Thunder Ridge Vineyards
ABOUT
Thunder Ridge Vineyards started years ago as a home winemaking and vineyard operation of father and daughter, Jeff & Alex Gormley. The business officially opened its doors in March of 2015. Sold in January of 2021, to husband and wife, Joe and Amy Zill. Thunder Ridge Vineyards strives to grow and sell grapes that create high-end wines, produce enjoyable unique wines, and educate wine consumers. Thunder Ridge's wines are produced from a variety of grapes and fruits grown on the 6.5 acre property. Other fruit and grapes are sourced locally. The vineyard and winery are located in Heidelberg Township, between Hanover and Spring Grove. The winery is a small boutique operation with a quaint tasting room offering bar-side service. Thunder Ridge offers mostly outside seating with serene views of the vineyard. Limited seating indoors. Check out the rest of our website and social media pages for more information
Meet the proprietors: husband~wife
Joe Zill
Joe is the winemaker, grounds keeper and co-manager of the vineyard at Thunder Ridge. Joe has been making wine, cider and meade as a home winemaker for over fifteen years.
Joe is retired from UPS where he worked for over 32 years.
Joe has taken continuing education classes from Penn State Berks Wine Making program.
Joe and Amy are members of the York , PA Wine Lovers Club and the American Wine Society First Capital Chapter.
Amy Zill
Amy is one of the assistant winemakers , vineyard manager and tasting room manager of Thunder Ridge . She assists with fruit wine production and the general operations of the business. She manages social media sites, schedules tastings and special events.
Amy is retired from working as a TSS in behavioral health therapy services assisting children on the Autism spectrum.
Amy and Joe were married in 1993. They have 2 grown children and have resided in PA since 1999. They are enjoying retirement and keeping busy on the vineyard, serving the community with the help of their family and friends .