On Saturday, June 20, 2015 the Penn State Wilkes-Barre Alumni Constituent Society is offering a bus trip to Lake Seneca. This event is co-sponsored by the Penn State Schuylkill Alumni Society. The tour will consist of Wagner Vineyard, Hazlitt 1852 Vineyards, Rock Stream Vineyards, and Glenora Wine Cellars. The bus will depart from the Penn State Wilkes-Barre gym parking lot at 7:00 a.m.
The trip costs $100 per person and includes bus transportation, admission to the wineries, and a BBQ lunch at 12:15 p.m. This event is expected to sell out and space is limited so make your reservation early.
The rich wine history of Seneca Lake can be traced back to 1866, when the Seneca Lake Grape Wine Company opened a winery on the western shores Seneca Lake Wine Trail is the largest and most active wine trail in New York State with a community of over 30 wineries, a distillery, several breweries and hard cider producers and a meadery. The Wine Trail's 32 member wineries have won hundreds of national and international medals and are recognized as world class producers of Riesling, Pinot Gris, Gewurztraminer, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, and Honey Wines (Meads).
For more information and to RSVP, please contact Karen Brace-Hodle in the Penn State Wilkes-Barre Alumni and Development Office at 570-675-9228 or [email protected]. Payment is required at the time of reservation.