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Best vineyard wineries near Cleveland.

Fifty-four places making wine with vineyards of their own, from the Grand River Valley to quieter corners of Northeast Ohio. Compare the wine, food and setting, then open a business page for the details.

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Ferrante Winery & Ristorante

01 / Grand River ValleyGeneva · 42.2 mi

Ferrante Winery & Ristorante

The family behind this Geneva winery started making wine in Cleveland's Collinwood neighborhood in 1937, and today it farms 40 acres in the Grand River Valley. The estate grows Chardonnay, Riesling, Pinot Gris, Gewurztraminer, Dolcetto, Pinot Noir, Cabernet Franc and Vidal Blanc, and the list runs from dry reds to ice wine. Ferrante is also a sit-down Italian restaurant, serving lunch, dinner and Sunday brunch. Out back, a garden patio with a stage hosts live music on weekend evenings.

Wine 10Food 9.8Setting 8.4

Italian dinner with wineLive music on the patioIce wine flights

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Gervasi Vineyard Resort & Spa

02 / Akron and Canton areaCanton · 47.8 mi

Gervasi Vineyard Resort & Spa

Gervasi is a 55 acre resort in Canton, in the Akron and Canton area, built around Lake Gervasi with villas, a spa and several restaurants. Five acres of estate vines grow Marquette, Frontenac Gris and Aromella for the Family Reserve wines, and the rest of the list mixes dry and sweet styles. The Bistro serves Italian dinners in a restored 1800s barn, and The Crush House handles casual lunch and dinner. The grounds are Tuscan in style, with gardens, patios and live music.

Wine 8.4Food 10Setting 10

Anniversary dinnersWeekend stay with spaItalian dinner in a barn

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Debonné Vineyards

03 / Grand River ValleyMadison · 39.2 mi

Debonné Vineyards

Ohio's largest family-owned estate winery sits in Madison, in the Grand River Valley, with 175 acres of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Riesling and Vidal Blanc. The Debevc family has farmed this land since 1916 and opened the winery in 1972. The list runs from dry Riesling and Pinot Noir to sweet fruit wines, sparkling and ice wine, and Double Wing Brewing pours beer on site. A year-round kitchen and a summer grill handle food, and the big wooden patio has live music four days a week.

Wine 9.5Food 8.7Setting 8.7

Ice wine flightsLive music on the patioBig groups

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Laurello Vineyards

04 / Grand River ValleyGeneva · 44.1 mi

Laurello Vineyards

A habanero ice wine sits on the list at Laurello Vineyards, a family winery in Geneva in the Grand River Valley. Larry, Kim and Jennifer Laurello grow Riesling and Pinot Grigio on 10 acres and make Old World style blends and varietals alongside several ice wines. Food matters as much as wine here, with wood-fired pizzas, meatballs and cheese boards from the kitchen. A large back patio hosts bands on weekends, and in winter the seats by the fireplace fill up.

Wine 9.2Food 9Setting 8.4

Spicy ice winesPizza and a flightWeekend bands on the patio

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M Cellars

05 / Grand River ValleyGeneva · 40.7 mi

M Cellars

Owners Matt and Tara Meineke grow European vinifera at M Cellars in Geneva, in the Grand River Valley, and most of the wine comes from their own vines: Riesling, Chardonnay, Gruner Veltliner, Pinot Noir, the Cabernets and more. The list leans dry, with traditional method sparkling wines, red blends and Saperavi. Food is small plates and boards, such as warm brie, charcuterie and a Bavarian pretzel. The patio looks over the vineyard in summer, and the tasting room has a fireplace for winter.

Wine 9.3Food 7.5Setting 9.2

Dry reds and RieslingSparkling wineFireplace in winter

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Vincent William Wine

06 / Grand River ValleyMadison · 40.8 mi

Vincent William Wine

On the Lake Erie shore in Madison, in the Grand River Valley, Vincent William opened in 2024 inside a stone and cedar mansion that Michael and Katy Profeta finished largely themselves. One acre of estate Cabernet Franc grows on the property, and the wine bar also pours other local wines and cocktails. Chef Jeff Gable runs a farm-to-table restaurant with Sunday brunch. The patio looks straight out on the lake, and a small adults-only inn with a pool and spa takes overnight guests.

Wine 7.4Food 9.6Setting 9.6

Anniversary dinnersDinner with a lake viewOvernight getaways

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Buccia Vineyard Winery & B&B

07 / Lake Erie shore, Ashtabula CountyConneaut · 63 mi

Buccia Vineyard Winery & B&B

Suites with private hot tubs and patios facing the vines make Buccia, in Conneaut on the Lake Erie shore of Ashtabula County, as much an inn as a winery. The 13 acre property sits near Conneaut Creek and the lake beaches. Its cool climate wines are estate grown, led by Rogers 15 Agawam, an 1856 Massachusetts grape found only here. Food runs to flatbreads, dips and cheese and charcuterie. Grapevines grow over the pavilion, fire pits burn outside, and live music plays most weekend nights.

