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Ohio Wine Month! Visit these Fabulous Ohio Wineries!

Updated May 17, 2024

In preparation of Ohio Wine Month in June, I began researching Ohio wineries and made a list of those I planned to visit.   Here is a comprehensive list of all of the fabulous wineries in Ohio, according to Sip Magazine!  I have provided links to my blog post for the wineries I have had the wonderful opportunity to visit!  I will continue my quest to visit more wineries and hope that you will explore them for yourselves!

Appalachian Region

Canal Country Region

  • 3 Roses Wine Cellar
  • Al-Bi Winery – CLOSED
  • Barrel Run Crossing Winery & Vineyard 
  • Bent Ladder Cider and Wine
  • Blue Barn Winery & Vineyard
  • The Blue Bird Winery at The Little Forest Inn
  • Breitenbach Wine Cellar
  • Cana Valley Winery, LLC
  • Casella Winery
  • Cherry Road Winery, LLC
  • Country Porch Winery
  • Crafted Artisan Meadery
  • Creekside Cottage Winery
  • Das Weinhaus
  • Diletto Winery
  • Doughty Glen Winery
  • Dragonfly Winery
  • Feisty Brood Meadery
  • Filla Cellars
  • Gervasi Vineyard
  • Gillig Winery – post coming soon!
  • Grape & Granary 
  • Green Eagle Winery
  • GRZ Vineyards, LLC
  • Halliday’s Winery
  • Island Palm Winery, LLC – CLOSED
  • It’s Your Winery
  • JC Wine Cellars
  • LaPorte Winery
  • Lil Paws Winery, LLC
  • Lincoln Way Vineyards
  • Lost Trail Winery
  • L’uva Bella Winery
  • Maize Valley Winery – post coming soon!
  • Mastropietro Winery Inc. – post coming soon!
  • Michael Angelo’s Winery
  • McAlpine Meadery
  • Meniru Meadery – CLOSED
  • Myrddin Winery 
  • Nautl Vine Winery
  • The New Frontier Cider Co.
  • Newman Creek Cellars
  • Perennial Vineyards
  • Red Horse Winery, LLC
  • Salvage Winery
  • Sarah’s Vineyard Winery and Art Gallery
  • School House Winery
  • Silver Moon Winery
  • Silver Run Vineyard & Winery
  • Slutz & Slutz Winery
  • Sunny Slope General Store & Winery
  • Swiss Heritage Winery
  • Tipsy Farmer Winery
  • Troutman Vineyards
  • Twigg Winery
  • Ugly Bunny Winery
  • Viking Vineyards & Winery – CLOSED
  • The Vine n Hop Shop
  • The Vineyards at Pine Lake
  • Vino Fabbricanti, LTD – CLOSED
  • Vino Novello Winery
  • West Main Street Winery
  • Weymouth Winery
  • The Winery at Wolf Creek
  • Winetageous
  • YOLO Winery

Capital City Region

  • 1285 Winery – post coming soon!
  • Autumn Rush Vineyard
  • Bear Vine Winery – post coming soon!
  • Blend of Seven Winery
  • Bokes Creek Winery – post coming soon!
  • Brandeberry Winery
  • Brothers Drake Meadery
  • Buckeye Lake Winery 
  • Buckeye Winery 
  • Bunker’s Mill Winery
  • Camelot Cellars
  • Clearcreek Country Vineyard
  • Cote Winery
  • Cypress Hill Winery – post coming soon!
  • Dalton Union Winery – post coming soon!
  • Eldchrist Winery – post coming soon!
  • Fox Winery – New Winery!
  • Good Vibes Winery
  • Hafle Winery
  • Hidden Lakes Winery
  • Manchester Hill Winery
  • Otter Creek Winery – New Winery!
  • Plum Run Winery
  • The Powell Village Winery & Tasting Room
  • Quail Crossing Cellars
  • Ravenhurst Champagne Cellars
  • Rhetoric Brewing Company
  • Rockside Winery Vineyards
  • Sand Hollow Winery
  • Shamrock Vineyard
  • Signature Wines
  • Slate Run Vineyard
  • Smart 1 Winery
  • Soine Vineyards – post coming soon! 
  • St. Ives Winery – post coming soon!
  • Three Oaks Vineyard
  • The Vault Wine Bar 
  • Via Vecchia Winery – CLOSED
  • Wagon Wheel Wines – New Winery!
  • The Wine Maker’s Shop
  • The Winery at Otter Creek, LLC – CLOSED
  • Wyandotte Winery 

