Raise a glass or two of wine or pour beer from taps from barrels at these highly rated premium wineries and breweries when planning your next winery and brewery trips in America. Many of these are award-winning sites, and offer a plethora of activities to do besides just drinking wine or beer, including tastings, restaurants, roaming the lovely grounds, hotel rooms, tours, catering and more. Thinking about planning winery or brewery vacations? Let GuestQuest help you search for the places that are right for you, that offer exactly the choices you are looking for too.
Here are the very best wineries we recommend on your next winery trips, including local favorites and award winning wineries that feature winery tours and tastings. When it comes to places that are producing fabulous American wine, states like California, Oregon and Washington often come to mind. But as the push to buy local wines continues to increase in popularity, it only makes sense to sample some of what our region’s vineyards have to offer in states like Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and more. Many wineries offer a one-stop shop showcasing not only wine tours and tastings, but in addition feature restaurants, hotel rooms, spas, wine classes, catering, private parties, weddings, special events, a cozy tasting rooms, and picturesque walking grounds. Others also have an outdoor pavilion offering visitors a perfect atmosphere in which to enjoy the vineyard’s delicious homemade wine. Tasting rooms are where customers can taste wines before they make a purchase. Many wineries offer an extensive list of red and white wine varieties made from fresh fruits like grape, apple, cherry, blueberry, peach and pear. Fruity merlots, full-bodied cabernets, iced wine, and crisp chardonnays are just a few of the dozens of varieties presented at these wineries. Wineries often boast an extra friendly and knowledgeable staff, with regular schedule of entertainment, Some have group and individual tours and others offer catering for weddings and other private special events. Some wine companies own many wineries. Larger wineries may feature wine making equipment, bottling lines, warehouses, laboratories, and large expanses of tanks called tank farms. Wineries can be found nearly everywhere. A tasting is never too far away, so grab a glass and get started. Grab a bottle or two after some tastings and enjoy them when you get home during a special homemade dinner.
Love beer? We have a wonderful guide to our recommended American brewers, who offer their craft and micro beers, beer tours and beer tastings. A largely growing community of brewing enthusiasts are increasingly exposing new beer lovers to the craft, opening new markets for the entire industry. As it continues to grow, so will the availability of innovative and high-quality beers produced for all to enjoy. Crafted beers and micro-breweries can now effectively compete with national brands and large taphouses, showcasing a lot of top-notch beers, often coupled with delicious food at those breweries at restaurants inside their breweries. At the end of 2013, there were 2,822 breweries in the USA, including 2,768 craft breweries divided into 1,237 brewpubs, 1,412 microbreweries and 119 regional craft breweries. As a result, American breweries are back on the rise, and America now has more breweries than ever. As of December 2015, the Brewers Association had counted 4,144 breweries in the United States, the most ever operating simultaneously in the history of the country. So this is a golden age for beer lovers. It is easier than ever to find a tasty IPA (the most popular craft beer style in the USA), session ale or stout at a local liquor store or bar. Local micro breweries now compete with the national “big boys” in the market and that spells varieties and specialties for beer lovers. The independent beer movement has exploded. So grab a glass and start tapping a beer barrel and go visit some of these charming local breweries while planning your next brewery vacations.