Wine 8.6Food 7.7Setting 8.6

Overnight anniversary staysHot tub suitesWeekend live music

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Kosicek Vineyards

08 / Grand River ValleyGeneva · 41.8 mi

Kosicek Vineyards

The Kosicek family has grown grapes in Harpersfield since 1929, and the winery they opened in 2012 outside Geneva, in the Grand River Valley, pours mostly from those estate vines. The list runs from dry Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Riesling to sweet table wines and estate ice wines from Vidal Blanc and Concord. Food is boards, flatbread pizzas and snacks, with a fuller menu Friday through Sunday. Live bands play on the pavilion most weekends, and the tasting room looks out on the vines.

Wine 8.8Food 7.3Setting 8.6

Riesling and ice wineLive music on the pavilionGeneva wine shuttle stop

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Vermilion Valley Vineyards

09 / Vermilion and Lorain CountyWakeman · 35 mi

Vermilion Valley Vineyards

Every bottle at Vermilion Valley Vineyards in Wakeman, in the Vermilion and Lorain County area, comes from its own vineyard sites in the Vermilion River watershed. The vines cover a long list of grapes, from Pinot Noir, Cabernet Franc and Malbec to Riesling, Albarino and Gewurztraminer, and the wines lean dry. There is no kitchen, so food means boards, small plates, visiting food trucks or a picnic you bring. A covered porch sits over a lily pond, and live bands play on event days.

Wine 8.2Food 7.7Setting 8.7

Dry estate redsPicnics with the dogAfternoon live music

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Harpersfield Vineyard

10 / Grand River ValleyGeneva · 40.9 mi

Harpersfield Vineyard

Every wine at Harpersfield Vineyard in Geneva, in the Grand River Valley, comes from its own estate vines, which have grown here since 1979. The list leans dry and European in style, with barrel Chardonnay, Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir, Gewurztraminer, Cabernet Franc and Gruner Veltliner, and small lots sell out. Food is a short menu of flatbread pizzas, cheese trays and smoked sausage. Inside, a huge fireplace anchors a rustic old world tasting room, and the deck and gardens look over the vineyard.

Wine 7.9Food 8Setting 8.7

Dry European style winesFireplace in winterWeekend blues

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Lincoln Way Vineyards

11 / Amish Country and southWooster · 52.2 mi

Lincoln Way Vineyards

Outside Wooster, on the way to Amish Country, the Borton family has grown wine grapes since 2006 and makes everything on site, including hard cider and craft beer. The wines are named for clock times and sorted by sweetness, from the dry One Fifty Five Red to the port style Nine Twenty Nine Vidal Blanc. Food comes from trucks on weekends, and you can bring your own. The tasting room is a converted warehouse with fireplace sofas, a game room upstairs and a patio with fire pits.

Wine 8.8Food 7.1Setting 8.2

Dry to dessert rangeWeekend live musicWinter igloos

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Cask 307

12 / Grand River ValleyMadison · 38.8 mi

Cask 307

Built by the Debevc family of Debonné in 2019, Cask 307 in Madison, in the Grand River Valley, makes its own label from European grapes grown on Debevc Farms. The wines lean dry, every wine lists its residual sugar, and some pour from taps next to house beer and cocktails. Food is deli style, with boards, flatbreads and sandwiches ordered at the bar. A large covered deck faces the woods and vines, and the patio is heated in cooler months.

Wine 8.1Food 8.1Setting 8.2

Bachelorette groupsWine and beer groupsDry European varietals

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Baci Winery

13 / Grand River ValleyMadison · 39.7 mi

Baci Winery

An Italian kitchen run by Executive Chef Michael Patrick makes Baci Winery, on St. Joseph Vineyard in Madison in the Grand River Valley, as much a dinner stop as a tasting room. Winemaker Lauren Fiala's Rieslings and Chardonnay won gold at the 2025 Ohio Wine Competition, and the 2021 Cabernet Franc was named Best of Ohio red in 2024. The buildings are new and modern, with a large, mostly covered patio and an outdoor bar. Bands play regularly, and people dance on busy summer weekends.

Wine 7.7Food 9.5Setting 7.6

Italian dinner with wineRiesling and ChardonnayWeekend bands

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Maize Valley Winery & Craft Brewery

14 / Akron and Canton areaHartville · 43.4 mi

Maize Valley Winery & Craft Brewery

On a 750 acre family farm in Hartville, in the Akron and Canton area, Maize Valley grows its own cold hardy grapes like La Crescent, Traminette, Frontenac and Concord. The wines run from sweet to dry, and the brewery pours house beers next to them. The Tasting Room Cafe serves everything from pretzels and sandwiches to pairing dinners, and a farm market sells meats, cheeses and bread. The farm stays busy with Thursday car cruise nights, sunflower and lavender festivals, music bingo and a fall corn maze.

