Yoga Studio in Allentown will be conducting a yoga class in the vineyard at 10 am (rain date: May 22) for free. Bring your own yoga mat. Come in afterward for a free wine tasting. Contact Barre 3 to sign up: 610-841-8200

May 21 and 22 - Lehigh Valley Wine Trail Wine and Cheese Pairing Event

This event features the pairing of cheeses with local wines at each of our nine member wineries. Each winery will select one of its fine wines to pair with the perfect cheese and will offer complimentary tastings of the pairing to wine lovers who will explore how the texture, acidity, fat and tannin compliment or contrast each other.

Guests will also learn tips to help them skillfully develop their own pairings. Cheeses will be offered for sale so that guests can recreate the wine and cheese pairings at home.

Event hours are Saturday from 11 a.m. – 5 p.m., and Sunday from noon – 5 p.m.

May 28 - Summer Kick-Off Party

The Füd Truck will be here from 11 am-5 pm with a special menu including "The Lemberger". Ryan Peters on guitar in the Vyneskeller from 1-4pm

May 29 - Jazz Sunday and Vineyard Tour

Live Jazz in the Vyneskeller from 1 - 4 pm. Free admission. Winemaker's tour of the vineyard at 1 pm for $5 per person. Reservations suggested: 610-398-7525.

June 4 - 4th Annual Spring Fling Event with Clover Hill Winery

Saturday June 4 noon-5pm. $12 per person. Go to both Vynecrest and Clover Hill wineries (2 miles apart) and receive at both a glass of sangria, a cheese and wine pairing, and a dessert and wine pairing. Plus 10% off your purchases at both wineries that day. Come with friends. It's a great way to spend a lovely spring afternoon.

June 11 - Taste of Kutztown

Saturday from noon-5pm taste wines from 15 wineries, beers from 10+ breweries with live music, food, and more.

Mother's Day weekend events and specials along the Lehigh Valley Wine Trail

Several of our Lehigh Valley wineries have special events planned this coming weekend for Mother's Day. Some require advance reservations and space is limited. So be sure to call ahead to ensure space is still available.

Blue Mountain

Blue Mountain Vineyards is offering a 3 oz. glass of Victoria's Passion wine paired with two locally hand-made Victoria's Passion truffles from Sweet Finesse for $7 per person. Limited quantities are available, no reservations required.

Reserve a table for the Scott Marshall Band who is performing for our Sunday Blues from 2-5 pm. Reservations required. To make a reservation, visit https://www.bluemountainwine.com/sunday/scott-marshall-and-the-hillbilly-souls

Clover Hill 
Mother's Day Flights
May 7, 8, 9 and 10 from noon - 5 p.m. all days
Tickets required: $12 per flight

Let us help you celebrate all the beautiful Mothers at Clover Hill Vineyards and Winery. We will offer a dry wine flight and a sweet wine flight. Please call 610.395.2468 or visit the winery in Breinigsville for your tickets. (Note - the event is almost sold out for Saturday and Sunday. There are still plenty of spaces available for Monday and Tuesday.)

Franklin Hill
Yoga in the Vineyard - May 8

The event begins at 10 am with an hour of relaxing, rejuvenating and restoring yoga in the vineyard. Once we've found our Zen we'll head to the pavilion for a light brunch, complete with mimosas. A tour will be offered at Noon.

BYOM - Bring Your Own Mat
$25 per person (includes yoga, brunch, mimosa, tasting and tour)
Limited space is available.

Galen Glen

The winery will toast all ladies with a complimentary wine tasting and a special Galen Glen exclusive gift (while supplies last). Also, enjoy an individual mango-coconut cheesecake with a glass of Raspberry wine for $9. ($10 or $12 with other wines) (while supplies last).

Tolino Vineyards

Join Tolino Vineyards on Mother's Day Weekend for two great events,  cupcakes and yoga! All weekend enjoy a gourmet cupcake pairing by Sweet Girlz Bakery and premier tasting for $8. No tickets required. Cupcake flavors: Red Velvet, Peanut Butter, Lemon, Salted Caramel and French Toast.

