Established in 1999, Happy Valley Vineyard & Winery has welcomed wine aficionados from around the country to taste its award-winning wines in its beautiful State College-located tasting room since 2013. However, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the vineyard’s owners have focused on serving the brand’s multitude of fans in other ways, going above and beyond to protect their loyal supporters in a time when restrictions can seem confusing and muddled — resulting in lax policies in other tasting rooms.

Supporting Downtown Businesses with online, personal shopping options

This April, as the long-reaching effects of COVID-19 became clear, local event organizers made the hard decision to cancel the summer’s festivals, including Happy Valley’s famous summer festivals The Festival of the Arts and 4th Fest.

Keeping Happy Valley running with house-made sanitizer and to-go cocktails

For Big Springs Spirits, this season has been, in a word, everchanging. “Overall, I’d say that we’ve been fortunate,” says Tasting Room Manager Lucy Rogers. “We’ve been able to maintain our core staff of employees throughout shutdown and into reopening, from 25% capacity to 50% capacity, and we’ve been pretty busy.”

When it comes to ensuring the safety of guests at The Penn Stater — one of two hotel properties on the Penn State University campus — education of staff was at the top of the priority list.

A gift for that special someone from the Central PA Tasting Trail is an excellent way to brighten spirits this holiday season.

Expanding Arts, Gardens and Exhibits for 2021


This time last year, Boal Mansion and Columbus Chapel was a flurry of holiday activities. There were candlelight tours, Gregorian chants, a Christkindl market and a British tea. But things are very different this year. “The short answer is that we’re closed,” says Bob Cameron, director of the museum. But, he says, they’ve made lemonade from this year’s lemons. “In many ways, it’s been a highly successful year.”

VIP Trips and Safe, Smart Bus Lines Keep Happy Valley Moving



For Fullington Trailways—a company dedicated to get us from here to there—COVID travel restrictions meant an immediate change to status quo. “The last several months have been incredibly challenging,” says Jennifer Corman, director of business development at Fullington Trailways. “During April and May of 2020, not one charter bus rolled out of our lots.” But thanks to proactive cleaning protocols (in place even before CDC guidelines were rolled out) as well as a pivot toward offering more VIP luxury travel, Fullington continues to help us enjoy the journey, no matter how far the destination.

Contactless Delivery and Curated Wine Bundles Bring Your Fave Wines to Your Door

Seven Mountains Wine Cellars agrees with you—they can’t wait to get back to having more fun in Happy Valley. And while COVID restrictions are still in place, they’ve made some critical pivots so that we can continue enjoying their award-winning wine.

The Happy Valley Adventure Bureau and partner organizations from 4 to 10 p.m. December 5, 2020, for a special live broadcast: Helping Happy Valley Live. This live Facebook event will showcase the county’s small businesses and the products they have for sale, just in time for the holidays. Find unique gifts for friends and family and get holiday shopping done right from the comfort of your home.