Wine 7.7Food 8.3Setting 8.4

Fall farm outingsCar cruise nightsWine and beer together

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Sarah's Vineyard

15 / Akron and Canton areaCuyahoga Falls · 23.3 mi

Sarah's Vineyard

Across the road from Blossom Music Center in Cuyahoga Falls, by Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Sarah's Vineyard is a popular stop before concerts. The estate vineyard grows Vidal, Seyval, Cabernet Franc, Chambourcin, Traminette and more, and most wine is poured from taps to cut waste. The list runs dry to sweet, with sangria too. The kitchen cooks a daily menu and fires pizzas in a wood oven, and a large patio with an outdoor fireplace fills up on summer evenings.

Wine 7Food 9.4Setting 8.4

Before a Blossom concertWood-fired pizzaFireside patio nights

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Laurentia Vineyard & Winery

16 / Grand River ValleyMadison · 37.8 mi

Laurentia Vineyard & Winery

An oil and gas geologist chose this South Madison Road site for its glacial moraine soil and lake cooled summers, and he and his brother opened Laurentia Vineyard & Winery here in Madison, in the Grand River Valley, in 2011. The estate wines lean dry, with reds, whites, rose and ice wine, plus library tastings and production tours. The kitchen serves boards, flatbreads and full dinner plates. The cabin style tasting room has a stone fireplace, and the landscaped grounds and patio look over the vineyard.

Wine 8Food 8.2Setting 8.1

Dry reds and whitesDinner with vineyard viewsFall sunsets on the patio

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Hundley Cellars

17 / Grand River ValleyGeneva · 40.8 mi

Hundley Cellars

In a remodeled ranch house outside Geneva, in the Grand River Valley, Hundley Cellars puts as much care into its kitchen as its wine. Chef Tim Azzano turns out small plates like smoked salmon dip, crab cakes and sous vide pork shank. The family grows Traminette on former orchard land in Harpersfield Township, and the list mixes dry wines with sweet blends, with the residual sugar printed for each one. Inside is a cozy room with a fireplace, and outside there are tables around a pond.

Wine 6.5Food 9.6Setting 8.7

Real food with your wineDry Niagara and RieslingHappy hour

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Ugly Bunny Winery

18 / Amish Country and southLoudonville · 65.8 mi

Ugly Bunny Winery

Named for a scruffy family rabbit, Ugly Bunny sits on State Route 39 outside Loudonville, near Mohican in the Amish Country region. Owner and winemaker Chad Marsh, a former soybean geneticist, opened it in 2017 on a six-acre estate vineyard. Wines run from dry to sweet, made from his own grapes and other Ohio grapes, and there is house beer too. The kitchen makes pizzas and sandwiches, and the rustic tasting room opens onto a wraparound deck with live music on Friday and Saturday nights.

Wine 7.1Food 8.8Setting 8.5

Mohican cabin weekendsGirls' tripsPizza and slushies

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Firelands Winery & Restaurant

19 / Lake Erie Islands and Sandusky areaSandusky · 56.1 mi

Firelands Winery & Restaurant

Edward Mantey founded this Sandusky winery in 1880, and its original cellar is still in use. Firelands, near the Lake Erie Islands, is Ohio's largest wine producer, with estate vineyards offshore on North Bass Island and labels that include Firelands, 1880 Estate Reserve, Mon Ami and Lonz. The wines range from dry to sweet, with an award winning Gewurztraminer, sweet flights and ice wine. Osteria Gusto, its open kitchen restaurant, serves wood-fired pizzas, panini and burgers. The historic 1880 lounge has old furniture and cozy seating, and live music moves to the patio in summer.

Wine 7Food 10Setting 7.7

Lunch before Cedar PointSweet wine flightsWood-fired pizza

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The Vineyards at Pine Lake

20 / Mahoning Valley and Columbiana CountyColumbiana · 67.9 mi

The Vineyards at Pine Lake

The tasting room at The Vineyards at Pine Lake sits on a hill over Pine Lake in Columbiana, in the Mahoning Valley and Columbiana County area, with about 10 acres of estate vines around it. Winemaker Joseph Glista III makes dry and sweet wines from those grapes and from Ohio, Finger Lakes, Oregon and California fruit, and Pinelake Brewing makes beer on site. Since August 2026 the kitchen runs a smaller menu ordered at the bar. Patios and a sunroom look over the water all year.