Lake Erie Shores & Island Region

  • Benfeld Wines
  • Brady Vineyard & Heron Creek Winery
  • Chateau Tabeau Winery
  • The Corks Winery – post coming soon!
  • Crooked Tree Vineyard
  • D&D Smith Winery, LLC
  • Firelands Winery
  • Flat Rock Mead and Winery – CLOSED
  • Gar-Nay’s Winery
  • Gillig Winery
  • Heineman Winery
  • Hermes Vineyards & Winery – CLOSED
  • Hillside Winery – CLOSED
  • Jilbert Winery
  • Johlin Century Winery – CLOSED
  • John Christ Winery
  • Jubilee Winery – CLOSED
  • J. W. Dover & Heartland Winery – CLOSED
  • Kelley’s Island Wine Co. – post coming soon!
  • Klingshirn Winery
  • Knotty Vines Farm and Winery
  • La Familia Winery
  • Leisure Time Winery 
  • Lumberyard Winery & Supply
  • Majestic Oak Winery
  • Matus Winery
  • Mulberry Creek Winery
  • Gideon Owen Winery, previously Mon Ami Winery 
  • North Coast Wine Club
  • Paper Moon Vineyards
  • Quarry Hill Winery & Orchard
  • Rocky Point Winery
  • Sandy Ridge
  • Ski Lodge Winery
  • Stoney Ridge Winery 
  • Sycamore Lake Wine Co.
  • Vermillion Valley Vineyards
  • Vineyard at Evergreen Farm, LLC
  • White Shutter Winery
  • The Wineree
  • Wishmaker House
  • Your Wine Cellar, Inc. – CLOSED
  • Wolfs Wine Club

Ohio River Valley Region

Vines & Wines Region

  • Auburn Twin Oaks Winery – CLOSED
  • Bari Beauty & Health
  • Benny Vino Urban Winery
  • Biscotti’s Family Winery – CLOSED
  • Blind Squirrel Winery
  • The Brew Mentor – CLOSED
  • Buccia Vineyard
  • Candlelight Winery
  • Cask 307
  • CLE Urban Winery
  • Country Porch Winery
  • Day Dream Winery
  • Debonne Vineyards – post coming soon!
  • Deer’s Leap Winery – post coming soon!
  • Emerine Estates Winery
  • Emeritas Winery
  • Farinacci Winery
  • Ferrante Winery & Ristorante 
  • Goddess Wine House
  • Grand River Cellars Winery & Restaurant
  • Grande Wine Cellars – CLOSED
  • Greene Eagle Winery
  • Harpersfield Vineyard – post coming soon!
  • Hartford Hill Winery – recently added!
  • Hundley Cellars 
  • Juliet Sky
  • Kelly’s Island Winery – post coming soon! 
  • Kosicek Vineyards – post coming soon!
  • The Lakehouse Inn Winery
  • Laleure Vineyards
  • Laurello Vineyards, LLC – post coming soon!
  • Laurentia Winery
  • Lina Wines, LLC
  • M Cellars – post coming soon!
  • Maple Ridge Vineyard
  • Markko Vineyard 
  • Old Firehouse Winery
  • Old Mill Winery – post coming soon!
  • Park Avenue Winery
  • Put in Bay Winery – post coming soon! 
  • Rosabella
  • Sharon James Cellars
  • Silver Creek Wine Cellar
  • South River Vineyard & Red Eagle Distillery – post coming soon!
  • Spirits in Willoughby
  • Stable Winery
  • Baci Winery, previously St. Joseph Vineyard 
  • Stonegait Winery
  • Susec Chalet and Winery
  • Tarsitano Winery & Vineyards – CLOSED
  • ThornCreek Winery
  • Urban Vintner
  • Virant Family Winery
  • The Winery at Spring Hill

Make sure you visit the winery’s website to confirm hours of operation, wine menus and a list events for each location as some of the information may change each season.

If you are unable to visit ALL of the Ohio wineries, consider attending one of the many Ohio Wine Festivals throughout the state:

Yellow Butterfly Winery in Newcomerstown, Ohio

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Sipping on a glass of Country Rose, I enjoyed the gorgeous rural landscape in the eastern region of Ohio, home to the Three Rivers Wine Trail.  Painted bright yellow, Yellow Butterfly Winery stands out among the rolling hills of farmland, offering spectacular views of its vines from their two-story deck.

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Making its home in a 100 year old restored farmhouse in Newcomerstown, this fabulous winery is easy to find.  The beautiful rustic interior provides plenty of space for visitors to enjoy their wines.  The tasting bar is also located inside and I was prepared to sample a wide range of fruit wines as well as the traditional wines that I have come to love in Ohio.

The winery offers three wine samples for a dollar, and since there are so many interesting combinations, I selected a total of nine.

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The first wine on my tasting sheet is the Passionate Peach. The beautiful pale yellow color of this wine reminds me of straw, but smells like I am surrounded by a peach orchard.  It is crisp with a bit of thickness which reminds me of a dessert wine.

