Celebrate Life at Gervasi Vineyard

Come celebrate life at one of Ohio's most memorable locations, Gervasi Vineyard!!! Enjoy the many pleasure this beautiful Tuscany vineyard has to offer.   Located in the Northeast region of the state, in the city of Canton. If you're near Akron or Cleveland, the drive to Gervasi Vineyard is not too far and definitely worth the trip.

This vineyard ranks up there as one of the very best in the United States, so don't missed the opportunity to visit when you're nearby.

You will find a selection of great wines a beautifully unique market place for shopping all situated on a huge  estate. When you're here you will swear you're in the Tuscany region Italian. And amazing this is all located in Ohio. The atmosphere of this winery is absolutely beautiful.

But Gervasi Vineyard offers much more than only delicious wines, shopping in an unforgettable atmosphere:

The food and dinning areas you find here are absolutely tantalizing to the senses. Enjoy you're dining in their famous Piazza area or the Bistro. Pure Italian.

Stay the night or weekend in one of their rustic Italian villa suites. You have to see these to believe!!! A perfect setting for a romantic getaway.

Have a special event coming up? A wedding, a conference  reunion, whatever it is the arrangements offered by Gervasi Vineyard for your special day can't be surpassed by any other place in the state. Or even the entire Northeast region of the country. Rent there Pavilion if you need an outdoor setting. Need an indoor setting? The Villa Grande is the perfect indoor setting.

You only live once come celebrate life at Gervasi Vineyard in Canton, Ohio

My family and friends review Debonne Winery

If you live in the Northeast Ohio area and drink wine, chances are you have at least heard of Debonne Winery in Madison OH. If you're new to the area or just visiting, this winery is the largest in the state. They call it an estate winery.

Basically, you will find everything at Debonne. A huge wine selection, food (a restaurant and also a grille), always entertainment going on, a butt load of events such as, hot air balloon rides and old time car shows, just to name a few. The events are my favorite feature here.

The thing I have always found true with Debonne Winery is there are so many mixed reviews. Some people love it and some people hate it. But this is a hugely successful winery, out of all the wineries in Ohio, this winery probably brings in the most revenue. If people "hate it" how did it grow so large?

I was never exactly sure what was the root cause of so many conflicting reviews of this Ohio winery. But I was determined to get to the bottom of this and discover the reason. To accomplish this, one summer night I was visiting my parent at their lake community, my sister and her friends were there and many of my parents friends and I knew many of these people had been to Debonne Vineyards.

So as I sat around the fire with this group of people I broke out a bottle of Pinot Gris from Debonne and started to tell everyone how great the wine and winery was and the more obnoxious I got, the more expressive the people around the fire were on their reviews of this winery.

The Lake Poeple's Reviews of Debonne Winery

My Mother - She loves everything. The wines, the food the events, especially the hot air balloon rides.

My Sister - She is much like my mom but she says you can find many wineries in the area with better wines.

My Father - He absolutely hates the wines, the food is alright but he loves the classic car show and he also hopes he never has to ride in another hot air balloon with my mother and sister.

My Brother-in-law - He hates the winery.

Jill - She took one sip of the Pinot Gris, looked into my eyes, squeezed my knee and asked if I was single, Jill has never been to Debonne Winery.

Nicole - She is not crazy about the wines but she loves their house brewed beers. I think Nicole is a lush.

Jerry - He has been there once and couldn't care-less to go back. In all fairness, Jerry is not a wine drinker.

Bruce - No, don't ever go there. Drinking their wine is like drinking Listerine.

Nacy - Even though she lives in the small town of Madison, Ohio she has never visited Debonne Winery. But she did say she really like the Pinot Gris I had brought to the fire.

Robin - She said this was her favorite winery in Northeast Ohio and got in an argument with anyone who had anything bad to say about the place.

Timmy - fell off his chair and I think he is still trying to get up.