Wine 7.8Food 7.2Setting 8.7

Lake viewsDry redsWine and house beer

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French Ridge Vineyards

21 / Amish Country and southKillbuck · 72.7 mi

French Ridge Vineyards

Scott and Kathy Buente opened the first winery in Holmes County in 2001, near Killbuck in Ohio's Amish Country, and every wine still comes from grapes and fruit grown on their 23-acre estate. The list mixes dry reds such as Cabernet Franc with sweet and fruit wines. Homemade pizzas and appetizers run through the week, and Saturday nights bring full sit-down dinners. A covered deck sits over the vines, the owners stop at every table, and a cabin on the property has its own vineyard-view deck.

Wine 7.8Food 8.3Setting 7.3

Saturday dinner outOvernight cabin staySweet and fruit wines

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Fossil Creek Winery

22 / Grand River ValleyMadison · 36.6 mi

Fossil Creek Winery

Decks above a small creek, with woods and vines all around, give Fossil Creek Winery in Madison, in the Grand River Valley, a quiet setting back from State Route 528. The family owned winery grows 3 acres of Riesling and pours it in styles from dry to sweet, plus a Dornfelder red and a sweet blend. Pizzas and charcuterie boards cover the food. Local musicians play on the patio, dogs are welcome on the decks, and the bar also pours beer, cocktails and non-alcoholic wine.

Wine 6.8Food 8.1Setting 8.4

Riesling from dry to sweetQuiet afternoon by the creekDogs on the deck

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Sharon James Cellars

23 / Geauga and Trumbull CountyNewbury Township · 23.9 mi

Sharon James Cellars

Sharon James Cellars runs as much like a restaurant as a winery, inside the renovated White Horse Inn building on Kinsman Road in Newbury Township, in Geauga County. A small vineyard of Vidal, Traminette and Cabernet Franc grows on site, and the red, white and rose wines are named after virtues and poured on tap, with mead too. The kitchen makes entrees and desserts from family recipes. Bands play the big patio on Friday and Saturday nights, and a heated pavilion by the pond hosts parties.

Wine 6.3Food 9.4Setting 7.9

Dinner and a bottlePatio bandsShowers and parties

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Grand River Cellars

24 / Grand River ValleyMadison · 36.3 mi

Grand River Cellars

Madison's Grand River Cellars started as Grand River Wine Company in 1976 and now runs as a restaurant winery on 53 wooded acres in the Grand River Valley. Four acres of estate Vidal Blanc go into ice wine, and the list adds reds, Riesling, sangrias, craft beer and cocktails. The seasonal American menu has a kids menu, and leashed dogs get their own patio. Large patios, live music Thursday through Sunday and heavy holiday decorating keep it busy most of the year.

Wine 6.8Food 8.8Setting 7.5

Family dinner outHoliday season visitsDogs on the patio

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Bent Ladder Cider and Wine

25 / Akron and Canton areaDoylestown · 37 mi

Bent Ladder Cider and Wine

Cider comes first at Bent Ladder in Doylestown, in the Akron and Canton area, where the Vodraska family runs a cidery and winery on their Rittman Orchards farm. They also grow 6 acres of hybrid grapes for an estate wine list that runs from dry styles to a Vidal Blanc ice wine. Food comes from rotating food trucks. The reclaimed wood, steel and glass tasting room sits on a hill above a pond, and the lawn has Adirondack chairs, sunset views and live music on summer weekends.

Wine 7.7Food 6.3Setting 8.1

Cider flightsSunsets on the lawnFall orchard day

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Château Hough Vineyards and Winery

26 / ClevelandCleveland · 2.6 mi

Château Hough Vineyards and Winery

On what used to be vacant land in the Hough neighborhood, less than three miles from downtown Cleveland, Château Hough grows Frontenac and Traminette. Mansfield Frazier started it in 2010, and Brenda Frazier now runs it through the nonprofit Neighborhood Solutions, which employs formerly incarcerated people. The wines come only from the vineyard's own grapes and lean sweet, with dry and flavored options too. There is no kitchen. Tastings are hosted personally in a small room, with more space outside by the vines.

Wine 8.2Food 5.7Setting 7.8

Small group tastingsSweet redsSupporting a neighborhood nonprofit

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Kelleys Island Wine Co.

27 / Lake Erie Islands and Sandusky areaKelleys Island · 52.3 mi

Kelleys Island Wine Co.

On Kelleys Island in Lake Erie, Toby and Kirt Zettler brought winemaking back to the island in 1982 after a 30-year gap, and the third generation of the family runs it now. A 1.5-acre vineyard of red grapes sits on the property, and every house wine is made and bottled on site, from dry reds to sweet wines. It doubles as a casual restaurant and family stop, with pizzas, burgers and mussels, a cantina across the courtyard, a wraparound porch and a playground with goats.

