Press

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Media Kit

Press Coverage

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3 Ways This State Looks to Promote Its Wine Industry	Vintner Magazine	1/19/2021
What will wineries take away from 2020? Plenty, with many of the changes to be used permanently	PennLive	1/15/2021
Put Some Sparkle into Your New Year’s Eve with these Pennsylvania Sparkling Wines	The Keystone	1/5/2021
Drinking PA: 7 Pennsylvania Sparkling Wines for All Kinds of Celebrations	PA Eats	12/31/2020
Albariño grape finds a sweet spot as popular dry white that’s grown, made in the mid-Atlantic	PennLive	12/8/2020
Consider Pennsylvania wines for your Thanksgiving table	Pittsburgh Post-Gazette	11/18/2020
PA Sommelier Judgment picks Gruner, Albarino and Merlot Reserve as top wines	PennLive	11/17/2020
Pennsylvania's best wine comes from a vineyard in Schuylkill County	Philadelphia Business Journal	11/10/2020
Riesling, Albariño and Grüner Veltliner Rise to the Top at the 2020 Pennsylvania Sommelier Judgment	Vintner Magazine	11/9/2020
Reconsidering Sweet Wines	Edible Philly	11/6/2020
Pennsylvania Wines Launches ‘Local Pairings’ Video Series	PA Eats	10/27/2020
The On-Premise Shifts Shade Mountain is Making to Stay in the Black	Vintner Magazine	10/28/2020
Philadelphian’s Guide to Vineyard Hopping	Philadelphia Magazine	10/22/2020
Beyond the Tasting Room: How PA Wineries Kept Pouring During the Pandemic	The Keystone	10/20/2020
10 Pa. wineries with the most spectacular fall views	PennLive	10/17/2020
Re-Thinking Sweet Wines	Edible Jersey	10/6/2020
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette features Camp Pennawine 2020 and Susquehanna Valley wineries	Pittsburgh Post-Gazette	10/1/2020
Novelty, Effort, Engagement: Differentiating Factors Of Online Wine Tastings During The Pandemic	Forbes	9/29/2020
Scientists and wineries team up to squash the Spotted Lanternfly	Keystone Edge	8/17/2020
Pa., N.J. vineyards brace for invasion of the spotted lanternflies	The Philadelphia Inquirer	7/27/2020
PennLive Covers the Safe Reopening of PA Wine Land	PennLive	6/12/2020
Sipping the U.S.A.- Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley	The Connected Table	5/22/2020
Pennsylvania’s Emerging Wine Scene Surprises Even Those Closest to It	Wine Enthusiast	5/7/2020
Planning for the Future Continues Despite Virus	Vintner Magazine	4/29/2020
PCN TV Covers Coronavirus Impact on PA Wine Industry	Pennsylvania Cable Network (PCN)	4/10/2020
How a Winemaker’s Plant-Based Diet Led Her to Grow Austrian Grapes in Pennsylvania	Fortune	12/14/2019
Giving Pennsylvania Wine Its Due: The PA Sommelier Judgment Helps Local Wines Find Their Way Onto Restaurant Lists	Spirited Magazine	10/31/2019
PA Sommelier Judgment Day celebrates Pennsylvania's diverse varietals	PennLive	10/22/2019
Acclaimed Chefs Are Turning to 100-Mile Dinners to Showcase Local Food and Wine	Fortune	10/20/2019
Forbes Profiles PA Wines in a Four-Part Series	Forbes	10/2/2019
PA Wines Ambassador Alexandra Cherniavsky previews some of her favorite Pennsylvania wines for fall	Philadelphia Style	10/3/2019
Local varietals are making headlines during PA Wine Month	The Philadelphia Inquirer	10/1/2019
SEPTA, Lyft Team Up to Take You to Pennsylvania Wine Land	NBC 10 Philadelphia	9/26/2019
Chambourcin: The Grape That's Put The Lehigh Valley And Its Winemakers On The Map	Edible Philly	9/13/2019
Of Discerning Taste: Sommeliers Decide Which Local Wines Will Make Their Lists	Table Magazine	6/12/2019

Awards

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2021 Farm Show Competition	Farm Show Competition
2020 Sommelier Judgment Day Results	Sommelier Judgment Day Results
2020 Pennsylvania Wine Competition	Pennsylvania Wine Competition
2020 Farm Show Competition	Farm Show Competition
2019 Sommelier Judgment Day Results	Sommelier Judgment Day Results
2019 Pennsylvania Wine Competition	Pennsylvania Wine Competition
2019 Farm Show Competition	Farm Show Competition
2019 Wine Excellence Competition	Wine Excellence Competition
2018 Sommelier Judgment Day Results	Sommelier Judgment Day Results
2018 Pennsylvania Wine Competition	Pennsylvania Wine Competition
2018 Farm Show Competition	Farm Show Competition
2018 Wine Excellence Competition	Wine Excellence Competition
2017 Sommelier Judgment Day Results	Sommelier Judgment Day Results
2017 Pennsylvania Wine Competition	Pennsylvania Wine Competition
2017 Farm Show Competition	Farm Show Competition
2017 Wine Excellence Competition	Wine Excellence Competition

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Contacts

SWELL

Media relations
Email
215-422-3477 ext. 1

Barbara Christ

President
PA Winery Association
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Mario Mazza

Chairman
PA Wine Marketing & Research Board
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Laura England

Director of Bureau of Market Development
PA Dept. of Agriculture
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Cain Hickey

Viticulture Extension Educator
Penn State
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Molly Kelly

Enology Extension Educator
Penn State
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