Browse the Northeast -- Lake Erie Collections
Ferrante Winery, 201407/01/2014Nick Ferrante and Kent State President Dr. Beverly Warren discussing wine fermentation in the cellars of Ferrante Winery as part of the President's 2014 Listening tour.After the event Warren remarked that she is so impressed with the sense of community in Ashtabula County. “It doesn’t matter if I am with faculty, students or local business leaders, the sense of family is really at the core of why people live, work and play in Ashtabula County,” she said. |
Ferrante Winery, 201407/01/2014Kent State Ashtabula Dean Susan Stocker and Nick Ferrante presenting to a group of community members and Kent State officials. The event was the first event of President Warren's Listening tour. |
Ferrante Winery, 201606/17/2016Located along the southern shores of Lake Erie, the winery offers award-winning wines, a tasting room, cellar tours, weekend events, a full-service Italian restaurant, and an outdoor terrace with scenic views of the vineyard. It all started in 1937 when Anna and Nicolas Ferrante opened their first winery in Cleveland's Collinwood area and grew grapes on the winery's current location in Harpersfield. New winemaking facilities were built in Harpersfield by sons Anthony and Peter in the 1970's around the same time the winery in Cleveland closed. Today, the wine is produced by Nick Ferrante, a third generation winemaker, who was inducted into the Ohio Wine Hall of Fame in 2015. The winery currently sells about 100,000 to 130,000 gallons per year and about 35 percent is estate grown. The winery is known for its vinifera varieties and its ice wine. |
Goddess Wine House, 201607/01/2016A cozy winery located in the former Bulger’s Inn in Ashtabula, the establishment opened in 2012 and offers a casual food menu, sweet wine such as apple Riesling, cherry Niagara, blueberry Shiraz, and pineapple grapefruit, a dry Riesling, and a Pinot Noir. All of the wine is made on site from sourced juice. |
Grand River Cellars (Grand River Wine Co.), 1970s06/01/2016Historic Grand River Vineyard sign. |
Grand River Cellars (Grand River Wine Co.), 1970s08/01/1978Bill Worthy assessing the health of his grape vines in the vineyard. Wine owner: Bill Worthy |
Grand River Cellars (Grand River Wine Co.), 1970s06/01/2016Because of the way grapevines grow and produce fruit, growers must prune annually during the winter months when the vines are dormant. |
Grand River Cellars (Grand River Wine Co.), 197608/01/1976
Construction crew laying the foundation for the initial wine cellar.
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Grand River Cellars (Grand River Wine Co.), 197808/01/1978Bill Worthy speculating in his vineyards. In 1972, the former banker and stock broker turned winemaker and wine owner, planted the first vines on his 23 acre farm and sold his first bottle of wine in 1978. Wine owner: Bill Worthy |
Grand River Cellars (Grand River Wine Co.), 197808/01/1978Vineyard worker tending to the vines. |