Wine 6.2Food 9.7Setting 7.2

Family island dayPizza and sangriaKids and dogs

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The Winery at Spring Hill

28 / Grand River ValleyGeneva · 42.1 mi

The Winery at Spring Hill

Dogs get their own fenced bark park at The Winery at Spring Hill, on a Geneva fruit farm the same family has worked since 1953, near Geneva-on-the-Lake in the Grand River Valley. Siblings Tom Swank and Cindy Swank Cole run it today, with newer wine grape blocks on the property. The list leans sweet, with fruit wines, Concord style labrusca and ice wine alongside drier vinifera, plus house hard ciders. A made-to-order kitchen serves pizzas, burgers and desserts, and the big patio has live bands and a dance floor.

Wine 6.7Food 8.3Setting 7.6

Sweet and fruit winesDogs in the bark parkFamilies with kids

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Quarry Hill Winery

29 / Lake Erie Islands and Sandusky areaBerlin Heights · 42 mi

Quarry Hill Winery

From the highest point of the Gammie family's orchard in Berlin Heights, in the Sandusky area, Quarry Hill Winery looks across vines and fruit trees to Lake Erie. The family has made wine here since 2005 from its own grapes and orchard fruit, and the list leans sweet, with apple and peach wines, a late harvest Vidal and an ice wine picked at 17 degrees. The kitchen serves paninis and cheese platters. A wraparound porch and deck face the view, and a fireplace warms the room in cooler months.

Wine 6.4Food 7.2Setting 8.7

Fruit winesLake Erie viewsOrchard day trip

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Chateau Winery & Vineyard

30 / Lake Erie Islands and Sandusky areaHelena · 82.6 mi

Chateau Winery & Vineyard

Bill and Michele Hollister bought this Helena winery, in the Sandusky area, in 2022, and they pour, explain the wines and remember regulars by name. It was founded in 2010 as Chateau Tebeau, and all wine is made on site, with 3.5 acres of vines on a 36-acre farm and estate Traminette on the list. Wines run dry to sweet. A small kitchen turns out flatbreads, paninis and boards, and the grounds have a koi pond, a vineyard walk and live music most weekends.

Wine 6.8Food 7.9Setting 7.7

Friendly ownersWeekend music on the lawnRV travelers

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Markko Vineyard and Winery

31 / Lake Erie shore, Ashtabula CountyConneaut · 61.8 mi

Markko Vineyard and Winery

Arnie Esterer and Tim Hubbard founded Markko in 1968 near Conneaut Creek in Conneaut, on the Lake Erie shore of Ashtabula County, as one of the first serious attempts to grow vinifera along the lake. Every wine comes from the estate and is made in a dry European style, with Chardonnay, Riesling and Cabernet Sauvignon at the center. Food is limited to cheese and meat platters. The rustic tasting room sits in the woods, and the family still runs it, telling the winery's story as they pour.

Wine 8.2Food 5.7Setting 7.6

Dry Chardonnay and RieslingOhio wine historyQuiet tastings

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Gideon Owen Wine Company

32 / Lake Erie Islands and Sandusky areaPort Clinton · 60.3 mi

Gideon Owen Wine Company

The Gideon Owen cellars on Catawba Island near Port Clinton date to 1872 and were long known as Mon Ami. Since 2022 wine has been made on site again from Lake Erie grapes, and the Tirage Wine Bar pours its own and imported wines from self pour tap stations. This is mainly a restaurant, with brunch, lunch and dinner and a separate dinner room called The Chalet. The historic grounds include a patio, a deck bar with live music and garden spaces used for weddings.

Wine 6.4Food 8.9Setting 7.3

Dinner outAnniversary dinnersSunday brunch

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Paper Moon Vineyards

33 / Vermilion and Lorain CountyVermilion · 35.3 mi

Paper Moon Vineyards

Named for the song It's Only a Paper Moon, the Cawrse family's winery sits just off Route 2 at State Route 60, south of Vermilion in the Vermilion and Lorain County area. The list is wide, covering dry reds, Riesling, sweet fruit wines, sangria and hard cider by the taste, glass or bottle. Pizza, paninis and cheese plates come from the kitchen. A huge patio with roll-up garage doors, fire pits and an indoor fireplace holds a crowd, and live bands play Friday and Saturday evenings in season.

Wine 6.7Food 7.7Setting 7.7

Saturday band nightsFire pit eveningsHard cider drinkers

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Hickory Vines Winery & Venue

34 / Amish Country and southMansfield · 65.2 mi

Hickory Vines Winery & Venue

Rich and Sonja Parron opened Hickory Vines in November 2023 on a 30 acre estate in Mifflin Township near Mansfield, just off I-71. Young vineyards, an apple and pear orchard, a catch and release fishing pond and a campground share the grounds. The wines lean sweet and fruity, led by Sonja's Sangria. A different food truck parks each open night, and outside food is welcome. The owners greet tables themselves, and patio and Adirondack seating spread out around the pond.

