Ohio wine (or "Ohioan wine") refers to wine made from grapes grown in the U.S. state of Ohio. Historically, this has been wine grown from native American species of grapes (such as Vitis labrusca), not European wine grapes, although hybrid and Vitis vinifera grapes are now common in Ohio. As of 2018 there were 280 commercial wineries operating in Ohio, and there are five designated American Viticultural Areas partially or completely located within the state.[1][2]
The southern shore of Lake Erie falls within the global "Pinot Belt," which also runs through Burgundy and the Willamette Valley, which according to Wine Enthusiast means Ohio has "innate potential for attention-worthy wines".[2]
Wine has been produced in Ohio since 1823 when Nicholas Longworth planted the first Alexander and Isabella grapes in the Ohio River Valley. In 1825, Longworth planted the first Catawba grapes in Ohio. Others soon planted Catawba in new vineyards throughout the state and by 1860, Catawba was the most important grape variety in Ohio. At this time, Ohio produced more wine than any other state in the country, and Cincinnati was the most important city in the national wine trade. Golden Eagle winery on Middle Bass Island housed America's largest winery in 1872.[3] As in many other states, Prohibition in the United States destroyed the Ohio wine industry, which has struggled to recover. As of 2018 Ohio was the 6th-largest wine producer in the United States.[1][2]
Wholly or partially in Ohio are the American viticulture areas Lake Erie, Isle St. George, Grand River Valley, Ohio River Valley, and Loramie Creek.[2]
Receptionedit
In 2018 Wine Enthusiast called out Ferrante Winery, Firelands Winery, Gervasi Vineyard, Meranda-Nixon Winery, and Valley Vineyards as "wineries to know" in the state.[2] That same year, RewardExpert analyzed wine ratings on CellarTracker and identified Heritage Vineyards in Warsaw in Coshocton County as having the highest-rated wine in the country.[5]
Wine industryedit
Many wineries in Ohio are members of the Ohio Wine Producers Association. The site includes resources for produces and consumers, including an extensive calendar of Ohio Wine events. It also includes the Ohio Wine Hall of Fame.[6]
There are six "wine trails" in the state, including the Lake Erie Shores and Islands Trail, the Lake Erie Vines and Wines Trail, the Canal Country Trail, the Appalachian Wine Trail (Southeast Ohio bordering West Virginia), the Ohio River Valley Wine Trail (along the Ohio River in Cincinnati to Dayton), and the Capital City Trail (Columbus area).[2]
Wineries in Ohioedit
Lonz Winery on Middle Bass Island.The Lenk Wine Company seen in a 1905 Toledo Chamber of Commerce publication
The following wineries and vineyards operate wholly or principally in Ohio.
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Ohio wine or Ohioan wine refers to wine made from grapes grown in the U S state of Ohio Historically this has been wine grown from native American species of grapes such as Vitis labrusca not European wine grapes although hybrid and Vitis vinifera grapes are now common in Ohio As of 2018 there were 280 commercial wineries operating in Ohio and there are five designated American Viticultural Areas partially or completely located within the state 1 2 OhioWine regionOfficial nameState of OhioTypeU S stateYear established1803Years of wine industry1823 presentCountryUnited