Strawberry Fields is a lightly colored fruit wine made of strawberries and apples.  There is a hint of strawberry in the smell and it has a light, fruity taste with a little stronger alcohol taste towards the back of my tongue.  This is a very refreshing wine, and I purchased a bottle to enjoy on a hot summer day.

While I am trying my second sample, Lisa, the head wine steward brings me a small taste of Cranrazzmatazz.  It is one of their newest wines and has been a huge success for the winery.   It has a deliciously unique fruity smell and tastes amazing. Made from a combination of cranberry, raspberry and apple, this is a very sweet wine with a smooth texture.

Wistful Watermelon is made from watermelon and apples.  I liken it to the watermelon-flavored Jolly Rancher with a tartness towards the back of my tongue.

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Sweet Meadows is lighter in color than the previous wines I had tasted and is made from a combination of both the Concord and Niagara grape.

Sweet Red is the perfect Concord grape wine which is popular among Ohio wine drinkers.

Country Rose is my favorite out of all of the wines and is perfect for any occasion.  I love the smell, the taste and the color of this wine and bought a bottle to enjoy later at home.

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I thought I would go out of my comfort zone and order a semi dry so I added the Ohio Vidal Blanc to my wine tasting.  Despite my usual preferences, I like this wine.   Put it on ice and this would be another great wine for the summer season.

My final selection is the Golden Apricot.  It has a great texture and consistency with a mild apricot flavor.

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At the Yellow Butterfly Winery, the winemaking process takes place on the property from start to finish.  Michael wasn’t shy about crediting the late Leland Weiss of Rainbow Hills Winery for helping him when he started out.  Each winery advertises for each other close to their properties, which goes to show the camaraderie in the Ohio wine business.  It makes me proud to be a part of it.

Michael enjoys having his guests get involved in the naming of his new wines.  When he releases a wine he offers tastings at a discounted rate.  But I’ll have to wait until next year.

I thoroughly enjoyed my conversation with Michael and admire his passion for converting skeptics into wine lovers.  “It’s all about drinking the wines that you like, any way you like to drink them,” says Michael. I ordered a bottle of Country Rose and decided to check out the view which is more than stunning.  I enjoyed the music, listening to the live entertainment and wanted to take in the moment.  It was a perfect afternoon to enjoy some delicious wine.

Have you visited Yellow Butterfly Winery?  I would love to hear about your experience or let me know your favorite wine from this amazing winery by leaving a message in the comments section below!  Cheers!

Many thanks to Michael White and everyone at Yellow Butterfly Winery for their generosity and hospitality.

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What to See and What to Do: 

Yellow Butterfly Winery
11661 Blue Ridge Road
Newcomerstown, Ohio  43832
Telephone: 740 492 1216

  • Hours: The winery is open the months of February to December, Tuesday through Saturday from 11:30 AM to 6 PM and later on the weekends.  The winery is closed on Sunday and Monday.  Hours are seasonal and are subject to change.  Please refer to the winery’s website for any updates to its hours of operation and schedule of events.
  • Amenities:  Weekend entertainment, dining, wine tastings, outdoor seating, online shopping, wine, private events and scheduled events
  • Tips for Your Visit:  Please note that the wine tastings are only provided during certain hours and are subject to change.  As always, please drink responsibly.

Those that were on the tour were provided with a country BBQ Rib/Chicken or Steak Dinner with two sides, the winery’s famous wine cake and a wine tasting!  this offering is also available to those visitors who reserve in advance on Saturdays for a cost of only $25.  Dinner reservations must be made by Thursday by calling 740 492 1216.  Live entertainment is also available during the summer months, so check out their website for a list of events.

Where to Stay:

Hampton Inn
200 Morris Crossing Avenue
Newcomerstown, OH  43832
Telephone:  740 498 9800

Where to Eat:

Railroad Restaurant & Saloon
509 Main Street
Coshocton, OH  43812
Telephone: 740 575 4151

It was a day to try some fried food and I could not pass up the opportunity to try the deep fried pickles because I prefer the chips over the spears.   The spicy cajun dipping sauce was the perfect condiment.  I also ordered the lobster bisque which was creamy, delicious and full of lobster meat.

What to Read: 

  • Restored Ohio: History Brought Back to Life, by Glenn Morris
  • Lost Circuses of Ohio, by Conrade C. Hinds
  • A Taste of the Hocking Hills by Matt Rapposelli
  • Asylum on the Hill, by Katherine Ziff

Photo Guide for Southeast Ohio: 

  • Hocking Hills State Park, Athens, Ohio
  • The Wilds Safari Park, Cumberland, Ohio

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