Blue Mountain Vineyards

Had such a beautiful time here. We sampled many wines, and the staff were very courteous and helpful! There was even a live band playing which made our time even more enjoyable. The deck was beautiful and there was a dog that freely roamed. He was such a sweetheart and every time he passed our table I couldn’t help but reach out to pet him! I can’t wait to go back in the near future. The staff really made the experience enjoyable!

Solid wines. I was buying them over the summer from the pop-​up Farmer’s Market that was on Southampton Road in the Somerton section of Philadelphia. Since was summer I had been favoring their white wines mostly getting their medium sweet Riesling and the Sauvignon Blanc which is a nice dry white excellent for cheese, fish or chicken pairings. Their blush is a nice fruity treat on the sweet side for the summer as well. I intend to visit their actual location and give more in depth review of their varietals a try once the weather evens out. I will update this review accordingly.

This review is for the wine tasting experience in the Giant store in Hummelstown, PA.
We purchased a bottle of Bri’s Blush from the state liquor store and loved it. We were excited to try more. We weren’t disappointed. The woman who served us was friendly and knowledgeable. We purchased several bottles and will return again.

Really amazing wine. Unfortunately the staff that serves the wine is mediocre at best. Not very personable, slow service, and the pours are never the same. One set of people get almost half a glass and others get barely enough to even get a full two sips. My suggestion to this establishment is to have more staff when the wine bar is full. I will not let the service deter me from enjoying their wine and live music but it would be a if they got better and more wait staff.

I was SOLD after the first time we visited. The atmosphere is fun, and at the same time is relaxing. The wine is fantastic, the people there are fun and friendly. On Sundays you’ll find great live music being played by different local artists. I’ve gone back several times and have enjoyed a few glasses of great wine along with my share fun times with friends and loved ones.

We spent the evening at BMV for their Italian Night. We pre bought our $ 25 per person tickets weeks in advance as did the rest of our group (7 in all). When we arrived we were given two tickets, one for appetizers and one for dinner which confused us as everyone in attendance had to have a ticket to enter. When the appetizers were served buffet style we were in a line that was extremely long and by the time we got to the food they were out of almost everything except salad, when we complained they assured us there was plenty of food for the main course, unfortunately that wasn’t true either. We were asked to go to the food line for the main course as our tables were called, which we did, and they were already out of some of that food as well! Very poor planing since they knew exactly how many people would be in attendance. Seeing our friends was great but spending $ 90 plus, including wine, would have been better spent somewhere else! We will never make that mistake again.

Fantastic views and great wine. Great place for a picnic.

I had an absolutely wonderful at the winery. My friends and I had a groupon for the Chocolate & Wine tasting. Joe gave a wonderful tour and his wife Victoria facilitated a delightful tasting. The view is lovely. Stop by for a tasting and sip a glass or two on the porch. Just 90 minutes outside of Philadelphia, it makes for an absolutely fantastic Saturday afternoon.

My friend and I organized a wine tour with a group of 20 people to go to the different wineries on the LV wine trail. I will NEVER plan to go to Blue Mountain again with a group. They advertise that they allow groups, so we scheduled with them about 2 months ago for the day of our tour. They had our name on the sheet of paper in the front and the time we were expected to arrive. Upon arriving the woman checked off that our group was there and sent us to the bar for a wine tasting. When we got to the tasting area the woman behind the bar had NO idea we were coming, and actually told us that she had another group of 25 people downstairs that are due to come up in the next few minutes and basically told us that we needed to hurry up. We felt so rushed to choose the wines we wanted and half of our group didn’t even get all 5 tastings bc in the mean time that group of 25 did come up from downstairs and the guy leading the tour, which I was told was the owner, was overheard by a few ladies in our group saying to «just push them down the bar, they’ll move» and «don’t worry, they’ll be leaving soon» — and we were getting stares as if WE were messing up THEIR tasting when that was the time we were scheduled to be there! Also, they offer to take the $ 5 tasting fee off of a purchase of a bottle of wine, like many other wineries do, but we were told by the woman in the front that they don’t do that for any group over 10 people, how does that make sense? Wouldn’t you WANT more people to buy the wine? Needless to say we all left without buying ANY wine. On the way out I wanted to bring my concerns to the woman in the front and all we got in response was ‘I apologize, I don’t make the rules, write an email and we are really busy today.’ Understandable, I know that she probably doesn’t make the rules, however if you knew you had other events (bridal shower, other group tours, etc.) going on that day you shouldn’t have scheduled us to come and we could’ve spent the time we wasted there at another winery that would’ve been more inviting. So she circled our name on the paper and wrote ‘Unhappy’ and told us at least it’s a nice day outside.
I’ve been to many of the wineries on the trail and what I love about them is how friendly and inviting the people are… Blue Mountain definitely needs to work on their customer service skills.

we used to enjoy going here but no more. we were on cancellation list for sunday music event, we were contacted there was room went to the winery, paid $ 5 each for tasting and music event. The table we were offered was NOT in room with entertainment but out past tasting area. There was also a large table of 10 guests so as you can guess we really couldn’t enjoy the music. Also because of Pa law we could not keep our wine on our table. Really since we couldn’t be given table in entertainment room why collect our money. Also we arrived about 1230 and not offered the crackers or chocolate to cleanse palete. There were staff stocking and opening boxes behind us the whole time there. One would think you’d do prep work before opening. we left by 3pm. To top it all my husband needs use of handicap parking. When we went to leave owner had to get band member to move his car as they parked us in. Band member didn’t have issue but admitted just didn’t feel like moving his car. said did this before and never had to move my vehicle. Really when there is a sign it’s law to park there only if you have placard or plate.
The owner offered no apology but said most people stay till closing. Was on a snowy Sunday. We left so as to arrive home safely.
we’ve had their wines before – ok.
but poor customer attitude!

Great Place To Go !!! I Really Enjoyed Myself There!!! Wine Is Fantastic !!! Highly recommend it !!!

A group of friends and myself were looking forward to attending the German festival this evening. We walked in and were not greeted for a couple minutes. We asked to purchase tickets for the event and they said there were no more chairs available. One of the workers said she would go look for chairs and the owner scoffed and rolled her eyes at us and was very rude so we left.
I go to this winery because it is in a convenient location but every time I have been there we have been treated by the owner like we are inconveniencing her. She is very rude.

I’ve been here twice… I hoped the second time would be better than the first, but no, this place really isn’t that great.
First thing I will say is that some of the white wines are good, nothing special but they are good. The reds on the other hand are another story… There may be a couple that are drinkable but none that I liked. Their Pinot Noir is horrible. The pourers will tell you «it’s not like other Pinot Noirs, you may taste some peppery notes and earthy tones.» Really? It’s probably because it sucks and you shouldn’t try to grow this grape in PA. Also, my wife and I sat down with a couple of bottles that we purchased there, they were oxidized like no other wine I’ve had. They both poured a brown color from the bottle and tasted like a mix of nail polish remover and figs or raisins.
We also had a little tour and a discussion with the owner, he calls himself the «head wine-​o.» I am extremely familiar with the wine making process and am very knowledgeable with how to make great wine, sorry it’s part of my job, but this guy seemed to talk out of his ass about a lot of things.
The atmosphere is cool and the white wines are good. Other than that, if you are looking forward to visiting this winery, don’t be surprised if you are disappointed.

Number 2
With two close friends our Pennsylvania wine tour continues. The name Blue Mountain distinctly reminds me of my past visit to Australia’s mountainous region in New South Wales, Australia near Sydney. Blue Mountain Vineyards is part of Lehigh Valley Wine Trail of 50 acre vineyard and mountainous views with scenic freshwater ponds. Tastings are $ 5.00 for five and the glass are available for purchase of $ 4.95. The goblet is quite large size which I like purchased one. Bulk discounts are available large purchases: 5% for 6 bottles and 10% for 12 bottles. Upon entrance I was very alarmed and unexpectedly greeted by their oversized resident dog, Syrah who has a sister, Vidal (we did not meet Vidal, personally I am always terrified by oversized dogs of any genre or breed and Syrah’s size comes up to my knee).
Our tastings were enjoyable. Victoria’s Passion (sweet red) is great with chocolate. I kept nibbling on their chocolate and crackers with a carefree state of mind. I like their Riesling 2012 (dry white) and their Chambourcin 2002 (dry red) which our party of three bought a bottle of Riesling fill our goblets and nibbled to pita chips, crackers and cheese. I also like the Petite Syrah 2011 (dry red) with a full bodied and blueberry fruitiness flair. Their Mountain Frost (sweet white) was sold out, which we were unable to imbibe. Again, Blue Mountain Vineyard do not offer wine tours of their vineyard, cellar, nor explanation of what type of barrels are used aging and what type of barrels used for fermentation. Staff are attentive, but aside from the Riesling 2012 and Petite Syrah 2011, unfortunately I was not impressed with their overall wines and just okay grapes for both quality and taste.
Blue Mountain Vineyards’ wine labels such as Victoria Passion and Vintner’s Reserve Barrel Club line with the gold and white foil on black bottles is terrible as well as the overall artwork design! The gold and white foil on black bottles make it very difficult to read and lighting gives a bad reflection. Their website is also poorly design as it is too busy with heavy javascript and minimal description of their wines. Their gift shop carries the cute and typical «Drink like a lady, fight like a girl» and rhinestone T-​shirt «Drink up Bitches.»

We stopped by here on Saturday afternoon. It was quiet and not much going on, but it was early in the day. It started to pick up later on.
Our tasting was a good experience. The place is set atop a mountain and you walk up the stairs. It is pictureque. Once inside you are greated and pay the 5.00 fee, which is returned if you buy wine. We did buy a few bottles. One that we were quite fond of is the Mountain Spice. It can be compared to apple pie in a glass. The consultant said you can drink it chilled or heated up. It was heavenly!

Absolutely one of my favorite wineries! Joe and Vicki, the owners, know how to make a person feel welcome. I’ve been going to this winery for a few years now and in my opinion, it’s the best on the Lehigh Valley Wine Trail. Their wines have won tons of awards and I think they make the best Chambourcin (PA’s wine) out of all the vineyards. My fave wines are the Petite Sirah, Blue Heron Meritage, and Chardonnay Reserve. They’ve got live music every Sunday! We’ll definitely be back as always. Oh, and their dog, Vidal, is so adorable… albeit a mooch, but what dog isn’t? I highly recommend this winery!

In the opinion of my fiancée and I, this is one of the better wineries on the Lehigh Valley wine trail. The scenery and the setup of the winery were magnificent. We stopped in the winter, but would love to return to see the scenery in the warmer months.
One cool component of their floor plan is the opening to view the steel tanks and wine operation on the bottom floor of the winery (only this winery and Big Creek have this setup on the Lehigh Valley Wine Trail).
The staff is very knowledgable on their wines and provides a lot of interesting background on their methods. They made recommendations for a tasting flight based on our wine preference.
This winery seem to be more willing to experiment with grapes that do not typically do well in the region or will use different methods to extract juices from the grapes. Both added cost to some of their better wines, so you may spend double what regular bottles cost for some of their better wines.
We recommend the Petite Syrah from this winery.
One of the better wineries on the trail with a beautiful location and nice building.

This place is A OK. It’s Pennsylvania people, home of chocolate and independence, not wineries. Regarding many of the previous comments: I feel that expectations were not kept in perspective. The staff is … like hanging out at someone’s house. Got pretty crowded on Sunday but it was perfect. Tried some wines, bought a bottle and sat out on the deck with my friends and had a little picnic while enjoying some music. The music was perfect, not loud, not annoying and just right. I’m a big white wine drinker, their selection was not the best, but I will say their reds were better than expected. The dog was big, but didn’t bother anyone. This place is the PA version of a vineyard and it me those expectations. I will be back for sure next time I’m in town.

We hit 5 vineyards on the LV wine trail, and for me Blue Mountain was at the bottom of the list.
The setting is nice, and they host guided wine tastings, but I think that’s where their list strengths end.
The wines seemed a bit below average, although they were actually out of their popular ones. That really isn’t an excuse, I came to try wines and the selection was poor. They also had serious fruit fly issues, they were all over the glasses, crackers, and wine bottles.

Beautiful building, good wines, and places to eat outside.
I would have given this place a higher rating if it wasn’t for the rude staff members. And the dog who wouldn’t leave us alone out on the deck as we tried to enjoy our cheese and wine.