StatesSub regionsGrand River Valley AVA Isle St George AVA Lake Erie AVA Loramie Creek AVA Ohio River Valley AVAClimate regionContinental also humid subtropical in extreme southern lowlandsTotal area44 825 square miles 116 096 km2 Grapes producedCabernet Franc Cabernet Sauvignon Catawba Cayuga Chambourcin Chancellor Chardonel Chardonnay Concord Delaware Edelweiss Gewurztraminer La Crosse Leon Millot Marechal Foch Marquette Merlot Niagara Norton Pinot gris Pinot noir Riesling Sauvignon blanc Seyval blanc St Pepin Steuben Traminette Vidal blanc Vignoles 1 No of wineries280 2 Contents 1 History 2 Reception 3 Wine industry 4 Wineries in Ohio 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksHistory edit nbsp A Cabernet Sauvignon from Ohio The southern shore of Lake Erie falls within the global Pinot Belt which also runs through Burgundy and the Willamette Valley which according to Wine Enthusiast means Ohio has innate potential for attention worthy wines 2 Wine has been produced in Ohio since 1823 when Nicholas Longworth planted the first Alexander and Isabella grapes in the Ohio River Valley In 1825 Longworth planted the first Catawba grapes in Ohio Others soon planted Catawba in new vineyards throughout the state and by 1860 Catawba was the most important grape variety in Ohio At this time Ohio produced more wine than any other state in the country and Cincinnati was the most important city in the national wine trade Golden Eagle winery on Middle Bass Island housed America s largest winery in 1872 3 As in many other states Prohibition in the United States destroyed the Ohio wine industry which has struggled to recover As of 2018 Ohio was the 6th largest wine producer in the United States 1 2 In Fall of 2011 Kent State University at Ashtabula became the first university in the state to offer programs in viticulture and enology 4 Wholly or partially in Ohio are the American viticulture areas Lake Erie Isle St George Grand River Valley Ohio River Valley and Loramie Creek 2 Reception editIn 2018 Wine Enthusiast called out Ferrante Winery Firelands Winery Gervasi Vineyard Meranda Nixon Winery and Valley Vineyards as wineries to know in the state 2 That same year RewardExpert analyzed wine ratings on CellarTracker and identified Heritage Vineyards in Warsaw in Coshocton County as having the highest rated wine in the country 5 Wine industry editMany wineries in Ohio are members of the Ohio Wine Producers Association The site includes resources for produces and consumers including an extensive calendar of Ohio Wine events It also includes the Ohio Wine Hall of Fame 6 There are six wine trails in the state including the Lake Erie Shores and Islands Trail the Lake Erie Vines and Wines Trail the Canal Country Trail the Appalachian Wine Trail Southeast Ohio bordering West Virginia the Ohio River Valley Wine Trail along the Ohio River in Cincinnati to Dayton and the Capital City Trail Columbus area 2 Wineries in Ohio edit nbsp Lonz Winery on Middle Bass Island nbsp The Lenk Wine Company seen in a 1905 Toledo Chamber of Commerce publication The following wineries and vineyards operate wholly or principally in Ohio Winery Location Coordinates A R Winery Arcanum Al Bi Winery Carroll Biscotti Family Winery Conneaut 41 57 340 N 80 34 862 W 41 955667 N 80 581033 W 41 955667 80 581033 Breitenbach Wine Cellar Dover 40 30 577 N 81 34 323 W 40 509617 N 81 572050 W 40 509617 81 572050 