On Sunday, start your day with yoga at 10:30 am, followed by brunch, a cupcake pairing, premier tasting and live music. Yoga is $30/ticket. Live music Saturday by Mike Pilgermayer and Sunday by Peshi. Brunch menu: cupcake, fruit, gourmet cheese, quiche, green salad, and a sandwich or wrap.

Vynecrest

Dan Harakal on guitar in the Vyneskeller 1-4 pm both days Saturday. On Saturday Trixie's Treats Food Truck with sell cupcakes and sweet treats onsite, and Sunday they will have croissants available and mimosas for $3 from 11 am-  1 pm. Free admission.

Franklin Hill makes plans to celebrate Earth Day, plus Yoga in the Vineyard

EARTH DAY 3K HIKE & WINERY TOUR - April 25

This Earth Day we invite you to join us on a 3K hike around the vineyard. As we walk we'll tell you all about the land, the vines, the grapes and all the ways we love the earth so it will continue to love us back. We'll end the tour in the winery and chat about the winemaking process and the benefits of drinking wine. You'll see that every step of the way, we put our planet first.

The hike will begin in the parking area at 2 pm. Each hiker will receive a six-bottle reusable wine tote to fill up with Franklin Hill wine. Wine tastings will of course be available all day as will some special Earth Day pairings and cocktails.

The $8 per person fee includes hike, wine tasting, reusable wine tote, winery tour, pairings, and a FHV logoed tasting glass. Call 610-588-8708 to register. Space is limited.

YOGA IN THE VINEYARD

We are proud to once again begin our Yoga in the Vineyards Series with Kula Heart Yoga's Silver Kim. As always we'll kick off the series on Mother's Day. Come celebrate and honor yourself and mom with an hour of relaxing and rejuvenating yoga. Afterward, we invite you to the deck to enjoy a light brunch and of course a cocktail.

The $20 per person fee includes yoga, brunch, cocktail, and winery tour at noon. Call us to register.

Crepes & Mimosa Sunday - May 17

Full of Crepe, located in Bethlehem, is pulling their "Green Machine Crepe Truck" into our parking lot. They'll be offering sweet and savory crepes for you to enjoy with a Harvest Berry Mimosa if you choose.

FRANKLIN HILL VINEYARDS - 2015 FESTIVAL SCHEDULE

May 16 & 17
Taste of PA, York, Pa.

May 23 & 24
FlavorFest, Manheim, Pa.

June 6
Taste of Kutztown, Kutztown, Pa.

June 6 & 7
Blue Mountain WineFest, Palmerton, Pa.

June 20 & 21
Split Rock,  Lake Harmony, Pa.

July 25 & 26
Wine on the Mountain at Penn's Peak, Jim Thorpe, Pa.

August 1
Martin on Main, Nazareth, Pa.

August 29 & 30
Seven Springs, Seven Springs, Pa.

September 12& 13
Gettysburg Wine Fest, Gettysburg, Pa.

A springtime full of special events at Tolino Vineyards

Easter Bunny visits in a helicopter
April 4
 
From noon - 6 p.m. there will be crafts for the kids and a jelly bean and wine pairing for the adults with the purchase of a premier tasting. The bunny will arrive via helicopter around 3 pm and will stay for photos. Flying the helicopter is weather dependent, but the bunny and the wine and jelly bean pairing will still go on.

Second Anniversary Sale
April 11 and 12, noon - 6pm

Celebrate two fantastic years in business with us! All bottles will be 10% off  and cases will be 15% off. We will also offer a seasonal food pairing with the purchase of a premier tasting.



Love the Earth Weekend
April 18 and 19, noon - 6 pm

In honor of Earth Day we will offer pruning demonstrations on Saturday and Sunday at 2 pm and 4 pm in the vineyard in lieu of  our regular tours. A seasonal food pairing will be offered with the purchase of a premier tasting.

Saturday Music Series
May 2 through the fall

Join us for free music Saturdays. Listen to local artists from 1-3 pm while sipping wine and enjoying the view. Artists include Blue Hearts Revelry, Tom Vicario, Matt Wheeler, Mike Pilgemayer, Erin McClelland, Chris Cummings Trio, The Brummy Brothers, The Jayplayers and more. Sangria will be available, and often so will a food truck.

