Ohio wine


Ohio 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, 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.

History

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".
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. 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.
In Fall of 2011 Kent State University at Ashtabula became the first university in the state to offer programs in viticulture and enology.
Wholly or partially in Ohio are the American viticulture areas Lake Erie, Isle St. George, Grand River Valley, Ohio River Valley, and Loramie Creek.

Reception

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. 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.

Wine industry

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.
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, the Ohio River Valley Wine Trail, and the Capital City Trail.

Wineries in Ohio

The following wineries and vineyards operate wholly or principally in Ohio.
WineryLocationCoordinates
A.R. WineryArcanum
Al-Bi WineryCarroll
Biscotti Family WineryConneaut
Breitenbach Wine CellarDover
Buccia VineyardConneaut
Buckeye WineryNewark
Candlelight WineryGarrettsville
Cask 307Madison
Coffee Cake WineryHopedale
D & D Smith WineryNorwalk, Ohio
Debonne VineyardsMadison
E&K WinerySandusky
Emerine EstatesJefferson
Farinacci WineryAustinburg
Ferrante WineryGeneva
Firelands WinerySandusky
Flatrock Mead and WineryNapoleon
Flint Ridge Vineyards and WineryHopewell
Georgetown VineyardsCambridge
Gervasi VineyardCanton
Grand River CellarsMadison
Grape and GranaryAkron
Harmony Hill VineyardsBethel
Harpersfield VineyardGeneva
Heartland VineyardsWestlake
Heineman WineryPut-In-Bay
Henke WineryCincinnati
Heritage Vineyard WineryWarsaw
Hermes VineyardSandusky
Jilbert WineryValley City
John Christ WineryAvon Lake
Kelley's Island Wine CompanyKelley's Island
Kinkead Ridge Estate WineryRipley
Klingshirn WineryAvon Lake
The Lakehouse Inn WineryGeneva-on-the-Lake
Laleure VineyardsParkman
Laurello VineyardsGeneva
La Vigna Estate WineryHigginsport
Maize Valley WineryHartville
Maple Ridge VineyardsMadison
Marietta Wine CellarsMarietta
Markko VineyardsConneaut
Mastropietro WineryBerlin Center
Matus WineryWakeman
Meier's Wine CellarsSilverton
Meranda Nixon WineryRipley
Mon Ami Historic WineryPort Clinton
Myrddin WineryBerlin Center
Old Firehouse WineryGeneva-on-the-Lake
Old Mill WineryGeneva
Perennial VineyardsNavarre
Quarry Hill Winery and OrchardBerlin Heights
Raven's Glenn WineryWest Lafayette
Red Horse WineryBarberton, Ohio
Sarah's VineyardCuyahoga Falls
Shamrock VineyardWaldo
Shawnee Springs WineryCoshocton
Silver Moon WineryDover
Single Tree WineryAmherst
Slate Run VineyardCanal Winchester
South River VineyardGeneva
St. Joseph VineyardsThompson
Stone Crest VineyardsFrazeysburg
Stoney Ridge WineryBryan
Studio of 5 RingsRocky River
Swiss Heritage WineryDover
Sycamore Lake Wine CompanyColumbus Grove
Tarsitano WineryConneaut
Terra Cotta VineyardsNew Concord
The Winery at Spring HillGeneva, Ohio
Thorn Creek WineryAurora
Troutman VineyardsWooster
Tuscan Cellars and WineryWickliffe
Valley VineyardsMorrow
Viking Vineyards and WineryKent
Vinoklet WineryCincinnati
Virant Family WineryGeneva
Weymouth WineryHinckley
Winery at VersaillesVersailles
Winery at Wolf CreekNorton
Woodstone CreekCincinnati
Wyandotte WineryColumbus