Wine 6.3Food 6.9Setting 8.7

Sweet and fruit winesBirthday and bachelorette groupsCamping overnight

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Silver Crest Cellars

35 / Grand River ValleyMadison · 37.9 mi

Silver Crest Cellars

Silver Crest Cellars opened in 2018 in Madison, in the Grand River Valley, run by grape growers whose families have farmed vineyards there since the 1930s, and the wines come mostly from their own grapes. The list leans dry, with Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Riesling, Dornfelder and Chardonnay alongside local historical varieties. There is no kitchen, so bring a picnic. The tasting room is small and quiet, with an upstairs room facing the vines and picnic tables under the trees.

Wine 8.3Food 5Setting 7.6

Dry redsPicnic with a bottleTalking wine with the owner

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Monarch Meadow Vineyard

36 / Grand River ValleyGeneva · 40.7 mi

Monarch Meadow Vineyard

Monarch butterflies are the draw at Monarch Meadow, a Geneva winery in the Grand River Valley that opened in early 2026 and rescues and releases monarchs from June through September. Owners Jeff and Jacqui Ward make every wine from Ohio grapes grown within 20 miles. The list is short and leans dry, with Cabernet Franc, Chambourcin and Riesling. A small kitchen does pizza, dips and boards, and the patio is quiet with no road noise. Guests must be 16 or older.

Wine 6.6Food 8.1Setting 7.3

Adults-only afternoonsButterfly season visitsDry Ohio reds

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Stonegait Winery

37 / Grand River ValleyMadison · 38.7 mi

Stonegait Winery

Stonegait Winery fills a converted barn on a former horse farm on Bates Road in Madison, in the Grand River Valley. Owners Beth and Bill made wine at home for years before buying the property in 2015, and they grow 4 acres of vinifera and hybrid grapes. Wood-fired pizzas and boards are the main draw, and the kitchen runs until an hour before the winery closes. A big patio with live music and an outdoor bar keeps lines moving, and cocktails, beer and wine slushies cover anyone who wants something else.

Wine 5.4Food 8.7Setting 8.2

Wood-fired pizzaSweet wines and slushiesBachelorette groups

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The Winerie

38 / Lake Erie Islands and Sandusky areaSandusky · 54.9 mi

The Winerie

Every wine at The Winerie is grown and made on its own vineyard on State Route 4 in Sandusky, the former Hermes Vineyards property. The tasting room is a restored post and beam barn with a fireplace and a chandelier, and a wraparound porch looks over the vines. The estate list leans dry, with Pinot Gris, Traminette, Dornfelder and a sparkling Pet Nat, and there is a full bar too. The kitchen serves dips, boards and comfort food, and bands play on weekends.

Wine 7.6Food 7.3Setting 6.6

Dry estate winesBarn tasting roomWeekend bands

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The Winery at Wolf Creek

39 / Akron and Canton areaBarberton · 30 mi

The Winery at Wolf Creek

From the deck at Wolf Creek in Barberton, in the Akron area, the view runs over 10 acres of vines to Barberton Reservoir. It is one of Summit County's oldest wineries, founded in 1980 on a 35-acre property, and the list mixes estate grapes like Riesling, Cabernet Franc and Delaware with sweeter house blends and fruit wines. Food is mostly snacks and cheese boxes, so bring a picnic. Goats and alpacas, live music and a full events calendar keep it busy.

Wine 7.1Food 4.6Setting 9

Reservoir views from the deckFamily picnicsDogs and goats

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Klingshirn Winery

40 / Vermilion and Lorain CountyAvon Lake · 17.5 mi

Klingshirn Winery

One of the last working vineyards in Avon Lake's old grape belt, Klingshirn Winery in Lorain County has been run by the same family since 1935. Lee Klingshirn, the third generation and an Ohio State viticulture and enology graduate, was named Ohio Grape Grower of the Year in 2015. Concord, Niagara and Catawba grow alongside Vidal Blanc, Chambourcin, Riesling and Marquette. It is mostly a small tasting room and shop, with low cost samples, picnic tables outside and farm dogs at the door.

Wine 7.7Food 5.4Setting 7.6

Sweet Ohio winesStocking up on bottlesPicnic with a bottle

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Das Weinhaus

41 / Vermilion and Lorain CountyLitchfield · 26.1 mi

Das Weinhaus

A family farm in Litchfield, southwest of Cleveland, that has been in the family since 1931 is home to Das Weinhaus. Vines went in during 2015 and the tasting room opened in August 2022, with as much fruit as possible from their own Marquette and the rest from nearby vineyards. The list covers sweet native grape wines and drier Riesling, Chambourcin and Cabernet Franc. There is no kitchen yet, so food trucks and your own snacks fill in. The deck sits over a farm pond with vines on both sides.

