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from pork chops to filet mignon. Sit on the covered patio and gaze on the sea of blueberry bushes surrounding you.

Since 2001, Folck Family Farm has grown strawberries, raspberries and blackberries on its rural property outside Mechanicsburg. Starting in 2018, the owners began producing wine from their berries. Enjoy the array of sweet, semi-sweet and dry wines, including a popular chocolate strawberry variety, in the winery’s tasting room with floor-to-ceiling windows that offer views of towering sunflowers as well as spectacular sunsets.

In season, you can also purchase the fruit itself or even pick your own to take home. The Folcks make their wine in small batches using elements of micro-brewing, and in 2021, they planted a vineyard that will soon allow them to produce wines from their own grapes to add to their mix of flavorful fruit wines.

Looking for the perfect place to unwind with a glass of wine? Trying to find the right bottle for your next dinner? Find it in Findlay. From our local Gillig Winery, to the Wine Merchant and the Gathering Wine there’s something for every palate. Pair your visit with a trip to the Findlay Art League, a show at Marathon Center for the Performing Arts, or a luxurious stay at one of our beautiful hotels. VisitFindlay.com

Honor our veterans at GR8 Vines Winery in downtown St. Mary’s, where members of all armed services are invited to sign their names on the Wall of Heroes. And yes, that proud Marine photographed there in full regalia is owner Andy Liming having his photo taken with President George H.W. Bush. Liming’s Marine service is also reflected in the names of their wines — Semper Fi Red, Leatherneck and Gung Ho Gary.

The many events taking place here include an annual veterans dinner as well as monthly Sip and Paint events that let you flex your creative skills while savoring a glass of their wine. Don’t miss the popular Singo (also known as Music Bingo).

The winery has also participated in a citywide corn hole tournament and invites local musicians to take the stage for weekend entertainment.

Stoney Ridge Winery in Bryan marked its 20th anniversary in 2022 with a big bash typical of the hospitality it offers all year long to its loyal customers. The inviting tasting room features a fieldstone fireplace and a bar constructed by the winemaker. Outdoors, a pond and surrounding woods lure guests to enjoy their wine at picnic tables or on a covered patio.

A perfect spot for a date night or outing with friends, Stoney Ridge hosts a full roster of musicians throughout the year, ranging from solo performers to full bands, and features several annual events, including a lobster boil, music festival and food trucks.

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TO RIGHT: Listen to live music at GR8 Vines Winery. Watch the sunset outside at Stoney Ridge Winery.

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A.R. Winery, located in the countryside outside Arcanum, is probably the only winery where you can sip wine and watch canines from all over the country compete in Dog Dock Diving, an exciting sport where the pups hurl themselves into pools of water, competing for highest leaps and longest leaps. Both national and world champion dogs have competed here, one of them logging an impressive 33-foot, 6-inch leap. A.R. is also a working brewery in addition to making more than a dozen wines, and they make their own lemonade and homemade chocolates to boot. The Chicago-style brick oven pizzas made on site are huge — the Meatlovers Pizza is so heavily bedecked you may need two hands to carry it!

Old Mason Winery & Vineyard can be found on a ridge just outside of West Milton. Celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2023, the winery makes two dozen distinctive wines ranging from dry, semi-dry, semi-sweet and sweet wines, some with unusual flavor combinations like its Warming Trend, an unfiltered berry and grape port-style wine aged in bourbon barrels.

Before opening their winery, the Clark family began winemaking first as a hobby, but after visiting a number of wineries across the country, they decided to open a business of their own. Enjoy their wines in the two-story tasting room complete with a fireplace, an overlooking balcony or a covered back patio with views of the vineyards. Live music is offered most weekends, and occasional bus tours make stops to enjoy tastings of the distinctive wine.