Open Access Kent State (OAKS)

Produced using an uncommon German grape grown on site, this wine is no made by Valley Vineyards but the grape is still cultivated in colder climate regions such as Ontario.

With over 30 years of print journalism experience, Mark Fisher is the first reporter to be named to the Ohio Wine Hall of Fame. Fisher currently serves as the retail and restaurant reporter for Dayton Daily news, a Cox Media Group news source.

Since 1989, he has authored the Taste of Wine column for Dayton Daily News. He started Uncorked in 2005 and was one of the first daily wine columnists to launch a wine blog. In 2008, he established Taste, a food and dining blog.

Fisher's work has appeared in a number of national and area wine tourism publications and websites including Ohio Magazine and WineEnthusiast.com. He has also served a judge for the Ohio Wine Competition, the Indy International Wine Competition, and the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Wine Competition.

Established in 2009 and owned by Ron and Mike Birchak, the winery is named after Jesse Halliday, an early entrepreneur who owned several taverns and a grist mill in Lake Milton in the late 1700s. The idea of establishing a winery began at Debonne Vineyards in Madison, Ohio, the location that supplies and delivers wine to this establishment. With wine labels named after prominent and local historical figures, the location offers a variety of sweet to dry red and white wines and mead (honey wine).

Constructed from two 19th-century barns moved from Harrisburg and Fowler, the owners were determined to keep a number of the original structural details such as the exposed timbers and the roof cupolas. Amenities such as a bar and lighted stage modernized the space for winery guests.

Situated on a hill with picturesque views of the rural countryside of Trumbull County and constructed from two reclaimed barns, this location opened its doors in 2015. Inspired by the success of other area wineries, Randy and Carolyn Wyand developed a plan to establish a vineyard and winery on property that they had owned and enjoyed for over twenty-five years. Planted on the site are several popular cold-hardy grape varieties such as Gewürztraminer, Riesling, Merlot, and Chardonnay. The winery offers a mix of sweet to dry wine and the 5,500 square-foot barn is available for a variety of special events.

Debonne Vineyards was founded by the Debevc family as a winery in 1972 with the construction of a winemaking facility and a charming Chalet. When the location first opened in 1972, the wine selection included two house table wines, a dry Concord and a sweet Niagara, that were produced and bottled on the farm.

Spring Hill’s Heritage is a semi-sweet blend of Concord, Catawba, and Niagara grapes and features the West Liberty Street covered bridge. Funded by Ohio Public Works Commission grant dollars and constructed by Ashtabula County Technical and Career Campus students, the covered bridge is the nation’s shortest and crosses over Geneva’s Cowles Creek.

Spring Hill’s semi-sweet Niagara label features the Windsor-Mills, also referred to as the Wiswell Road or the Warner Hollow, covered bridge. Crossing over Phelps Creek in Windsor Township, the bridge was constructed in 1867 and renovated in 2002-2004. The location serves as a popular secluded spot for family gatherings.

Awarded a silver medal at the 2017 Ohio Wine Competition, this label showcases the Harpersfield covered bridge in Harpersfield Township. A popular local tourist attraction and spanning the Grand River, the bridge is part of the Ashtabula County Metro Park. Constructed in 1868 and renovated in 1991-1992, the only original structural components that remain are the trusses and its south abutment.

This semi-sweet labrucsa white wine label features Ashtabula County’s Netcher Road covered bridge in Jefferson Township and is the area’s only red covered bridge. Dedicated in 1999, it is 110 feet long, 22 feet wide, just over 14 feet high and features cupolas and a copper roof at each end.