Wine 6.7Food 6.8Setting 7.5

Pond side deckDry to sweet rangeDogs along

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Virant Family Winery

42 / Grand River ValleyGeneva · 39.9 mi

Virant Family Winery

Prime rib dinners on Friday and Saturday nights are what bring regulars to Virant Family Winery near Geneva, in the Grand River Valley. Three generations of the family serve tables and check on guests, and founder Charlie Virant is often around to talk about the vineyard. The wines lean sweet, with fruit wines, a dandelion wine and sangria pitchers, plus a few dry reds and whites. The deck and windows look over the vines at sunset, and a pavilion hosts weddings and parties.

Wine 5.9Food 9.3Setting 6.6

Prime rib nightSweet fruit winesFamily weekend dinner

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Emerine Estates Winery

43 / Lake Erie shore, Ashtabula CountyJefferson · 52.5 mi

Emerine Estates Winery

Frozen Wineshakes are the draw at Emerine Estates Winery in Jefferson, in Ashtabula County, away from the Grand River Valley cluster. The Emerine family has made wine since 1917 and opened this winery in 2003, and vintner Jason Emerine grows the fruit on local plots and in greenhouses. Most of the list is sweet fruit wine, from banana and coconut to root beer, with dry Chambourcin, Malbec, Riesling and Pinot Noir too. A cafe serves sandwiches, wraps, pizza and pretzels, and the place is rarely crowded.

Wine 6.3Food 7.5Setting 7.3

Wine milkshakesSweet fruit winesQuiet afternoon

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Brady Vineyards / Heron Creek Winery

44 / Vermilion and Lorain CountyWellington · 41.3 mi

Brady Vineyards / Heron Creek Winery

On the Brady family's farm in Wellington, in southern Lorain County, 14 acres of vines cover part of a 140 acre property, and every Heron Creek wine is grown and made there. The grapes include Pink Catawba, Chardonel, Riesling, Marquette, Cabernet Franc and Traminette, and the list runs from dry to sweet, with spritzers and mini bottles too. Pizza and other food trucks come for Saturday events. Owners Steve and Sue pour and talk with guests, and the setting is quiet country views.

Wine 7.5Food 6.7Setting 6.5

Estate wine tastingSaturday afternoonsMeeting the owners

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Matus Winery

45 / Vermilion and Lorain CountyWakeman · 37.2 mi

Matus Winery

Thursday car cruise-ins and weekend line dancing are a big part of Matus Winery, on the Matus family's 80-year-old farm on Gore Orphanage Road in Wakeman, in the Vermilion and Lorain County area. About half the list is estate grown, including Chambourcin, Frontenac, Traminette and Vidal Blanc, and the rest covers Riesling, Chardonnay and sweet Niagara, Concord and fruit wines. There is no kitchen, so bring food. The 1900s-style tasting room has a fireplace, and the west-facing deck looks over the vineyard at sunset.

Wine 7.1Food 4.6Setting 8.3

Thursday cruise-insLine dancing nightsSunset on the deck

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Hartford Hill Winery

46 / Geauga and Trumbull CountyFowler · 58.2 mi

Hartford Hill Winery

Two 1800s barns, one moved from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and one from Fowler, were joined to make the tasting room at Hartford Hill Winery in Fowler, in Trumbull County north of Youngstown. Randy and Carolyn Wyand opened it in 2015 on land they had owned for decades, with a hilltop vineyard of Gewurztraminer, Riesling, Merlot and Chardonnay. The wines run from sweet to dry, and house beer is brewed too. Wood-fired pizza and cheese plates cover the food. The patio looks over a pond with ducks, and bands play on weekends.

Wine 5.5Food 6.9Setting 8.4

Showers and partiesWeekend bandsPond views from the patio

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South River Vineyard

47 / Grand River ValleyGeneva · 40.9 mi

South River Vineyard

South River's tasting room is a century old church moved from Shalersville and set on a hill in Harpersfield, outside Geneva in the Grand River Valley, in 2002. Pews fill the inside, and stone patios, a veranda and a rooftop pavilion look over the vineyard, which guests can walk through. Wine is made from Grand River Valley grapes and aged in a cave built from highway culverts. Food is a bread and cheese plate, and picnics are welcome. The Autumn Glow lantern festival fills the grounds in fall.

