Allegro Winery purchasing Pinnacle Ridge, with plans for new tasting room
Updated Jan 04, 2021; Posted Jan 04, 2021
By Paul Vigna | pvigna@pennlive.com
After 25 years, Brad Knapp at Pinnacle Ridge Winery in Berks County says he has had enough.
The wines? They’re not going anywhere, thanks to an agreement with longtime friend Carl Helrich from York County’s Allegro Winery, who will take over production of the wines and maintain what is a well-entrenched brand across central and eastern Pennsylvania including Philadelphia.
The two expect the acquisition to be completed early this year and will include the rights for Allegro to produce and sell Pinnacle Ridge wines. The sale does not include the Pinnacle Ridge Kutztown property, which is for sale. The vineyard and tasting room can be seen by those traveling I-78 on the far western edge of the Lehigh Valley.
The sale is expected to lead to the opening of a new Pinnacle Ridge tasting room somewhere in suburban Philadelphia, with a projected opening date in either the late spring or early summer. Pinnacle Ridge wines will continue to be sold in grocery stores and Fine Wine & Good Spirits stores as well as in restaurants and breweries.
Knapp, the owner and winemaker, said he couldn’t be happier to keep the name going and put that job in the hands of someone he knows and respects. “Pinnacle Ridge wines will continue to be available in the southeast region of Pennsylvania so that our established customers can continue to enjoy our products,” he said. “Carl and I have known each other for years and I am confident that he will continue to offer the same high level of quality that people expect from Pinnacle Ridge.”
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Says Pinnacle Ridge Winery owner and winemaker Brad Knapp: 'I couldn’t be happier than coming to an agreement with Carl and Allegro to continue the Pinnacle Ridge name.'
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