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The Best Wineries in Berks County PA

Twelve winery stops in Berks County grouped by the kind of visit you want, with what to taste at each and what changed on the county's wine map.

Berks Connect Blog|Published September 2, 2026
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The wineries in Berks County run from a 54-acre estate on Old Route 22 with a restaurant and an inn, to a farm cottage outside Shoemakersville that took Best of Show Sparkling at the 2026 Pennsylvania Farm Show, with a speakeasy-style kitchen, a plum winery off I-78 and a native-yeast vineyard in between. Kutztown and the vineyards north of the rail line through Topton and Fleetwood sit inside the federally recognized Lehigh Valley wine region. Here is where each place fits, what to taste, and what changed on the county's wine map; every winery listing we hold, with hours and directions, is on our Berks County wineries page.

How we picked these Berks County wineries.

We read the review themes and quotes our directory holds for these wineries, then opened every winery's own website, and where a fact came from somewhere else (the Wine Trail, a borough listing, the local press) we say so in the sentence; three of these places have no site of their own beyond a Facebook page. We checked every place against its current business status in public listings and dropped anything closed, and one winery here, Terra Pacem, is a fresh addition whose row holds no review quotes yet, so its section is first-party facts only and makes no taste claims. Nothing is ranked, nobody is a paid or claimed listing, and nobody paid to be included.

Wineries in Berks County for a full afternoon with food.

These four are built for the long version of the visit: a kitchen or a food truck, somewhere to sit outside, and enough on the list that the second flight is a different flight. Two of them will put you up for the night.

Folino Estate. A Greenwich Township winery with a restaurant and an inn.

Folino is the winery you pick when the afternoon has no end time. The estate sits on Old Route 22 in Greenwich Township, and one reviewer put the setting first: "The scenery is fantastic, the building and grounds are amazing." Another liked the room, calling it "cozy and appealing with the two sided fireplace."

Start with a flight. One reviewer called the four-wine flight "an awesome deal," another wrote "Recommend the sangria flight!", and a third singled out a white chocolate cranberry wine as "amazing."

The scale behind it: Folino opened in November 2015 on 54 acres, with 10 acres planted to Sangiovese, Pinot Gris, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Teroldego, per a May 8, 2018 Experience Berks post. Its own site lists the winery, tasting lounge and restaurant open Wednesday to Sunday, 11am to 8pm, with brunch Saturday and Sunday from 11 to 2, and its September calendar carries a Sommelier's Six winery tour and tasting.

For the restaurant side, our romantic restaurants in Berks County post covers dinner. To make it an overnight, Vintner's Inn by Folino Estate Winery on West Main Street in Kutztown borough has eight rooms, and reviewers describe a complimentary wine and cheese board at check-in.

Violet Vintage Wine Company. A speakeasy-style winery and kitchen in Penn Township.

Violet Vintage is the winery for a table that wants a room with a personality and a kitchen that keeps up. Penn State Berks reported on May 19, 2022 that it officially opened on March 4, 2022 in a 1930s art deco room with Big Band music. One reviewer's version is "speakeasy 1920s complete with decor and music," and another just pointed: "that glitter floor! Those wine glass chandeliers!"

Order the arancini. One reviewer calls them "the best thing on the menu," another says they "will always be my favorite," and a third insists "you have to try the wood fired pizza!" The pretzel with beer cheese gets named twice as well.

The list runs sweet-friendly, and it is not only wine. One reviewer lists wine slushies, cocktails and beer alongside the wine, and another who loves sweet wines says the selection does not disappoint. Music bingo and live music show up in reviews too; one reviewer stayed for the bingo "and even started to sing along with the whole room."

The building on Shartlesville Road is the former Calvaresi Winery, whose brand moved on: Calvaresi's site now points visitors to Soaked Winery, which is in Walnutport, Northampton County. Violet Vintage is a new winery in the old building, not a successor. It has no website of its own that we could open, so hours come from third-party listings: Thursday through Sunday, and check before you go.

Manatawny Creek Winery. Wine and house-brewed beer on a farm in Amity Township.

Manatawny Creek is the deck winery: bring a book, bring the dog, order a sangria. One reviewer did exactly that, "my dog and my book," and "very much enjoyed my drinks and the relaxing vibe on the deck on a spring afternoon." Another wrote, "Beautiful scenery. … We'd go again just for the ambiance outside."