Flicksville Fermentation Company Release Party
May 23 and 24

Sample wines from our newly released second label named after our historic hometown. Try The 050, a sweet white, or Sunnyside, a sweet red. A food pairing will be available both days, and live music on Saturday.

May 9 and 10 ~ Mother's Day Weekend

Treat the Moms in your life to an afternoon filled with wine tastings, sangria, a tour of the vineyard, live music by Peshi and more. A cupcake pairing from Sweet Girlz Bakery in Easton will be available for $8 that includes tasting six wines, one cupcake, and an etched Tolino Vineyards wine glass to take home.

May 30 ~ First Yoga in the Vineyard with OM-azing Yoga  

From 11 am to noon join Jackie for 60 minutes of Yoga Flow (BYOM), followed by wine tasting. $30 per person. Check our website soon for more details and to make a reservation.

May 30 ~ Dinner in the Vines

We are partnering with DeFranco and Daughters Catering to bring you a family-style Italian meal in the vineyard. Bring your friends and family and dine like you are in Tuscany. $49.95 per person includes two glasses of wine, appetizers, dinner and dessert. Purchase tickets over the phone, in person, or online.

June 13 ~ Painting in the Tank Room

Sip wine and channel your inner Van Gogh. Tickets are $35 per person and include all art supplies, light snacks, and a glass of wine. Purchase tickets over the phone, in person, or online.

Franklin Hill makes plans for Valentine's Weekend, Perfect Pairing event

A Perfect Pairing event
January 30
6 - 8 pm at the Winery

We've partnered with the ladies from Athleta at the Promenade Shops in Saucon Valley to offer a shopping experience like no other.

Browse their collection of active wear while sipping your favorite FHV wine. We'll have light appetizers and wine by the glass will be available for purchase. The best part? Athleta will be offering a discount to everyone who attends.

Drinking wine and shopping in your yoga pants... does it get any better?

Wine and Chocolate Weekend
February 14 and 15

Bring your sweetheart to Franklin Hill Vineyards for a chocolate and wine experience like no other.  We will be offering cheesecake and chocolates to pair with up to 6 wines for $5, and you get to keep the glass as our gift to you.

Now open! Social Still in Southside Bethlehem

Stop in Wednesday-Sunday for a hand crafted cocktail, delicious tapas, and bring home a bottle of Social Still vodka or gin.

Franklin Hill Vineyards has also opened a new wine shop located in the same building.

Please note: Beginning February 1, Franklin Hill Vineyards will begin offering wine tastings for $3 per person.

Franklin Hill Vineyards brings back Where's Walter social media photo contest

OUR WHERE'S WALTER SUMMER COMPETITION IS BACK!

Take Sir Walter's Red on vacation with you for a chance to win a free case of wine. Take a picture of a bottle of Sir Walter's Red at your favorite vacation destination. Upload it to either our Twitter or Facebook page using the hashtag #FHVwhereswalter.

On September 22 we will select our favorite entry by commenting on the winning picture with instructions on how to redeem your prize. Good luck and enjoy your vacation!

YOGA IN THE VINEYARD
July 20 at 10 am

Our summer series continues with an hour of restorative and rejuvenating yoga led by Silver Kim of Kula Heart Yoga. Afterwards we invite you to join us on the deck for a light brunch complete with refreshing sangria. Our tasting room will be open for complimentary tastings and a tour of the winery will be offered at noon. This popular event sells out, so please contact the winery to reserve your patch of grass - 610-588-8708.

BYOM (Bring your own mat)
$20 per person
Can't make it? Join us on August 17 for our last event of the series.

RECIPE OF THE MONTH: SUMMERTIME SANGRIA 

To create this beautiful and tasty summertime crowd pleaser, take fresh limes, lemons, strawberries, raspberries and muddled mint, add in our Katie's Creek or Vidal Blanc, and then bubble it up
with seltzer. It's a perfect and refreshing sangria. (You can even add some blueberries to give it a festive look!)

