Allegro returns happy from Seven Springs

The early returns are giving the annual Wine & Food Festival at Seven Springs Mountain Resort, held this past weekend, a thumbs-up.

Carl Helrich of Allegro Vineyards in The Brogue, Pa., sounded in an e-mail like he was happy he had made the trip."Seven Springs is the second largest festival in PA," he wrote. "It was well attended this year, although I don't know official figures. We had our best year ever. I do think they added on a couple wineries this year."

Helrich was correct about the bump in wineries, from 23 to 25. Spokesperson Melissa Cullin said that they moved a couple things around, allowing for a larger tent and consequently a couple more wineries. Only Pennsylvania wineries are invited, although the crowds for the festival that also includes arts and crafts, live entertainment and gourmet foods generally come in from a four-state area.

Cullen said the Resort does not release attendance figures. She did send a list of the wineries that attended, which follows:

Adams County Winery, Ortanna, www.adamscountywinery.com
Allegro Vineyards, Brogue, www.allegrowines.com
Arrowhead Wine Cellars, North East, www.arrowheadwine.com
Benigna’s Creek Vineyard & Wwinery, Klingerstown, www.bcwinery.com
Blue Mountain Vineyards & Cellars, New Tripoli, www.bluemountainwine.com
Chaddsford Winery, Chadds Ford, www.chaddsford.com
Christian W. Klay Winery, Chalk Hill, www.cwklaywinery.com
Clover Hill Winery, Breinigsville, www.cloverhillwinery.com
Flickerwood Wine Cellars, Kane, www.flickerwood.com
Franklin Hill Winery, Bangor, www.franklinhillwineyards.com
Glades Pike Winery, Somerset, www.gladespikewinery.com
Heritage Wine Cellars, North East, www.heritagewine.biz
Laurel Mountain Winery, Falls Creek, www.laurelwines.com
Long Trout Winery, Auburn, www.longtroutwinery.com
Mazza Vineyards, North East, www.mazzawines.com
Mount Nittany Vineyard & Winery, Centre Hall, www.mtnittanywinery.com
Oak Springs Winery, Altoona, www.oakspringwinery.com
Penn Shore Vineyards, North East, www.pennshore.com
Presque Isle Wine Cellars, North East, www.piwine.com
Raspberry Acres, Blairsville
Sand Castle Winery, Erwinna, www.sandcastlewinery.com
Shade Mountain Winery, Middleburg, www.shademountainwinery.com
Starr Hill Vineyard & Winery, Curwensville, www.starrhillwinery.com
Vynecrest Winery, Breinigsville, www.vynecrest.com
Winery at Wilcox, Wilcox, www.wineryatwilcox.net