Vintage Ohio Wine Festival Returns with More Options
KIRTLAND, Ohio – This year’s Vintage Ohio wine festival promises to be the biggest one yet, with vintners from across the state offering their finest products and overnight packages available for the first time.
The event, now in its 29th year, will take place Aug. 2-3 at Lake Metroparks Farmpark. It is presented by the Ohio Wine Producers Association.
Vintage Ohio has become a place for established wineries to connect with old friends and for new wineries to show their best vintages.
Guests will be able to sample wines from 15 Ohio wineries, ranging from traditional varietals such as pinot gris, chardonnay, cabernet franc and riesling to fruit wines made from fresh strawberries, blackberries, peaches and raspberries.
The event also includes cooking school demonstrations, three stages of live music, artisans and shopping. For a complete schedule, go to visitvintageohio.com.
In addition to the 15 wineries, four cideries will also offer their products on Festival Field, and nine more wineries will be pouring in the VIP Gold Medal Experience. There will also be many food trucks and vendors.
Tickets are $39 in advance, $45 at the gate. A limited number of VIP passes are $75 and can be purchased only in advance at visitvintageohio.com. Presale ticket sales will end at noon July 30.
Wineries on Festival Field will include:
- American Winery, Wauseon.
- D and D Meadery, Mentor.
- Emerine Estates, Jefferson.
- Firelands Winery, Sandusky.
- Hocking Hills Winery, Logan.
- It’s Your Winery, Medina.
- Klingshirn Winery, Avon Lake.
- Lincoln Way Vineyards, Wooster.
- Olde Schoolhouse Winery, Eaton.
- Salvage Winery, Mantua.
- Silver Crest Cellars, Madison.
- Swiss Heritage Winery, Dover.
- The Winery at Springhill, Geneva.
- Ugly Bunny Winery, Loudonville.
- Urban Vintner, Willoughby.
Cideries on Festival Field will include:
- Klatt Cider, Belmont.
- Tin Cap, Wilmington.
- Springhill Cider Works, Geneva.
- Bent Ladder Cider, Doylestown.
Last year, Vintage Ohio showcased many of the state’s gold medal wines, with some sampling on Festival Field. This year they will become a special part of the festival and will also offer bottles to go (must purchase a VIP ticket).
Wineries pouring their golden best include:
- Brady Vineyards and Heron Creek Winery, Wellington.
- Cask 307, Madison.
- Debonne Vineyards, Madison.
- Grand River Cellars and Restaurant, Madison.
- Klingshirn Winery, Avon Lake.
- Ferrante Winery and Ristorante, Geneva.
- Olde Schoolhouse Vineyard & Winery, Eaton.
- Silver Crest Cellars, Madison.
- South River Vineyards, Geneva.
- The Winery at Spring Hill, Geneva.
The first Stay and Sip package, sponsored by Elite Executive Transportation and participating hotels is being offered this year. All reservations must be made in advance, and hotel rooms are on an as-available basis only.
Participating hotels are:
- Fairfield by Marriott, Ashtabula, 440 880 5500; the code is Vintage Ohio 2024.
- Hampton Inn, Austinburg, 440 275 2000; the code is 906.
- Towneplace Suites by Marriott, Geneva, 440 491 9001; the code is VINs (deadline is July 19).
- Holiday Inn, Madison, 440 307 4449; the code is Vintage Ohio (deadline is July 19).
- Hampton Inn, Madison, 440 307 4450; call the hotel for details.
Transportation can be booked directly from a hotel to the festival by calling Elite Executive at 440 207 0809. A $65 pass includes a Vintage Ohio ticket plus transportation from a hotel to the festival and back to the hotel. Hotel pickups are at 11:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. Festival pickups are at 5, 7 and 9 p.m.
Published by The Business Journal, Youngstown, Ohio.
