Apr 26, 2011

Business Of The Week: Franklin Hill Vineyards Wine & Gift ShopBy Anthony RandoPalmer.Patch.com

Nestled between the Sunoco mini-mart and the Crossings Coin Laundry on Route 248 is the Franklin Hill Vineyards Wine & Gift Shop, also known as The Grape Spot, one of the winery’s three supplementary stores in the Lehigh Valley.

The store exclusively sells the 24 varieties made by Franklin Hill Vineyards, which includes their selections of red, white, rosé, sparkling and specialty wines.

This year, their best-seller, Sir Walter’s Red, won Double Gold at the Pennsylvania Farm Show, and was named Best American Wine. Sir Walter’s Red, a sweet concord wine, is named for the winery owner’s father, Walter Pivinski, who manned their store in Tannersville for many years.

It is also the only Franklin Hill wine available in a five-liter bottle (see it in the accompanying photo gallery).

Other popular varieties, besides the Sir Walter’s Red, are Fainting Goat, a black cherry wine, and Simply Red, both of which are made from Chambourcin grapes, a French-American hybrid that is designed to grow well in east-coast ground.

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