Cassel Vineyards of Hershey enhances its seating area for its summer concerts – pennlive.com

If you havent been to Cassel Vineyards of Hershey in a while, a few things have changed.

A note on the blog that the Dauphin County winery updates regularly noted that its now serving wine flights on its enclosed porch, deck, cider garden and on the lawn. As the post noted, there is lots of room for visitors to relax and spread out. Wines and ciders are available for consumption.

Other changes include a new porch with retractable walls, a cider garden with sailshades and seating and an expanded concert seating area.

The Cassel family, which established the winery in 2008 and opened its tasting room at 80 Shetland Dr. in South Hanover Township in 2012, is transitioning from the alterations forced by the pandemic to its more traditional way of operating albeit with a few twists.

We are getting back to normal but some things are just reset to the new normal, Craig Cassel said in an email. Limo and bus tours are not picking up and may be part of the old normal. Wine flights outside and indoor tasting limitations are a nice change. Canned wine and ciders are an interesting new addition to our choices along with our wine slushies and different craft beers.

The family-operated winery near Hummelstown has taken the fifth-generation farm in a new direction and has been steadily growing its wine list and the experience for its customers over the past 10 years.

Dry to sweet wines are available, including ross in a variety of styles, and the winery has been recognized for several of its wines in competitions over the past couple of years.

Cassel Vineyards of Hershey offers a mix of dry and sweet wines, including several port wines, and four ciders.

The winery took home seven awards from the 2020 Farm Show competition, including a silver for its 2016 Cabernet Franc Reserve. Those are on top of two wines recognized in the Pennsylvania Wine Societys Wine Excellence 18th annual competition. Its 2017 Vidal placed among the 13 finalists and its Cab Franc Reserve wound up on the honorable mention list.

Its open 3 to 7 p.m. Thursdays, noon to 8:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and noon to 6 Sundays.

If you visit, you can bring your own food, but be aware that Philadelphia Hoagie Company will be on the premises all four days that the winery is open.

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