PORT ALLEGANY — Now in its sixth year, the Port Allegany Wine Walk has donated almost $35,000 to local organizations.
The 2024 donation, benefiting the Port 50 Plus Club, is the best one to date at $8,000.
Past donations include $4,000 to the Star Hose Fire Company 1 in year one of the Wine Walk; $2,200 to the Port Allegany Recreation Authority/Community Pool – even though there was no walk that year due to COVID; $6,000 in year three to PAAS; $6,500 in year four to the S.W. Smith Library; and $7,750 given to youth sports in year five.
The 2024 Wine Walk wineries included Allegheny Cellars Winery at Baxter Hardware LLC; Uncle D’s Sassy Glass Winery at Rustic Roots; Twisted Vine Winery at Olson-Tenglund Inc.; Laurel Mountain Winery at Trail’s End Realty; Brokenstraw Valley Winery at Mid-Town Motel; Flickerwood Wine Cellars at Mountain Laurel FCU; Bear Creek Wines at A Stitch-In-Time; Little Mountain Winery at the Neighborhood School of Dance; Sugar Bush Winery at Karen’s Hairstyling Salon; Triple Nickel Distillery at GLC and The Winery at Wilcox at Port Notary/Howard Hanna.
Wine glasses were donated by Olson-Tenglund Inc. and Wine Walk bags were donated by the Ardagh Group. Moose Family Center Lodge 460 hosted registration and pickup.