Wine 6.5Food 4.5Setting 8.8

Sunset over the vinesOld church tasting roomIce wine

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Weymouth Farms & Orchard, Winery

48 / Akron and Canton areaHinckley · 20.2 mi

Weymouth Farms & Orchard, Winery

Weymouth is an Asian pear, apple and grape farm in Hinckley, about 20 miles from downtown Cleveland, on the historic Conant Homestead, which dates to before 1825 and sits on one of the highest ridges in the area. Paul and Brenda O'Neill make a small line of wines from their own grapes, pears and apples, including an apple ice wine, and one took Double Gold at the 2022 San Francisco Chronicle competition. Most bottles sell out. Food is limited to packaged snacks, and the farm sells its fruit in season.

Wine 7.7Food 4.6Setting 6.9

Fall fruit buyingSmall batch estate winesQuiet country stop

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Maple Ridge Vineyard

49 / Grand River ValleyMadison · 35.3 mi

Maple Ridge Vineyard

Hand-harvested estate grapes from French clones go into every bottle at Maple Ridge Vineyard, a very small family winery on Dewey Road in Madison, in the Grand River Valley. The owners run it from their home and manage the vineyard sustainably, aging the wines in French and Hungarian oak. The style is old world and mostly dry, with whites, rose, reds and sparkling, plus a Caramel Brulee dessert wine. Food is limited to snacks. An open-air pavilion overlooks the vineyard, and the owners pour and talk through the wines themselves.

Wine 7.6Food 5.7Setting 5.7

Dry old world winesTalking with the winemakersSmall quiet tastings

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Heineman's Winery

50 / Lake Erie Islands and Sandusky areaPut-In-Bay · 59.4 mi

Heineman's Winery

Since 1888 the Heineman family has made wine on South Bass Island at Put-in-Bay, and the fourth generation still runs it. They farm about 20 acres of island Concord and Catawba with local growers, and the wines lean sweet, with grape juice too. The visit pairs a short winery tour with the Crystal Cave, a giant celestite geode found in 1897. Food is a cheese tray. It is a walk from downtown Put-in-Bay and gets crowded in summer as tour groups come through.

Wine 7Food 4.9Setting 6.6

Sweet winesIsland day tripCave tour

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Laleure Vineyards

51 / Geauga and Trumbull CountyMiddlefield · 35.7 mi

Laleure Vineyards

Cabernet Franc is the specialty at Laleure Vineyards, a hilltop estate winery in Parkman Township near Middlefield, in Geauga County's Amish country. The vines grow on a long slope near the headwaters of the Grand River, with grapes here since 1997 and the winery since 2002. The list is mostly dry and semi-dry vinifera, including older Pinot Noir vintages. No food is sold, so bring a picnic. Seating includes couches and a converted grain silo with vineyard views.

Wine 6.8Food 4.6Setting 6.8

Dry red drinkersCabernet Franc verticalsQuiet picnic afternoon

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Emerita Winery

52 / Grand River ValleyMadison · 37.1 mi

Emerita Winery

One of the newest stops on the Grand River Valley wine trail, Emerita Winery opened in late 2025 on Ledge Road in Madison and makes its wine only from Grand River Valley grapes. Owners Kathy and Ann pour and explain the wines themselves in a clean, casual tasting room. The list leans dry, with Syrah, Zinfandel, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Riesling and Chardonnay, and house blends called Shea Nanigans and Quinn Tessential are in development. Food is small bites like cheese trays, bread with dipping oil, and chips and salsa.

Wine 6.3Food 5.7Setting 6.5

Dry redsMeeting the ownersSaturday wine trail stop

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Mastropietro Winery

53 / Mahoning Valley and Columbiana CountyBerlin Center · 50.3 mi

Mastropietro Winery

Mastropietro was the first winery in Mahoning County, set on a 14 acre farm in Berlin Center with three acres of Vidal Blanc, Chambourcin and Frontenac. Other wines come from Northern California grapes. Food trucks come for dinners, and a sports bar on site pours craft beer and whiskey. The draw is outdoor events: bands on the outdoor stage, car shows, a hot air balloon festival and fire pits looking over the fields and a small lake.

Wine 5.3Food 5.5Setting 7.4

Outdoor concertsCar showsBalloon festival

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Doughty Glen Winery

54 / Amish Country and southMillersburg · 67.7 mi

Doughty Glen Winery

Free-roaming horses that walk up to be petted are the main draw at Doughty Glen, a small winery near Berlin in Millersburg, in Ohio's Amish Country. It opened in 2013 and shares a building with the Guggisberg Swiss Inn, which offers overnight rooms with breakfast and guided horseback rides. The wines lean sweet, and the list is short on dry options. Food is limited to snacks. Outside there is a duck pond, a willow swing, a gazebo and a fire pit.

Wine 5.3Food 4.8Setting 7

Horse loversAmish Country getawaySweet wine drinkers

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