Yoga in the Vineyard, wine festivals, and more for Franklin Hill Vineyards in June

Road Trip!
We hope you can take time this summer to come visit the vineyard. We've just finished planting over 1,200 new vines and our older vines have begun to bud. Things are always happening here at FHV and we want you to come be a part of it. Our deck overlooks one of the most beautiful views in the area and is the perfect place to enjoy a glass of your favorite Franklin Hill wine.

Taste of Kutztown
Saturday, June 7 - 11 am - 5 pm

This is our first time at this event and we couldn't be more excited. The Kutztown Rotary has invited over 21 wineries, meaderies, and breweries to bring samples for tasting all day long. Join us for a day of wine themed food and fun while Acoustic Roadshow provides live music all day.

Yoga in the Vineyard
Sunday, June 8 at 10 am
 
Our summer series continues with an hour of confidence building, core strengthening yoga led by Silver Kim of Kula Heart Yoga. Afterward we invite you to the deck for a light brunch and mimosas. This popular event does sell out so please contact the winery to reserve your patch of grass. BYOM (bring your own mat) $20 per person - Call today: 610-588-8708.
Can't make it? We're doing it again on July 20 and August 17.

Split Rock Wine Festival
June 21 & 22

Our Festival Crew is packing up and getting ready for the biggest, craziest wine festival of our season. This is a do not miss event held at the beautiful Split Rock Resort in the Poconos. Come join in on the fun, food, music, crafts and of course wine all weekend long from noon - 6 pm. While you're at our tent be sure to use our props at the #HashtagHangout and post some pics to our Facebook page for your chance to win free wine.

FHV Happy Hour Fridays
Haven't made it to one yet?  Stop by for yummy and creative cocktails all made using our wines.  Chocolate Caramel Martinis were featured this past week in Bethlehem and they were a huge hit. Want to re-create one of our drinks? Click here for all of our Happy Hour recipes.

Yoga in the Vineyard, May wine dinner and more this spring at Franklin Hill Vineyards

Cupcake and Wine Tasting 
Saturday, May 3 from 1-3 p.m.
The Courtyard Marriott
2220 Emerick Blvd, Bethlehem

Wine, cupcakes and happiness. Experience a match made in heaven. You'll discover how perfectly our wines fuse with an array of fantastic Sugar Babe Cupcakes, and gain a little wine knowledge along the way.
Cost: $30 per person + tax. Reservations required. Call 610-332-WINE to make reservations.

Yoga in the Vineyard 
May 11, June 8, July 20, August 17
10 a.m.

"Wine-down" with an hour of yoga led by Silver Kim from Kula Heart Yoga in Bethlehem. Once you've found your zen we invite you to the tasting room for a picnic-style brunch on the deck complete with cocktails. Wine tastings will also be available. $20 per person. This very popular series sells out early, so call 610-588-8708 to reserve your patch of grass soon. BYOM (bring your own mat)

Touch of Spring Vineyard Dinner at Franklin Hill 
Friday, May 30 at 6 p.m.

Join us for the ultimate dining experience. You and your guest will dine in our vineyard, pairing each course with Franklin Hill Vineyard's exquisite wines. Enjoy a four-course catered meal prepared by North Star Catering Company.  Cost: $150 per couple + tax

First Course:
Caprese Salad
Fresh mozzarella & tomatoes atop a bed of field greens with a homemade balsamic vinaigrette

Second Course:
Pan Seared Seasoned Scallops

Third Course:
Chicken breast stuffed with fresh baby spinach, feta cheese, sundried tomatoes & kalamata olives, pan seared, finished in a light white wine sauce, accompanied with lemon marinated sautéed shrimp, over jasmine rice with carrots and green beans.

Dessert:
Strawberry Shortcake

(Please, no substitutions. This event is rain or shine.)

Have you ever done yoga... in a vineyard? Try it at Franklin Hill

As wine makers, we have a love for the land and soil that supports and nourishes our vines.  Wine in Bloom is a Lehigh Valley Wine Trail event that celebrates just that.

This year we're taking the celebration out to the vineyard by offering tastings next to the vines that the wines are made from. Following the tasting, our tours will continue into the winery and finish with an unexpected pairing with our award winning Sir Walters Red.  