Buccia Vineyard Conneaut 41 56 202 N 80 37 204 W 41 936700 N 80 620067 W 41 936700 80 620067 Buckeye Winery Newark Candlelight Winery Garrettsville 41 18 200 N 81 03 476 W 41 303333 N 81 057933 W 41 303333 81 057933 Cask 307 Madison Coffee Cake Winery Hopedale 40 19 868 N 80 54 514 W 40 331133 N 80 908567 W 40 331133 80 908567 D amp D Smith Winery Norwalk Ohio Debonne Vineyards Madison 41 44 380 N 81 00 379 W 41 739667 N 81 006317 W 41 739667 81 006317 E amp K Winery Sandusky Emerine Estates Jefferson Farinacci Winery Austinburg Ferrante Winery 2 Geneva 41 45 567 N 80 57 258 W 41 759450 N 80 954300 W 41 759450 80 954300 Firelands Winery 2 Sandusky 41 26 145 N 82 46 385 W 41 435750 N 82 773083 W 41 435750 82 773083 Flatrock Mead and Winery Napoleon Flint Ridge Vineyards and Winery Hopewell 40 00 349 N 82 09 232 W 40 005817 N 82 153867 W 40 005817 82 153867 Georgetown Vineyards Cambridge 40 00 795 N 81 35 631 W 40 013250 N 81 593850 W 40 013250 81 593850 Gervasi Vineyard 2 Canton Grand River Cellars Madison 41 42 973 N 81 03 339 W 41 716217 N 81 055650 W 41 716217 81 055650 Grape and Granary Akron 41 05 750 N 81 29 266 W 41 095833 N 81 487767 W 41 095833 81 487767 Harmony Hill Vineyards Bethel Harpersfield Vineyard Geneva 41 45 658 N 80 58 980 W 41 760967 N 80 983000 W 41 760967 80 983000 Heartland Vineyards Westlake 41 28 240 N 81 53 736 W 41 470667 N 81 895600 W 41 470667 81 895600 Heineman Winery Put In Bay 41 38 795 N 82 49 625 W 41 646583 N 82 827083 W 41 646583 82 827083 Henke Winery Cincinnati Heritage Vineyard Winery 5 Warsaw Hermes Vineyard Sandusky 41 22 789 N 82 44 471 W 41 379817 N 82 741183 W 41 379817 82 741183 Jilbert Winery Valley City 41 14 017 N 81 55 336 W 41 233617 N 81 922267 W 41 233617 81 922267 John Christ Winery Avon Lake 41 29 553 N 82 00 342 W 41 492550 N 82 005700 W 41 492550 82 005700 Kelleys Island Wine Company Kelleys Island Kinkead Ridge Estate Winery Ripley Klingshirn Winery Avon Lake 41 29 327 N 82 01 952 W 41 488783 N 82 032533 W 41 488783 82 032533 The Lakehouse Inn Winery Geneva on the Lake 41 51 503 N 80 57 534 W 41 858383 N 80 958900 W 41 858383 80 958900 Laleure Vineyards Parkman 41 23 307 N 81 01 275 W 41 388450 N 81 021250 W 41 388450 81 021250 Laurello Vineyards Geneva 41 45 862 N 80 55 087 W 41 764367 N 80 918117 W 41 764367 80 918117 La Vigna Estate Winery Higginsport Maize Valley Winery Hartville 40 57 220 N 81 16 736 W 40 953667 N 81 278933 W 40 953667 81 278933 Maple Ridge Vineyards Madison Marietta Wine Cellars Marietta Markko Vineyards Conneaut 41 54 026 N 80 34 314 W 41 900433 N 80 571900 W 41 900433 80 571900 Mastropietro Winery Berlin Center 41 03 504 N 80 55 409 W 41 058400 N 80 923483 W 41 058400 80 923483 Matus Winery Wakeman 41 15 339 N 82 19 962 W 41 255650 N 82 332700 W 41 255650 82 332700 Meier s Wine Cellars Silverton 39 11 698 N 84 24 030 W 39 194967 N 84 400500 W 39 194967 84 400500 Meranda Nixon Winery 2 Ripley Gideon Owen Wine Company Port Clinton 41 31 928 N 82 51 501 W 41 532133 N 82 858350 W 41 532133 82 858350 Myrddin Winery Berlin Center 41 04 491 N 80 58 129 W 41 074850 N 80 968817 W 41 074850 80 968817 Old Firehouse Winery Geneva on the Lake 41 51 619 N 80 57 185 W 41 860317 N 80 953083 W 41 860317 80 953083 Old Mill Winery Geneva 41 47 945 N 80 56 840 W 41 799083 N 80 947333 W 41 799083 80 947333 Paper Moon Vineyards Vermilion Perennial Vineyards Navarre 40 44 158 N 81 34 791 W 40 735967 N 81 579850 