Wineries of Ohio

Timeline
(1823) Wine Production Begins in Ohio
(1825) First Catawba Grapes Planted in Ohio
(1842) Ohioan Longworth Creates America's First Champagne
(1860) Cincinnati is the Most Important City in the Country’s Wine Trade
(1919) Volstead Act (Prohibition)
(1957) Gottesman and Zeller Purchase Paramount Distillers, Inc.
(1960) Valley Vineyards is Established
(1971) Debonne Vineyards is Established
(1976) Paramount Acquires Meier’s Wine Cellars
(1978) 13 Ohio Wineries in Ohio; Wine Producers Association Established
(1994) Paramount Acquires Firelands and Mon Ami Wineries
(2007) 124 Wineries in Ohio
(2012) Ohio Becomes 7th Largest Wine Producing State in the US
(2014) 206 Wineries in Ohio
(2017) 250+ Wineries in Ohio