The sangrias are what people carry out the door; one reviewer: "By far the BEST wine is their red and white SANGRIAS." Another got two flights and picked Golden, made from Niagara grapes, as the best of the lot, then bought a bottle. A third names the Happiness blueberry wine as a favorite.

It also brews. "They have their own brewed beer and of course, wine. They make both at their location and both are very good!" one reviewer wrote, and Wine Industry Advisor reported on March 12, 2025 that the winery "started making beer to complement its two-dozen or so wines." The same piece put it heading into its 28th season since opening in Amity Township in 1998, growing about 5 acres of six hybrid grapes: Foch, Chancellor, Steuben, Cayuga White, Vidal Blanc and Seyval Blanc, with a large deck added.

Its own site says the wines are estate-grown or sourced from neighboring Pennsylvania vineyards and made on-site, that what began as a homegrown dream in 1997 continues under new stewardship, and that it is open daily. BCTV reported on April 21, 2026 that the roof has carried solar panels since 2007. Cheese, meats and crackers are on hand per reviewers; "the cheese and Crackers that they have are really tasty," one said.

Terra Pacem Winery. A new farm winery with alpacas in Earl Township.

Terra Pacem is a recent addition to our directory and the one we can say the least about from other people's visits: our directory holds no review quotes for it yet, so everything here comes from the winery's own site and the local paper. What the site says is enough to plan around: hours Wednesday and Thursday 3 to 7, Friday and Saturday noon to 9, Sunday noon to 7; leashed dogs welcome in outdoor seating; and alpacas on the farm, with a request to check with staff before feeding them.

The Boyertown Area Expression reported on September 20, 2025 that the founders are retired geography professors who made wine in Oregon, and that they came to Boyertown to create work for their son within "a community by and for people with disabilities." The site also carries pages for on-site lodging, food trucks and live music, so look at those before you go. The farm is on South Grims Mill Road in Earl Township, with a Boyertown address.

Estate vineyards and dry wines in northern Berks County.

Harvest season, September into October, is when these three are picking and crushing, which makes it the right stretch of the year to see a working vineyard instead of a picture of one. All three grow their own grapes, and all three will pour you something dry without apologizing for it.

Setter Ridge Vineyards. Estate wines and a Blue Mountain view in Greenwich Township.

Setter Ridge is the view winery, and the view comes with estate Pinot Noir. Its own site says it farms two vineyards: the Stonehedge Vineyard on top of South Mountain in Rockland Township at 1,050 feet, where the first row went in during 1998 and 9 acres include Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Gris, and the 35 acres bought in 2007 on the hills outside Kutztown, where it built a gravity flow winery and now grows 23 acres in 10 varietals. The tasting room on Dietrich Valley Road looks out toward the Blue Mountain.

Reviewers describe the afternoon more than the cellar. One "Enjoyed a lovely afternoon sitting outside tasting pinot noirs" and "really enjoyed the wine & the view!"; another called it "a perfect winery set atop the rolling hills of Berks County with an incredible and breathtaking view." Two reviewers name the Three Sisters, and one of them adds the Wedding Cuvee.

It is set up for a Sunday with kids and a dog along. Reviewers mention a small fenced area for dogs, a food truck ("smoking BBQ meats, coleslaw, and potatoes salad," per one), live music, an ice cream flight and a watermelon slushie. One reviewer paid $10 for a four-wine tasting and kept the glass.

Plan around the calendar: the site says it closes Tuesdays through Thursdays throughout September, so check hours before the drive.

Therein Wine. Native-yeast wine from the old Pinnacle Ridge vineyard in Greenwich Township.

Therein is the winery for people who read the back label. Its own grape-growing page says the vineyard at 407 Old U.S. 22 was planted in 1991 with Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Cabernet Franc after a century or more as a cow pasture, with a small plot of Vignoles added in 1997 and Chambourcin in 2001; the home vineyard is 3.4 planted acres at 800 feet with a southern aspect. Since January 2021, per the same page, no synthetic chemicals or herbicides have been sprayed there, and fermentation is spontaneous, on native yeast.

