J&P Winery

About J&P Winery

This one is genuinely in our backyard. J&P is a working family winery — not a resort, not a venue-for-hire — and that comes through the moment you pull into the gravel lot. The staff pours wines they grew and made themselves, and the tasting room has the unhurried pace of a place that isn't trying to be something it's not. For visitors who drove up to Hershey from somewhere wine-country-adjacent, this is a pleasant surprise. For locals, it's a reliable low-key weekend stop.

J&P Winery is a member of the Pennsylvania Winery Association and is listed in the Hershey-Harrisburg Wine Country trail, though you'd never know it was a "trail stop" from the atmosphere — it feels more like visiting someone's farm than a mapped attraction. The vineyard grows and produces its own wines on site, and the tasting room reflects that — bottles are what they make, not a curated selection from elsewhere. It's the kind of place that's easy to drive past if you don't know it's there, which is exactly why we wanted to call it out.

A few practical things make this one easy to recommend. The "J" and "P" stand for Jenny and Paul Cernek, and on a typical afternoon it's the owners themselves behind the bar — the standard tasting is five 1.5-ounce pours for a flat $5, no ticketed time slots, just walk up and start sampling. The full list runs well past sixty bottlings, heavier on the approachable sweet and fruit side than the dry-red crowd usually expects, and you can break up the pours with a cheese-and-meat platter, a house-made sangria, or a seasonal wine slushy. One heads-up: from Mountain Road the place looks like a private house, so head down the driveway and park around back.

Hours & visiting

Where it is

J&P Winery is in Grantville, PA. The map shows both pins — J&P Winery and our shop in Grantville — so you can see exactly where it sits relative to us.

What they pour

J&P grows and bottles its own wines on site; the list rotates and some bottlings sell out seasonally — confirm current availability at jpwinery.net. Case discounts: 5% off six bottles, 10% off twelve.

Good to know before you go

• The tasting room looks like a private residence from Mountain Road — head down the driveway and park around back rather than circling the front.
• The $5 five-pour tasting is a flat fee and isn't refunded or credited when you buy a bottle, so plan on it as a small separate charge.
• Hours have been listed inconsistently across sources, so call (717) 686-9463 or check jpwinery.net before a special trip — especially around events.

Frequently asked

Make a day of it nearby

J&P sits right in Grantville off I-81 Exit 80, so it's easy to build a relaxed afternoon around it without much driving. A few nearby stops pair naturally with a tasting:

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