At the end of the review, I saw a pattern. Most people love the events at Debonne. Most people think the food is good. But when it comes to their wines its usually the women who love them and the men who hate them.

Wineries list for Northwest Ohio

How are you today? I hope good!!! I decided to make a post on a Ohio wineries list for Northwest Ohio. If you are looking for something to do in this part of the state of Ohio visiting a winery is not a bad choice. I find wineries to be much more interesting and fun compared to a hole in the wall bar and believe me there are many hole in the wall bars in this area of Ohio, especially if you are near Toledo.

Spending time at a winery is much different than spending your night at a bar getting drunk on cheap beer. That's why I want to make a post here with a Ohio wineries list for the Northwest region of the state.

Compared to a bar, you will usually find much more interesting and friendly people. Many of these places also have great entertainment or events going on. And another advantage is many of these establishments not only have great wine but they also serve great food. In fact, if you are just searching for a great place to eat, many offer better food menus than stand-alone restaurants.

And the number one reason I feel visiting a winery is a much better choice compared to a hole in the wall bar... No bouncers to through you out!!!

Best Ohio wineries list for Northwest Ohio

I say best Ohio wineries, since I will only include the wineries I like:

Chateau Tebeau Winery
E & K Winery
Firelands Winery
Heineman Winery
Hermes Vineyards
Hillside Winery
John Christ Winery
Jubilee Winery
Matus Winery
Paper Moon Vineyards
Stoney Ridge Winery
Vermilion Valley Vineyards

Sorry I didn't have time to include addresses with this Ohio winery list. That link will take you to a site that has a list of the wineries and also addresses, phone numbers and also reviews of each and maps so you are able to get driving directions from your current location.

Also for those of you that happen to be somewhere in between Northwest and Northeast Ohio. If you need a list of wineries for the Northeast portion of the state you can find one here.  There are many great one's in the North East.

If you're in Northwest Ohio looking for a good time and love to discover new wines and maybe take a bottle home with you, try visiting one of these wineries instead of going to the local supermarket.  

List of Wineries in Northeast Ohio

The wine drinkers who live in Northeast Ohio already know this is a great area of the United States for wines and wineries. But if you're someone visiting this area, who love wines, I would be willing to bet you have absolutely know idea how many great wineries are located here.

Wineries are scattered all through out this region of the state. In fact, this part of the state is considered wine country. And being considered wine country in a wine state such as Ohio is a title the area should be proud of.

I bet you didn't know, Ohio was once the biggest wine producing state in the country?

But lets forget about the rest of the states only concern ourselves with where you can find Northeast Ohio wineries. Below is a list. Or for more detailed information you can visit this Ohio winery site.

From the shores of Lake Erie over to Geneva-on-the-lake, around the Cleveland area, down to Akron and Northeast to the Youngstown Area there are plenty of different wineries to choose from.

List of Wineries in Northeast Ohio


Al-Bi Winery
Auburn Twin Oaks Winery
Bari Beauty & Health
Barrel Run Crossing Winery and Vineyard
Bene Vino Urban Winery
Biscotti’s Family Winery
Breitenbach Wine Cellar
Buccia Vineyard
Candlelight Winery
Country Porch Winery
Crafted Artisan Meadery
Debonne Vineyards
Emerine Estates Winery
Farinacci Winery
Ferrante Winery & Ristorante
Gervasi Vineyard & Italian Bistro
Grand River Cellars Winery & Restaurant
Grande Wine Cellars
Grape & Granary
Greene Eagle Winery
GRZ Vineyards, LLC
Harpersfield Vineyard
It’s Your Winery
JC Wine Cellars
Laleure Vineyards
LaPorte Winery
L’uva Bella Winery

Wow it is taking a long time to complete this list of so many Ohio wineries.

There are many more to choose from. And don't forget there is more than only wines at these wineries. these  establishments are also great places for food, entertainment and various types of events. As you can see this incomplete list of Northeast Ohio Wineries is in Alphabetical order there are many more.