Ohio wine

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.

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, Ohio was the most important city in the national wine trade. Golden Eagle Wine Cellars (later Lonz Winery) on Middle Bass Island, Ohio 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 & Islands Trail, the 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).

Wineries in Ohio

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 Breitenbach Wine Cellar Dover Buccia Vineyard Conneaut Buckeye Winery Newark Candlelight Winery Garrettsville Cask 307 MadisonCoffee Cake WineryHopedaleD & D Smith WineryNorwalk, OhioDebonne Vineyards Madison E&K Winery Sandusky Emerine EstatesJefferson Farinacci Winery Austinburg Ferrante Winery Geneva Firelands Winery Sandusky Flatrock Mead and Winery Napoleon Flint Ridge Vineyards and Winery Hopewell Georgetown Vineyards Cambridge Gervasi Vineyard Canton Grand River Cellars Madison Grape and Granary Akron Harmony Hill Vineyards Bethel Harpersfield Vineyard Geneva Heartland Vineyards Westlake Heineman Winery Put-in-Bay Henke Winery Cincinnati Heritage Vineyard Winery Warsaw Hermes Vineyard Sandusky Jilbert Winery Valley City John Christ Winery Avon Lake Kelleys Island Wine Company Kelleys Island Kinkead Ridge Estate Winery Ripley Klingshirn Winery Avon Lake The Lakehouse Inn Winery Geneva-on-the-Lake Laleure Vineyards Parkman Laurello Vineyards Geneva La Vigna Estate Winery Higginsport Maize Valley Winery Hartville Maple Ridge Vineyards Madison Marietta Wine Cellars Marietta Markko Vineyards Conneaut Mastropietro Winery Berlin Center Matus Winery Wakeman Meier's Wine Cellars Silverton Meranda Nixon Winery Ripley Gideon Owen Wine Company Port Clinton Myrddin Winery Berlin Center Old Firehouse Winery Geneva-on-the-Lake Old Mill Winery Geneva Paper Moon VineyardsVermilion Perennial Vineyards Navarre Quarry Hill Winery and Orchard Berlin Heights Raven's Glenn Winery West Lafayette Red Horse Winery Barberton, Ohio Sarah's Vineyard Cuyahoga Falls Shamrock Vineyard Waldo Shawnee Springs Winery Coshocton Silver Moon Winery Dover Single Tree Winery Amherst Slate Run Vineyard Canal Winchester South River Vineyard Geneva St. Joseph Vineyards Thompson Stone Crest Vineyards Frazeysburg Stoney Ridge Winery Bryan Studio of 5 Rings Rocky River Swiss Heritage Winery Dover Sycamore Lake Wine Company Columbus Grove Tarsitano Winery Conneaut Terra Cotta Vineyards New Concord The Winery at Spring Hill Geneva, Ohio Thorn Creek Winery Aurora Troutman Vineyards Wooster Tuscan Cellars and Winery Wickliffe Valley Vineyards Morrow Viking Vineyards and Winery Kent Vermillion Valley Vineyards Wakeman Vinoklet Winery Cincinnati Virant Family Winery Geneva Weymouth WineryHinckley Winery at Versailles Versailles Winery at Wolf Creek Norton Woodstone Creek Cincinnati Wyandotte Winery Columbus

Ohio wine

Bron en licentie