
Family Owned. Certified Sustainable.
CLICK HERE TO VIEW VIDEO The Wente family has always farmed sustainably since their founding in 1883. At five generations and counting, their estate is America’s oldest continuously operated, family-owned winery. Each…

Road Trip! The Charming Wineries of Canal Country and Southern Ohio
by Claudia J. Taller The Ohio and Erie Canal; it was over 300 miles long, and connected Lake Erie in the north, to the Ohio River at Cincinnati, in the south. Although…

Fine Dining at Ohio’s Destination Wineries
by Rich Warren Many Ohio wineries offer casual culinary fare; some operate full-scale restaurants and offer fine dining experiences. I visited six Ohio wineries, personally vetted their dining and tasting rooms, and…

The Grapevine: Profiles in Winemaking
DAVID SMITH, head winemaker Gervasi Vineyard – Canton, Ohio gervasivineyard.com What ignited your passion for wine and winemaking? DS: Well, in 2006, I got a biochemistry degree from a small school…
Rosé All Day, in the Ohio Way
by Gary Twining Fresh and fruity, crisp and bright; rosé is a deliciously flexible, food-friendly…
To Pick or Not to Pick?
Timing the Harvest by Gary Twining In Ohio, and everywhere, winemaking is all about preserving…
Getting to Know Ohio and French-American Hybrid Varietals
by Gary Twining French-American hybrids are crosses between the wild American grape and the European…
BEER AND SPIRITS
This Brewery’s Beer Has Its Own ‘Formal Wear’
By Susan R. Pollack Time to pitch those red plastic Solo cups and rid your…
Lexington’s Brewgrass Trail is Booming
Craft Brewers Offer Another Reason to Visit Central Kentucky By Robin Roenker Kentucky is known…
Innovating Buckeye Bourbon
By Betsa Marsh Sure, good friends might play a round of 20 Questions over a…
ABSENTE Absinthe Paying Tribute to Van Gogh
ADVERTISEMENT Absinthe, the legendary liquor distilled from Wormwood, was the signature drink of artists during…

A Road Trip Down Memory Lane
It’s dark-thirty on a bitter-cold, Chicago morning in 1976. The Ratay family is headed for…

Days of Wine and Jellies
Along with grapes, this Southeast Florida winery uses unexpected ingredients…

Destination Spoil Yourself!
Live It Up at Ohio’s Winery Resorts and Hotels by…

Oliver Winery Celebrates 50 Years
By Rich Warren Located just outside Bloomington, Indiana, Oliver Winery…

Bounty Along the Blue Ridge Parkway
Award-Winning Wineries in North Carolina’s Yadkin Valley by Paris Wolfe…