We noticed that there were several wineries in the area. Our experience with Ohio wines was limited to one winery in the Canton area. So we decided to give them another try, only in the COVID world we live in today. We tried a winery in Wauseon called American Winery and another closer to Archbold called Knotty Vines Farm & Winery. Our expectations were pretty low going in and we were not won over. Most of the Ohio wines are fruit based (Apple, citrus, blueberry, strawberry) or sweet grapes. But the small vineyards are starting to grow dryer type grapes and are coming out with dryer wines. Knotty Vines is also aging some of their wines in oak barrels. We tasted most of the dryer reds and whites in both
wineries. We learned that over half the grapes grown in Ohio are grown up on the southeastern shores of Lake Erie. Knotty Vines makes half of their wines from grapes grown on the property. We did find a red wine at Knotty Vines that was an acceptable table wine so we bought one bottle to take back with us. Otherwise, we are looking forward to Texas wine country!!!
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American Winery entrance sign
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American Winery grounds
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Knotty Vines entrance sign
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Knotty Vines Grounds
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Knotty Vines wine flights
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Grapes on the vine
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