Those are the old Pinnacle Ridge vines. The Wine Classroom reported on July 18, 2026 that Pinnacle Ridge's founder sold the brand to Allegro Winery's owner and the property to the owners of the Referend Bier Blendery in 2021, and that Pinnacle Ridge now pours in York and Montgomery counties. So the vineyard stayed, the name left, and Therein's wine now pours on the same property as the Referend's beer, which our best breweries in Berks County post covers.

The review evidence we hold is a single visit, and it is emphatic. One reviewing couple called The Pressing Needs of Others "the best wine we have ever tasted," noticed that "it tastes the same in a bottle as it did in the tasting room," and said the trip "was well worth the 1.5 hour drive." The same reviewer liked the room, "the vinyl records, the live edge wood shelves and table," and we will add only that you should check hours before you go.

Deerfoot Vineyards and Winery. Farm Show gold on Ridge Road outside Shoemakersville.

Deerfoot holds the county's biggest wine credential this year. The Pennsylvania Winery Association's 2026 Farm Show results list its 2024 Blanc de Blancs as Double Gold and Best of Show Sparkling, its 2023 Six Point as Gold and Best Vinifera, a Double Gold for the 2024 Comfy Couch and a Gold for the 2024 Country Red. It is the only Berks winery on that list.

The place itself is small on purpose. Its own site calls it a family-owned, third-generation farm winery on a farm bought in 1947, licensed to make wine in 2014 and producing 550 cases a year, and it counts more than 110 medals since 2016 by its own tally. Tastings run Saturday and Sunday, noon to five.

Reviewers land where the judges did. "Really good Cab Franc. Exceeded my expectations!" one wrote; another called the Dry Migration white "amazing," and a third said the Country Rosé "is by far the best rose I've ever tasted." One more tip from a reviewer: if the sour cherry is out, "buy as many as they will let you buy!"

The shop is "a small cute cottage," per one reviewer, and the family tells stories as you go: "They have tons of good stories to tell as you do your tasting." One reviewer paid $5 per person to try all the wines. Parking is limited and the room is small, so treat it as a fair-weather stop on Ridge Road outside Shoemakersville.

Fruit and sweet wines in Berks County.

If your table likes it sweet, start here. Plum, watermelon, strawberry, cherry: these three make fruit wine the main event, not the afterthought at the end of the list.

Stoudt's Winery. Plum and other fruit wines off I-78 at Shartlesville.

Stoudt's is the fruit winery, full stop. Its Wine Trail member page says it is "particularly known for our various plum wines, in particular our Shiro Plum wine," and reviewers confirm the range: "Interesting flavors like- rhubarb, elderberry and plum," one wrote, and another said, "If you like sweet wines, this place has you covered! The Strawberry and Catawba are Delish!"

The fruit comes through as fruit. One reviewer described "Very natural fruity tastes," and another called it "Locally grown produce made into some of the best wine I have ever had." Come fall, one reviewer recommends the warmed spiced wine.

The room is small and rustic by reviewer account ("Cute rustic atmosphere and friendly server"), and one reviewer got to sample up to six wines free. The trail page puts it off I-78's Shartlesville exit; the address sits in Upper Bern Township. The same page says the winery changed its name to Stoudt's Winery in April 2017. It has no website of its own beyond a Facebook page, so check there for hours before you go.

Ridgewood Winery. A National Register farmstead in Cumru Township.

Ridgewood is the fruit-wine stop in a historic farmstead. Its own About page says the winery expanded in 2013 into a commercial winery at Ridgewood Farmstead, a National Register of Historic Places property with origins in the early 1700s and an 1811 main house. The farmstead is on Philadelphia Avenue in Cumru Township, with a Birdsboro address. One reviewer summed it up: "Lovely winery in a historic homestead, with a good selection too!"

The watermelon wine is the favorite on record: two reviewers each call it theirs ("Their watermelon wine is my absolute favorite"). Staff "will walk you through each wine with in-depth information," one reviewer wrote, and another described "a small quaint winery" where "the atmosphere is very laid back and relaxed." The great room rents for private events; one reviewer "had the best time renting out the great room" for a bridal shower.

In 2019, per the same page, the owners opened Ridgewood Winery on Daffodil Hill Farm in Bechtelsville, with an 1822 farmhouse, barn, carriage house and 26 acres. One reviewer there gives the wine slushies "10 stars" and another calls them delicious; one names the Summer Blush, and one notes that it is pet friendly.

