With Autumn comes the harvest from the bounty of summer.  Fall is also traditionally production time for our local wineries and when they create their wonderful wide variety of flavors and award-winning wines.  With the holidays just around the corner, we have compiled a must-visit list for the wineries in Pennsylvania’s Great Outdoors region.

• Allegheny Wine Cellars at Briar Hill Rustic Furniture in Cook Forest. Be sure to sample their famous “Bigfoot Shadows” wine.
• Bear Creek Wines near Kane. They are a rustic winery bordering the Allegheny National Forest.
• Benezette Wines in Benezette. Home of the Legend Old Fred #36.
• Cook Forest Wines at MacBeth’s Cabins in Cook Forest. Enjoy locally made wines on the banks of the Clarion River.
• Copper Fox Winery in St. Marys. “Elk County’s most fun winery.”
• Elk Mountain Winery in Weedville. Home of the famous Jackass Red wine.
• Golden Hill Winery in Weedville. All flavors are fermented and bottled onsite.
• Rich Valley Wines in Emporium. Traditional dry, semi-sweet fruits, and sweet wines.
• Sugar Bush Winery in Wilcox. If you like your wines dry, give them a try.
• The Winery at Wilcox. Home of Clarion River Red.

The distilleries and breweries in the region also create some unique and tasty libations.  Find more information at VisitPAGO.com/wine-beer-shine-map.