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here are more than 170 wineries across Pennsylvania and
a total approaching 50 in Maryland. Many of them crank
out weekly events from concerts to tastings to Sunday
brunch.
While they all are linked by the fact that they make alcoholic bev-
erages, the diferences start there, from the age of the grounds and
the tasting rooms to the landscapes that surround the venues and the
overall ambience.
Truly, you dont know which ones t your criteria the best until
you visit, and that gets easier during the summer months, as many
expand their hours. Some are open seven days a week, and most, with
a couple of exceptions, are open Saturdays and Sundays.
Heres a starters list of wineries across the midstate and northern
Maryland, separated into three categories. And when youre done
with these, there are another few dozen within a couple of hours
driving distance to sample.
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Aging gracefully
Allegro Winery and Vineyards, 3475 Sechrist Road, Brogue,
York County. 717-927-9148.
Owners Kris Miller and Carl Helrich recently remodeled the tasting
room. Still, visitors can peek through a doorway to a room full of
working barrels, making it feel like a walk back in time. And it is,
since the winery opened in 1981. Open seven days a week.
Love the landscape
Hauser Estate Winery, 410 Cashtown Road, Biglerville,
Adams County. 717-334-4888.
The glass-enclosed tasting room is a showpiece by itself. But turn
toward the windows or step out on the porch that surrounds the
building, and youll be greeted with a landscape of woods and
rolling hills that stretch to the edge of the Gettysburg battleeld.
You wont want to leave. Open seven days a week.
Courtesy of Hauser Estate Winery
Simply tasteful
Waltz Vineyards, 1599 Old Line Road, Manheim,
Lancaster County. 717- 664-9463.
Kim and Jan Waltz have been providing award-winning grapes to
regional wineries for years. Now they and their family welcome
visitors to a lovely Tuscan tasting room, replete with an intimate
entertainment room bordered by working barrels. Open Mondays
through Saturdays.
BY PAUL VIGNA, pvigna@pennlive.com
Sample some regional wines,
then stay awhile
PAUL VIGNA, PennLive
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Sometimes when parents do their best, it isnt good enough
As parents, we make the best
decisions we can for our families
based on our life experiences, edu-
cation and the way we were raised.
Sometimes we pick brilliantly;
other times, we absolutely bomb.
Parenting is a profession where
theres rarely one right answer.
We try our hardest and pray we
dont make too many big mis-
takes. Mostly we pray. A lot.
Then something like the death
of little Jarrod Tutko Jr. comes
along. As we struggle to process
this horric story, we wonder how
two people could fail so miserably
at this most important of jobs.
I have not been able to stop
thinking about Jarrod. And Ive
also thought a lot about his moth-
er and father and the life they
tried to make for their family. I
think that, quite honestly, these
are two people who probably
did the best they could and
because their best wasnt good
enough, their children sufered.
There is no possible way we
can understand what happened in
that house on North Green Street
in Harrisburg during the last de-
cade. Its obvious that the Tutkos
were in way over their heads with
six children ve of them with
disabilities and they shouldnt
have tried to care for them alone.
I think I know what I would
have done in their situation
Im sure you do, too but its
difcult to understand the way
this couple decided to raise their
children. A boy who lived nine
years is now dead. His nightmare
is over, but his siblings continues.
The boys mother, Kimberly
Tutko, gave a remarkable inter-
view to PennLive, including al-
lowing our reporters and photog-
raphers unlimited access to her
home. I believe she wanted people
to understand unequivocally that
she and her husband loved their
children and devoted themselves
ANNE REEVES
areeves@pennlive.com
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