Patricia Althouse has drawn her winemaking inspiration from the natural cycle of the seasons of southern Pennsylvania. Often called the "Wheel of The Year," these ancient traditional seasonal holidays have been celebrated for thousands of years, and are still kept in Europe and within the folklore of the Americas.
     Each wine attempts to capture the essence of a season or phase of the moon, and are particularly appropriate as celebratory libations in keeping with their time of the year.  Patricia encourages you to try each of her wines in their own season and create your own impressions.
Our wines are listed from dry to sweet.
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    Warm Hearth:

    "Blow, blow then, thou Winter's Wind;
While upon my hearth the Yule Fire flames,
and I warmly sit with family and friend
to await the coming of the Sun again."
        A very lightly spiced Old English style
        wine for a traditional Yuletide holiday.


Winter Solstice, Yule, Christmas, Winter
Warm Hearth is dry; a lightly spiced wine made from wildflower honey. A heady, tannic wine with a wonderful nose of cinnamon, nutmeg, pumpkin pie spice and cloves. Buttery and luscious, this wine melts on the tongue and tastes of warm apple pie. Can be served warm or mulled.


 
   Dusky Vine:

    "The New Moon...
Invoking the intuitive inner powers of new beginnings...
With the dark, rich flavors of purple grapes,
set off by the hint of Black Tea and Raspberries,
this is the perfect libation for those times
when we seek to journey within."

New Moon nights
    Richly full-flavored and dry, Dusky Vine is made of purple grapes and rich wildflower honey. This is the mead of new beginnings, the pursuit of dreams, and introspective nights. An earthy and complex wine that has a deep smoky flavor that comes from the dark grape. Complex flavors of oak, chocolate, and tobacco. A musky wine that is tannic and dry with a peppery finish.


 
   Maiden's Blush:

    "With the advent of Spring comes the awakening of Nature
and her promise of new beginnings. Maiden's Blush is a Wine
made of complex Pomegranates and delicate Orange Blossom Honey,
a flowery and elegant celebration of this time of quickening!
"

Beltaine, May Day, Spring
    Reminiscent of May Day and the return of Spring, and Maiden's Blush is our award-winning offering to help you toast the return of warm weather! A soft, light rounded wine that is balanced between sweet and dry, it is made of complex pomegranates and delicate orange blossom honey, Maiden's Blush is flowery and elegant. Light, tart citrus notes hint at tastes of orange blossoms, tart cherry, and lemon. Finishes with a hint of apricot.


 
   Summer Sunset:

    "Mid-summer ...the time of languid evening gatherings
on the porch. Summer Sunset, chilled over ice,
is the perfect companion for these evenings too.
Our best sweet wine, made with luscious raspberries
and rich wildflower honey."

Summer Solstice, Midsummer
    Our best sweet dessert wine, made with luscious raspberries and rich wildflower honey. A fruit forward wine similar in taste and body to a young red wine with a touch of tannin. Starts with the sweet flavors of raspberries and cherries with a hint of lemon and a buttery finish.


    
Harvest Fruit Cyser:

    "As the night air grows crisp we gather 'round the fire with
friends and family to celebrate the fullness of life's harvest;
to remember the year just past, and those who have passed on.
"

Samhain, the Fall Harvest
    Celebrate the bounty of the apple harvest season with Harvest Fruit Cyser wine, a perfect confluence of the sweetness of locally pressed cider and the rich flavor of wildflower honey. A heady, tannic, sweet and juicy wine with an off dry finish. The just picked flavor of an apple sings in this wine. Complex flavors of apple and plum with a spicy nose of ginger and cinnamon. Rich herbal flavorings.


    Bed of Roses:


    "Come into The Circle and celebrate shining, sylvan nights
under the Full Moon with this aromatic and rich blend of
White Grape, Rose and Orange Blossom Honey.
    For on this night, of all nights,
    Life is a Bed of Roses."

Full Moon Nights

    Romantic evenings are the inspiration of Bed of Roses, our romantic and sweet wine made of fragrant roses, white grapes and delicate orange blossom honey. A full bodied, semi-sweet white wine with spicy notes of ginger and a soft hint of rose petals. Notes of ripe melon, strawberries and apricots. A wine that is good anytime.

We have received many pleasant comments about the artwork for our wine labels
and would like to acknowledge the incredibly diverse work of Kimberlee Traub in their design.
You may see more of her work at her web site.
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