WINE TRAIL HOSTS Vino in the Valley

Wine lovers can explore the nine member wineries of the Lehigh Valley Wine Trail during the upcoming Vino in the Valley Passport Program to discover new food and wine pairings.

Participants purchase a passport (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/vino-in-the-valley-2016-tickets-19335524073) and visit each of the wineries during the first four weekends in March (Wineries will be closed March 27 for Easter). Event hours are Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m.

Participants receive tasting-sized food and wine pairings to sample at each winery and each passport is stamped. Once it's stamped by at least eight member wineries, participants fill out their contact information at the bottom of the passport and turn it in at the last winery they visit to be entered into the grand prize drawing for a $25 Lehigh Valley Wine Trail gift certificate.

Each passport holder also receives a Wine Trail Vino in the Valley event T-shirt.

For a complete list of event rules and guidelines, as well as tips for traveling the trail, visit www.VinointheValleyLVWT.com.

Member wineries include:

• Amoré Vineyards & Winery, Nazareth

• Big Creek Vineyard and Winery, Kresgeville

• Blue Mountain Vineyards, New Tripoli

• Clover Hill Vineyards & Winery, Breinigsville

• Franklin Hill Vineyards, Bangor

• Galen Glen Vineyard & Winery, Andreas

• Pinnacle Ridge, Kutztown

• Tolino Vineyards, Bangor

• Vynecrest Winery, Breinigsville