Hours from the winery's home page, read September 1, 2026:

  • Ridgewood Farmstead: Thursday and Friday 4 to 8, Saturday noon to 8, Sunday noon to 6.
  • Daffodil Hill Farm: Monday to Wednesday by appointment, Thursday and Friday 3 to 7, Saturday and Sunday noon to 6.

One planning note from the winery itself: it says the winery is not handicap accessible.

Lily's Vineyard on Skyline Drive. Fruit wines in Alsace Township.

Lily's is the small one. Its own site calls it "a refreshingly unique winery specializing in fruit wines," open Saturday and Sunday, noon to 5. Skyline Drive here is in Alsace Township.

The tasting is generous by reviewer account. "They provide free wine samples, and you can purchase a flight of wine, too. The wine is very good!" one wrote; another left with "Beautiful venue, wonderful proprietors and delicious wine!"

It doubles as an event room. One reviewer who held a shower there called the venue "intimate … and simply beautiful," and another said, "Such a beautiful place to have a shower! Just lovely!"

Small tasting rooms on State Street in Hamburg and Mertztown.

Two easy wine stops share a street name and a format: park on State Street, walk in, taste, and leave with bottles. One grows its own vines; the other pours a Bradford County winery's list for the eastern end of Berks.

Lucky Leprechaun Vineyard and Winery. A small winery with hand-planted vines on State Street in Hamburg.

Lucky Leprechaun is Hamburg's town winery, and it grows more than its size suggests. The Hamburg borough business listing (last updated 2020) says it was established in spring 2016 with about 3,000 hand-planted vines, including Marquette, Fredonia, Catawba, Chambourcin, Niagara, Saperavi, Cabernet Franc, Arandall and Itasca, and that it is PA Preferred.

The tasting is the deal: one reviewer paid $5 to taste all eleven wines and took the glass home. Another said, "Their bottles are priced amazingly well," and one advised sweet-wine drinkers to "make sure to taste the 'Pleasantly Confused Mango'." Reviewers describe the owners as pleasant and friendly.

Hours ran Friday evenings and Saturdays in the 2020 listing, with closures during off-site events, so check its page before you go. Make an evening of it with our guide to restaurants in Hamburg, PA.

Antler Ridge Winery. The tasting room for the Mertztown and Topton end of the county.

Antler Ridge is a Bradford County winery with a Berks tasting room, and the room is the reason it is here. Its own site places the winery in the mountains of Bradford County just north of Rome, near Towanda, working with partner vineyards, with its Mertztown location at 951 State Street. For Topton, Mertztown and the Longswamp Township end of the county, this is the wine stop.

The room is built for sitting, not just shopping. One reviewer described "a large wood bar, and several tables to sit and enjoy a glass of wine," and another called it a "Nice quiet place for a glass of wine, purchase bottles to go, or slushies!"

The bottles people name: Red Vixen and Blackberry Merlot ("my top two favorite wines made by Antler Ridge," one reviewer wrote), Dragon Tail, and a Riesling. "Great wine reasonably priced," said another, and one noted the staff "are very quick to fill curbside orders."

What changed on the Berks County wine map.

A few names people remember are not on this list, and the reasons are plain facts:

  • Bouchette Vineyards in Bethel Township announced on Instagram that it was closing on August 15, per Drink Local's East Coast wine news of August 7, 2026; public business listings now show it permanently closed.
  • Maple Springs Vineyard in Bechtelsville: Wine Business reported its closing on July 26, 2024, and listings show it permanently closed.
  • Calvaresi Winery in Bernville closed, and its site now sends visitors to Soaked Winery in Walnutport, Northampton County. Violet Vintage occupies the Shartlesville Road building as a new winery.
  • Pinnacle Ridge Winery left Kutztown in 2021; the brand pours in York and Montgomery counties and the vines now make Therein's wine, per The Wine Classroom, July 18, 2026.
  • Kog Hill Winery closed its tasting room; its site says it is event-focused, and its Morgantown address sits in Caernarvon Township, Lancaster County.

Berks County Wine Trail weekends in November and December.

