Stone Mountain Wine Cellars

Wine: Winery: Ambiance: Jun 20, 2012

In a little country store, nice slection of wines.

Wine: Winery: Ambiance: Jul 18, 2010

Norton Wine Review: Stone Mountain Wine Cellars had to be revisted since we were passing by it on I-81. It’s address is Pine Grove, PA, but to be honest, it’s ten miles or so east of the town in “Hidden Valley". Three years ago we found this small venue named Jersey Farms & Winery and wanted to know could it have been as nice as remembered. Now understand, this is a farmer’s grocery stand/store with all the vegetables grown on site, but to add to all this is a wall of wine and a tiny little tasting bar. What an offering they make with their 12 reds, 9 whites, a 100% Norton grape port, and 11 fruit wines! Gone were the "folk" ’04 & ’05 Norton wines which we had enjoyed , but now replaced with a ’06, ’07, and ’08 Norton, plus a Rose of Aestiv Norton, a wine called Desire with 8% residual sugar (Norton and Vignoles blend), a Rumble Seat Red, again an 8% residual sugar blend (Cayuga and Norton grapes) and a Rico Suave port style Norton. The ’08 Norton had been prepared in oak, but did not display harsh aromas or tastes. I found this a little thin, but on the other hand it was my wife’s favorite. Go figure. The ’07 Norton had some oak presentation and was the driest of the lot. I think this one has some aging potential. The ’06 was dry, but had nice hints of fruit combined with 1% residual sugar making this the more robust of the three Nortons. We personally bought examples of their Rose’, Desire, and Rumble Seat Red as gifts for friends who would prefer a sweet example of Norton. If in the area, do yourself a favor and visit this most unique winery.