The 2023 Port Allegany Wine Walk raised $7750 which has been donated to local youth sports programs.  This year’s Wine Walk featured ten wineries hosted by ten businesses including The Allegheny Cellars Winery at Baxter Hardware, Triple Nickel Distillery at Kallenborn’s Pine Valley; Brokenstraw Valley Winery at Mid-Town Motel; Laurel Mountain Winery at Trail’s End Realty; Twisted Vine Winery at Olson-Tenglund, Inc; Bear Creek Wines at A Stitch in Time; Uncle D’s Sassy Glass Winery at Neighborhood School of Dance; Sugar Bush Winery at Karen’s  Styling Salon; Little Mountain Winery at GLC; and The Winery at Wilcox at Port Notary Service with Shirley Johnson and Kim Nelson, Realtor.  Registration for the event was held at the Port Allegany Moose Lodge 460.   

The Wine Walk was sponsored by Olson-Tenglund, Inc, Ardagh Group, St. Gabriels Catholic Women’s Club, Pitbull Construction, Carlson Dental Associates, Mountain Laurel Federal Credit Union, Shop ‘n Save, Fink Law Office, Port Allegany Pharmacy, Baxter, P.H.E. LLC; Switzer Funeral Home, Schott Associates Eye Care, Port Allegany Chiropractic, County Lines, Bayline Insurance Agency, McCourt Label and the Port Allegany Lions Club. 

Proceeds went to (pictured left to right) Youth Basketball representative Kerry Hawver; Youth Soccer representatives Aaron Clark and Nicole Parish; Youth Football representative Jeremy Morey; Baseball and Softball representative Ashlee Fillhart; and Youth Cheerleader representative Dixie Gay.  Also pictured are organizers of the Wine Walk, George and Susan Riley.  A check was also presented to Junior Wrestling representative Brandon Bliss who was unavailable for the photo. 

In the past five years, the Wine Walk has contributed almost $20,000 to local organizations including $4,000 to the Star Hose Fire Company #1; $2,200 to the Community Pool/Recreation Authority even though there was no walk that year due to COVID; $6,000 to PAAS; $6,500 to the S. W. Smith Library and the $7,750 given to Youth Sports this year.