Tag: wine
Pennsylvania craft brewing and wine industry receive grant funding
The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture will give $1.5 million to the state's craft brewing and wine industry to boost sales, production and quality.
Hanover Winery wins best of show at 2023 Ohio Wine Competition
A record-breaking total of 432 entries were judged in the 2023 Ohio Wine Competition. Check out the full list of winners.
Winning winery: Debonné Vineyards brings national recognition to northeast Ohio wine
Wineries in the Grand River Valley are clustered almost as closely as a bunch of grapes. There are 31 wineries in the area, and they help bring tourists, other businesses, like hotels, and investments into the area. But all this wasn’t there in the early 1970s, when Tony Debevc established Debonné Vineyards, in Madison, Ohio.
Two inducted into Ohio Wine Hall of Fame
Claudio Salvador, owner and winemaker at Firelands Winery, and Lee Klingshirn, owner and winemaker at Klingshirn Winery, were inducted.
Ohio wine production climbing, now at No. 6
Ohio recently surpassed Michigan, inching up in its ranking for wine production to the sixth highest state in the nation.
Penn State enologist supports Pennsylvania winemakers
With a swirl, sniff and a sip, Denise Gardner, Penn State’s enologist, can discern almost all there is to know about a particular variety of wine.
Klingshirn Winery produces award-winning grapes
Lee Klingshirn is the third generation to run the family winery and vineyard in Avon Lake, Ohio and earned him the Grape Grower of the Year award in 2015.
Hocking College will offer wine education
Hocking College will integrate some winemaking skills into its agro-ecology courses this fall, once approved by the state
Ohio Grape and Wine Conference is Feb. 15-16 in Dublin
The conference will feature a number of experts from around the country who will cover key topics for the industry — including fruit quality, winemaking and product branding practices, and spring frost protection.
Pursue a career in wine industry
In the fall of 2011, Kent State University in Ashtabula began offering two-year degrees in Enology and Viticulture. The program has graduated seven students with four more expected to graduate this December and the program has boasted an 100 percent placement rate.
