Browse the Northeast -- Lake Erie Collections
Buccia Vineyard, 199412/01/1994
Tasting room sign at Buccia Vineyards.
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Carl M. Limpert Winery, 1980s09/29/2016Wineowner Carl Limpert in the vineyard holding a gallon of Golden Sunshine, described as similar in taste to a Cream Sherry. The Limpert family shifted from selling fruit to making wine after Prohibition. During this time, according to Limpert, a gallon of wine sold for 80 cents a bottle, plus an additional 20 cents to cover the tax. |
Carl M. Limpert Winery, 1980s07/12/2016More than 160 years ago, Carl Limpert’s great-grandparents settled on over 70 acres of farmland in Dover, known today as Westlake. The Limpert family established a fruit farm in the 1910s and shifted to making fruit wine commercially in 1934, a year after Prohibition. The family determined the market for wine at the time was more robust than the fruit produced at the farm. Over the years the area has transitioned from large tracts of undeveloped land to a highly developed commercial area and the fruit farm had decreased in size to 25 acres. Known for its simple country wine sold only in gallon quantities, regulars would purchase it from the back porch of Limpert’s house. The location in the 1990s offered four varieties of Concord, a semi-sweet Niagara, and one dry variety. All of the wine was produced from Labrusca grapes, apples, plums, and apricots grown on site. Carl Limpert, with help from his daughter Nancy Rodgers, ran the winery until his passing in 1998. Photo features Carl Limpert, winemaker and wine owner |
Cedar Hill Wine Co. (Au Provence), 198402/01/1984Interior glimpse of Au Provence restaurant. Jack Foster is pictured holding a bottle of wine he produced in the basement of the restaurant. Winemaker: Jack Foster |
Cedar Hill Wine Co. (Chateau Lagniappe), 198402/01/1984Dr. Thomas Wykoff, a surgeon, in 1974 converted a Cleveland Heights beauty parlor into Au Provence, a well-known French style restaurant and a winery named Chateau Lagniappe. The company also operated a wine store adjacent to the restaurant. Prior to opening his own winery in Madison, Bill Worthy of Grand River Vineyard sold his grapes to this firm. The businesses were in operation till 1986. |
Cedar Hill Wine Co. (Chateau Lagniappe), 198402/01/1984Table setting featuring Terminal Red, a Chateau Lagniappe wine from the Cedar Hill Wine Co. |
Cedar Hill Wine Co. (Chateau Lagniappe), 198402/01/1984Jack Foster in the basement winery at Chateau Lagniappe. Winemaker: Jack Foster |
Cedar Hill Wine Co., 198402/01/1984For many years wine was produced in the basement of Au Provence from hybrid and Lake Erie grapes and was sold in the adjacent wine shop. |
Daughters Wine Cellar, 1980s07/06/2016In 1983, the sons of Charles Daughters, Sr. established a small winery in Madison and offered a variety of well-made native, hybrid, and vinifera wines. Dana Daughters, who worked for Bill Worthy of the Grand River Wine Co., managed the wine cellar and Charles Daughters, Jr. operated the winery. Its 1978 American Cabernet Sauvignon, in particular, stood out and received a gold medal in the state of Ohio wine competition. Production was limited to 9,000 gallons a year in a converted garage area and grapes and juice for the wines were sourced from California and local growers. The winery closed its doors permanently in 1986. The site presently is the home of Daughters Florist and Gift Shoppe, a brick and mortar store started by Charles Daughters, Sr. over three decades ago. |
Debonne Vineyards (Chalet Debonné), 197511/01/1975Original hospitality room at Chalet Debonné. |