The Berks County Wine Trail bills itself as "11 wineries, one diverse trail," and its roster reaches past the county line: Blue Mountain Vineyards is in Lehigh County and Long Trout Winery in Schuylkill County, and the member page still listed Bouchette when we read it on September 1, 2026. Two dated weekends are on its events page:

  • "Honoring our Vets, Pairing with Purpose," November 7 and 8 and November 14 and 15, 2026: ticketed, with a portion of proceeds to the Berks County Veterans Office.
  • "Holidays on the Trail," December 5 and 6 and December 12 and 13, 2026, noon to 5: free cookie-and-wine pairings at member wineries, and the trail notes that standard tasting fees may apply.

No September or October trail event was listed. Harvest season, September into October, is when the vineyard wineries are picking and crushing regardless; go and watch.

More to look at.

More winery, meadery and cider listings live on our Berks County wineries page. A few more names worth knowing, some of them wine and some of them not:

  • Rebel Hive Meadery: mead made on Butler Street in Reading; the production site is closed to the public per its own contact page, so look for it on area grocery shelves and at markets per its Find Us page. Reviewers' favorites are Jazzy Java and the peanut butter and jelly mead.
  • Frecon Farms: a Boyertown orchard pressing hard cider, with a market and cafe attached; one reviewer: "Cider man took the time to help us find something to our liking."
  • Hilltop Haven Wines: a stand inside Renninger's Farmers Market in Kutztown, Friday and Saturday per its own site, pouring wines named for the animals on the owners' farm; one reviewer calls them "Some of the best I've tried in eastern PA!"
  • Aulenbach Wines: an Oley Township fruit-and-grape winery that says it has no regular business hours and points to its Facebook page for open-house tastings; one reviewer: "So many varieties of fruit!"
  • Kog Hill Winery: a Wine Trail member founded in 2002 that is now event-focused, with no public tasting room per its own site; order online or catch it at a festival.

Berks County winery questions, answered.

Which Berks County wineries grow their own grapes?

Several do, by their own account:

  • Setter Ridge Vineyards: 9 acres of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Gris on South Mountain in Rockland Township, plus 23 acres in 10 varietals at its winery site outside Kutztown, per its site.
  • Therein Wine: 3.4 planted acres of Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Cabernet Franc, Vignoles and Chambourcin, per its site.
  • Manatawny Creek Winery: about 5 acres of six hybrid grapes, with wines estate-grown or sourced from neighboring Pennsylvania vineyards, per Wine Industry Advisor (March 2025) and its own site.
  • Folino Estate: 10 acres of vines on a 54-acre estate, per Experience Berks (May 2018).
  • Lucky Leprechaun Vineyard and Winery: about 3,000 hand-planted vines, per the Hamburg borough listing.
  • Deerfoot Vineyards and Winery: a farm winery whose vineyard went in in 2010, per its site.

One more vineyard grows in Berks without pouring here: Stony Run Winery says its grapes are grown in Kempton, about 12 miles from its tasting room in Breinigsville, in Lehigh County.

Is Berks County part of an official wine region?

Part of it is. The federal Lehigh Valley viticultural area, established by a rule published March 11, 2008 and effective April 10, 2008, covers 1,888 square miles across portions of Lehigh, Northampton, Berks, Schuylkill, Carbon and Monroe counties, and its boundary runs through Mertztown, Topton, Lyons, Fleetwood and Blandon. So Kutztown and the country north of that rail line sit inside a recognized American Viticultural Area.

What grapes grow in Berks County vineyards?

Hybrids do a lot of the work, per the wineries' own sites and the trade press: Chambourcin, Vidal Blanc, Cayuga White, Vignoles, Seyval Blanc, Foch, Steuben and Chancellor, with Marquette, Fredonia, Catawba, Niagara, Arandall and Itasca among the vines in the ground at Hamburg. Vinifera plantings include Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot Gris, Cabernet Franc, Sangiovese, Merlot, Teroldego and Saperavi. And fruit wine has its own following: plum at Stoudt's, fruit wines at Lily's and Aulenbach.

Can a Berks County winery ship wine or sell it away from the winery?

Pennsylvania's limited winery license, the one most small wineries hold, covers a winery that produces less than 200,000 gallons a year, allows up to five board-approved locations and up to two storage locations, and may be paired with a direct wine shipper license, per the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board. That is why satellite tasting rooms like Antler Ridge's Mertztown room exist. Whether a given winery ships is its own decision, so ask at the counter.

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