Posted on Nov 6, 2022
Ohio is the USA's 6th largest wine producer. This program is helping wineries expand
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When you think of wine country in the USA, you probably envision lush rolling fields of grape arbors in California, Oregon and Washington. You should also think of the place that first put American winemaking on the international map: Ohio.
Yes, Ohio. Politician, banker, and winemaker Nicholas Longworth is considered the father of the American wine industry. Longworth's sparkling wine — made from Catawba grapes that delighted in Cincinnati's rich hillside soil along the Ohio River — was wildly popular across the country and in Europe in the early to mid-1800s.
While California eventually became the leader in U.S. wine production, Ohio remains the sixth largest wine producer in the nation. Some 400 wine manufacturers turn out 1.2 million gallons — that's 500,000 cases — of wine each year. Plus, the Ohio Grape Industries Committee notes Ohio wineries account for more than 8,000 fulltime jobs, provide more than $1.3 billion in economic impact, and attract 1.2 million tourists annually.
Those wineries have until Friday, Nov. 4, to apply for a bonus round of the state's Vineyard Expansion Assistance Program.
Yes, Ohio. Politician, banker, and winemaker Nicholas Longworth is considered the father of the American wine industry. Longworth's sparkling wine — made from Catawba grapes that delighted in Cincinnati's rich hillside soil along the Ohio River — was wildly popular across the country and in Europe in the early to mid-1800s.
While California eventually became the leader in U.S. wine production, Ohio remains the sixth largest wine producer in the nation. Some 400 wine manufacturers turn out 1.2 million gallons — that's 500,000 cases — of wine each year. Plus, the Ohio Grape Industries Committee notes Ohio wineries account for more than 8,000 fulltime jobs, provide more than $1.3 billion in economic impact, and attract 1.2 million tourists annually.
Those wineries have until Friday, Nov. 4, to apply for a bonus round of the state's Vineyard Expansion Assistance Program.
Ohio is the USA's 6th largest wine producer. This program is helping wineries expand
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel good day Brother William, always informational and of the most interesting. Thanks for sharing, have a blessed day!
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CSM Charles Hayden Passed 7/29/2025
PO2 Marco Monsalve I recall the wineries near Niagara Falls that hawked ‘Ice Wines’, made from grapes that were picked at night when they were frozen.
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The Lake Erie islands off the coast of Sandusky are one of the Ohio Wine hotspots. I used to have to go to Camp Perry once in a while, I would have my wife meet me and tour the wineries on one of the Bass Islands.
A number of wineries started in Southwest Ohio along the Ohio River when I was growing up. Some were OK, some weren't all that special.
A number of wineries started in Southwest Ohio along the Ohio River when I was growing up. Some were OK, some weren't all that special.
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