Dear neighbors, I wanted to take the time to express my thanks for all of your wonderful suggestions. This time my question was about good local winery recommendations, and your responses were exactly as I hoped. I really appreciate all of you taking the time to respond, and all of your great suggestions. Kind regards, Rebecca Portland Street In case anyone is interested here are just a few of the suggestions: Mt. Pleasant in Westmoreland County: for berry pie, ice cream, and iced tea: _http://www.sandhillberries.com/_ (http://www.sandhillberries.com/) and nearby for wine and live music (take a picnic lunch!): _http://www.stonevilla.com/_ (http://www.stonevilla.com/) Or Smicksburg in Armstrong County for shops, good food @ Thee Village Eatinghouse), and wine: _http://www.smicksburg.com/_ (http://www.smicksburg.com/) _http://www.windgatevineyards.com/_ (http://www.windgatevineyards.com/) For Pennsylvania wineries: _http://www.pennsylvaniawine.com/index.asp_ (http://www.pennsylvaniawine.com/index.asp) _www.cwklaywinery.com_ (http://www.cwklaywinery.com) Sharon Klay, president and wine maker Winery @ 412 Fayette Springs Rd. PO Box 309 Chalk Hill, PA 15421 724-439-3424 Wine Cellar @ 3390 National Road, Farmington PA 15437 724-329-5712 There's a nice winery in Gibsonia - _http://www.catchwine.com/wineries/pennsylvania/la_casa_narcisi_winery/_ (http://www.catchwine.com/wineries/pennsylvania/la_casa_narcisi_winery/) _http://www.narcisiwinery.com/_ (http://www.narcisiwinery.com/) The closest is La Casa Narcissi on 910. Go up route 8 and TR on 910 by post office and eckerd. It is on the right side about 4- 5 miles out. Red Tile roof. Best place to eat up route 8 is Pines tavern. Go back to Route 8 and continue north to the North star market which is on the right. They can direct you to pines tavern. They own both. ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour