Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - Tamanend Winery

Tamanend Winery - The tasting room has been closed and was purchased by Mount Hope Estate and Winery.


Oct 2014 - We returned as part of the TVCEF tasting tour and I stayed with the reds while my wife did the sweets. We talked about the lime margarita so much that we asked everyone to try it. Most of our group enjoyed it.


June 2014 - Named after a Native American Indian chief, this is not your typical winery; it is more like a science laboratory for wine (see the website). There are a few vines on the property, but the majority of their grapes are grown elsewhere. Their dry wines are named after roses and the sweets after PA wildflowers. My wife immediately skipped the dry wines and went to the Ladyslipper, a semi-sweet blush followed by the Bleeding Heart, the sweeter of the blush wines. She enjoyed the Ladyslipper better as the sweetness was more balanced. After that, my wife went to the Shooting Star, their concord grape wine, which could replace any boring Church wine. She then took a turn to two of their specialty wines, the Lime Margarita, which is definitely a margarita in a bottle, and the Patroit, a blend of raspberry, white kiwi and blueberries. The Patriot would go great over vanilla ice cream (which we suggested since they also have a tasting room in Strasburg, PA right next to an ice cream parlor). I on the other hand had to try the Irresistible, their riesling. I chose this over the chardonnay because I'm looking for something different. This medium dry wine was well-balanced. I then chose from their reds. I started with the Red Bouquet to try one of their blends (merlot and chambourcin) followed by American Beauty, made from cabernet franc. Ever since going to Sand Castle's tasting room, I am embracing this grape more than ever. I think we'll need to buy a bottle of this one. I ended my tasting with their Honeysuckle, a niagara and apple blend. I could sit out on a hot day and use this to cool off. Our tasting host this day was very informative and explained to us the purpose of Tamanend; who knew you could "fix" wine.