W 40 735967 81 579850 Quarry Hill Winery and Orchard Berlin Heights 41 20 238 N 82 28 433 W 41 337300 N 82 473883 W 41 337300 82 473883 Raven s Glenn Winery West Lafayette 40 16 994 N 81 42 304 W 40 283233 N 81 705067 W 40 283233 81 705067 Red Horse Winery Barberton Ohio Sarah s Vineyard Cuyahoga Falls 41 10 747 N 81 33 137 W 41 179117 N 81 552283 W 41 179117 81 552283 Shamrock Vineyard Waldo 40 28 830 N 83 00 858 W 40 480500 N 83 014300 W 40 480500 83 014300 Shawnee Springs Winery Coshocton 40 14 890 N 81 53 746 W 40 248167 N 81 895767 W 40 248167 81 895767 Silver Moon Winery Dover 40 30 753 N 81 33 074 W 40 512550 N 81 551233 W 40 512550 81 551233 Single Tree Winery Amherst 41 18 392 N 82 16 513 W 41 306533 N 82 275217 W 41 306533 82 275217 Slate Run Vineyard Canal Winchester 39 45 875 N 82 49 536 W 39 764583 N 82 825600 W 39 764583 82 825600 South River Vineyard Geneva 41 44 469 N 80 58 247 W 41 741150 N 80 970783 W 41 741150 80 970783 St Joseph Vineyards Thompson 41 42 573 N 81 03 181 W 41 709550 N 81 053017 W 41 709550 81 053017 Stone Crest Vineyards Frazeysburg 40 07 955 N 82 10 580 W 40 132583 N 82 176333 W 40 132583 82 176333 Stoney Ridge Winery Bryan 41 30 976 N 84 30 686 W 41 516267 N 84 511433 W 41 516267 84 511433 Studio of 5 Rings Rocky River Swiss Heritage Winery Dover 40 30 644 N 81 34 402 W 40 510733 N 81 573367 W 40 510733 81 573367 Sycamore Lake Wine Company Columbus Grove Tarsitano Winery Conneaut Terra Cotta Vineyards New Concord 39 56 054 N 81 45 139 W 39 934233 N 81 752317 W 39 934233 81 752317 The Winery at Spring Hill Geneva Ohio Thorn Creek Winery Aurora 41 20 440 N 81 21 037 W 41 340667 N 81 350617 W 41 340667 81 350617 Troutman Vineyards Wooster 40 44 916 N 82 00 586 W 40 748600 N 82 009767 W 40 748600 82 009767 Tuscan Cellars and Winery Wickliffe Valley Vineyards 2 Morrow 39 21 444 N 84 10 266 W 39 357400 N 84 171100 W 39 357400 84 171100 Viking Vineyards and Winery Kent 41 04 829 N 81 23 025 W 41 080483 N 81 383750 W 41 080483 81 383750 Vinoklet Winery Cincinnati 39 16 940 N 84 36 865 W 39 282333 N 84 614417 W 39 282333 84 614417 Virant Family Winery Geneva 41 44 226 N 80 59 415 W 41 737100 N 80 990250 W 41 737100 80 990250 Weymouth Winery Hinckley 41 12 669 N 81 45 550 W 41 211150 N 81 759167 W 41 211150 81 759167 Winery at Versailles Versailles Winery at Wolf Creek Norton 41 04 064 N 81 38 267 W 41 067733 N 81 637783 W 41 067733 81 637783 Woodstone Creek Cincinnati Wyandotte Winery Columbus 40 04 088 N 82 53 607 W 40 068133 N 82 893450 W 40 068133 82 893450See also editAmerican wineReferences edit a b c Appellation America 2007 Ohio Appellation Description Retrieved Nov 26 2007 a b c d e f g h i j k l Bendersky Ari 24 May 2018 Why Ohio is The Midwest s Next Wine Destination Wine Enthusiast Retrieved 22 April 2019 Henry Tom A new beginning for iconic Lonz Winery Toledo Blade Retrieved 6 December 2019 Farkas Karen 29 November 2017 Kent State Ashtabula students produce wine cleveland Retrieved 6 December 2019 a b Plautz Jessica You ll Never Guess What State Has 2018 s Top Wine Destination Travel Leisure Retrieved 22 April 2019 Information from Ohio Wine Producers Association WebsiteExternal links editOhio Wine Producers Association Ohio wineries Archived 2012 04 05 at the Wayback Machine Ohio Wines Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ohio wine amp oldid 1195840137, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