Robert Michaels will be on the deck for your entertainment. We will have delicious dips from Robert Rothschild Farms and other light appetizers. Tours are available at noon, 2 and 4 p.m. on Saturday, and noon and 2 p.m. on Sunday. Groups of 10 or more please call ahead for reservations and more information.

Wine Tourism Day
May 11
Franklin Hill Vineyards is proud to be a part of Wine Tourism Day. On this countrywide day of celebration we will be offering tours at noon, 2 and 4 p.m. which will include tastings in the vineyard. We will have entertainment on the deck, pairings in the winery and light appetizers in the tasting room. Groups of 10 or more please call in advance for more information.

Yoga in the Vineyard
May 12
10 a.m.
Join us as we downward dog our way to tranquility and health. Kula Yoga's own Silver Kim, will guide us as we restore ours minds, bodies and souls with an hour of yoga in the vineyard. Once we're centered we'll enjoy light appetizers and wine.  It's sure to be a wonderful way to start the day. There are only 40 tickets available so call the winery and reserve your spot today!
610-588-8708
$15 per person
BYOM (bring your own mat)

Mother's Day
May 12
Come Celebrate Mom at Franklin Hill Vineyards.  Robert Michaels will be here singing your favorite tunes on the deck.  The girls in the tasting room will be whipping up some yummy frozen wine cocktails for purchase and will be offering complimentary tastings. Light appetizers will also be available. Tours will be offered at noon and 2 p.m. Groups of 10 or more please call in advance for more information.

On the Road Again

First stop... Taste of Pennsylvania Wine & Music Festival, York, Pa.
May 18 and 19
Our Crew is packing up and heading out for the first festival of the season. York's Wine Festival offers live music, great food, beer and of course, wine!

Second stop... The Great Pennsylvania FlavorFest
May 25 and 26
FlavorFest offers the tastes of over 20 PA Wineries as well as local craftsmen, musicians and tons of the terrific food.

The harvest at Franklin Hill Vineyards and fall events

From Our Grapes to your Glass: Harvest continues at the Winery!   
 
Fruit is still rollin' on in at Franklin Hill Vineyards! Now is a great time to visit us at the winery since our equipment is still out and in use. Come on over and see the beginnings of the wine-making process. Meet our winery staff, have a conversation with our winemaker, Bonnie, or our assistant winemaker, Maria, and watch as the magic happens! Experience the cool crisp fall weather and the beautiful leaves changing color on our trees here at Franklin Hill. Now is a perfect time to visit us at the winery so you can see just how your favorite wine is made!

On the Road Again... Surprise! 

Our Festival Crew loves what they do so much that they are heading out to one more festival. See you at Bear Creek Mountain Resort in Macungie for the Bear Creek Harvest Wine Festival on Sunday, October 23. 

Winery Events:

Chambourcin Weekend
Oct. 15 from 11 a.m. -5 p.m. and Oct. 16 from noon - 4 p.m.

Beginning at 1 p.m. on Saturday we will be featuring Pivinski's Premier Polish Prince's Pierogis for tasting, paired with our outstanding 2010 Chambourcin or Simply Red. You may also purchase Pierogis to eat at the winery or, better yet, we will have them for sale by the dozen to take home with a bottle of your favorite wine! While you enjoy the Pierogis, also enjoy the tunes as Penn's Peak performer Robert Michaels entertains with great acoustic guitar...maybe he'll even play a polka for us!  Come and enjoy the day!     

Yoga+Wine Fall Festival  (RESCHEDULED!)
Sunday, October 30 at the Winery    

Due to rainy weather, we have rescheduled the Yoga+Wine Fall Festival! Dalien from Kula Heart Yoga will return and take us on a journey into our hearts as we celebrate the Harvest with music, sound, yoga followed by wine and cheese at Franklin Hill Vineyards.

This event will fill fast, please call to register and reserve your space. 610-746-5852 (kula). Visit  www.kulaheartyoga.com to find out more!          

Pennsylvania Wine Stories: "There's a Story Behind Every Cork"

Do you love us? Let the Pennsylvania Winery Association know!  Send them your favorite story about visiting Franklin Hill Vineyards and enter a chance to win!

Win a Pennsylvania Wine Weekend Getaway or prize package. A story from each of Pennsylvania's seven wine regions will be selected as the finalists, and the grand-prize winner will be selected online via voting.
For every story submitted, $1 will be donated to the National Center for Family Literacy and a cork will be added to a sculpture created by a Pennsylvania based artist.

Submit your story here. 

Yoga... in a vineyard?

Refresh your body, mind and spirit with a little yoga at two of our Lehigh Valley wineries. That's right, we said yoga. Sound like strange bedfellows to you? Well yoga at vineyards is all the rage right now, and both Clover Hill Vineyard in Breinigsville and Franklin Hill Vineyards in Bangor are getting in on it.

Each winery is offering their own yoga experience this coming Sunday, September 25. Details are as follows:

Yoga in the Vineyard at Clover Hill Winery, Breinigsville, Pa.
Sunday, September 25 from 10:30-11:30 a.m.
$5 per person

Join yoga instructor Jacque Porterfield (from Lehigh Valley Yoga ~ www.lvygoa.com) for a intro to Ashtanga yoga class. Beginners are welcome, but please bring a mat (if you have one) and water. This class will be rain or shine. Reserve your space on Clover Hill's Facebook page.

Yoga+Wine Fall Festival at Franklin Hill Winery, Bangor, Pa.
Sunday, September 25

Back by popular demand! Dalien from Kula Heart Yoga will return and take us on a journey into our hearts as we celebrate the harvest with music, sound, yoga. Followed by wine and cheese at Franklin Hill Vineyards.

This event will fill fast, please call to register and reserve your space - 610-746-5852 (Kula). Visit www.kulaheartyoga.com to find out more!

A harvest season update from Franklin Hill Vineyards

From our grapes to your glass - Harvest is in the air!  

2011 is turning out to be another wonderful vintage for Franklin Hill Vineyards. We're getting ready to head out to the vineyard to start picking those lush wonderful grapes whose juice will be soon filling your glass.  

Vines are looking great as usual. The birds would agree as we are seeing some signs of them feeding on the grapes. At this point we would like to see the weather dry out since grapes love dry weather in the weeks prior to harvest. The dry weather allows the sun to bring the grapes to the perfect ripeness.

Depending on the variety, we pick at at certain "brix." Measuring levels of "brix" allows us to determine the grapes' sugar levels.  We aim for our grapes to measure anywhere between 20 and 23 brix. Grape picking should begin by next week.

Meanwhile, our wonderful winery staff is busy bottling Cabernet Franc and Katie's Creek...and...for all of our dessert wine lovers, our Breathless has made its highly-anticipated return. We can tell you that the wait was well worth it.  This bottling is not only superb, there is no doubt that one sip will simply take your Breath away.  Come in to any of our locations for your own bottle.  

Get ready for some more wonderful wine coming your way from our 2011 Harvest.

Celtic Classic - Sept. 23, 24, & 25 in Historic Downtown Bethlehem

Don your kilts and ghillie brogues and be sure to visit Franklin Hill's Bethlehem Location for a complimentary wine tasting during Bethlehem's 24th Annual Celtic Classic Festival.  

Franklin Hill Vineyards - Bethlehem
Main St. Commons, 
567 Main St.
Bethlehem, PA 18018
(610)-332-9463

Yoga+Wine Fall Festival - Sunday, September 25 at the Winery    

Back by popular demand! Dalien from KULA HEART YOGA will return and take us on a journey into our hearts as we celebrate the Harvest with music, sound, yoga! Followed by wine and cheese at Franklin Hill Vineyards! This event will fill fast, please call to register and reserve your space. 610-746-5852 (kula) 
Visit  www.kulaheartyoga.com to find out more!          

Pennsylvania Wine Stories: There's a Story Behind Every Cork

Send in your story about visiting Franklin Hill Vineyards to win a Pennsylvania Wine Weekend Getaway or prize package. A story from each of Pennsylvania's seven wine regions will be selected as the finalists, and the grand-prize winner will be selected online via voting.

For every story submitted, $1 will be donated to the National Center for Family Literacy and a cork will be added to a sculpture created by a Pennsylvania based artist.