Featured Cincinnati Wine Events: 5/23 – 5/29

May has felt like an exceptionally long month and I don’t know why. Memorial Day is falling not on the usual last weekend of the month, but more in the middle. We’ll be spending this Memorial Day judging wines for the Central Kentucky Wine Festival. This particular judging experience takes us to the small town of Danville.

When we return, we hope to catch Taste of Cincinnati, which sta
rts Saturday and runs through Monday. Every year I discover a new restaurant and new foods at this fun festival, which takes place on and around the newly revitalized Fountain Square.

This is also a big weekend for many of the local wineries. Harmony Hill, Kinkead Ridge, Lakeside Vineyards, and Meranda Nixon all open this weekend. If you enjoy Kinkead Ridge, this is one of the few opportunities you’ll have in 2008 to visit the winery. Kinkead Ridge will only be open on Memorial Day, Labor Day, and Thanksgiving weekend this year, as the 2007 Easter frost greatly depleted the vintage.

For the full list of Cincinnati tastings, both one-time and recurring, refer to our Google Calendar on this page. For information on what’s going on in Dayton, you can refer to Mark’s blog at Uncorked.

Tell the retailers we sent you, and have a great holiday weekend!

This week’s Friday image is the offical poster for Taste of Cincinnati.

Friday Interactive Wine Tasting Map

Saturday Interactive Wine Tasting Map

Cheers!

Featured Events

Friday May 23
Harmony Hill Vineyard
2534 Swings Corner / Point Isabel Road
Bethel, OH 45106
513.734.3548
Live music and wine tasting
5-9 pm

Meranda-Nixon Winery
6517 Laycock Rd
Ripley, OH 45167
Tasting Room Open
12:30-8:30 pm

Saturday May 24
Harmony Hill Vineyard
2534 Swings Corner / Point Isabel Road
Bethel, OH 45106
513.734.3548
Live music and wine tasting
12-6 pm

Jungle Jim’s
Oscar Event Center
Various Scheduled Wine Tastings – refer to web site for details
5440 Dixie Highway
Fairfield, OH 45014
1-3 pm
Cost varies but is usually around $30
Reservations required

Kinkead Ridge Winery
904 Hamburg Street
Ripley, Ohio 45167
(937) 392-6077
Tasting Room Open
10 am – 6 pm

Meranda-Nixon Winery
6517 Laycock Rd
Ripley, OH 45167
Tasting Room Open
11am-9:00 pm
Every Saturday 4PM to 9:30PM
Steak and Salmon dinners accompanied with a  bottle of wine.
Now accepting reservations.

Taste of Cincinnati
Saturday, Sunday, Monday
5th Street Downtown
12 pm – 12 am

Sunday, May 25
Taste of Cincinnati
Saturday, Sunday, Monday
5th Street Downtown
12 pm – 12 am

Monday, May 19

Harmony Hill Vineyard
2534 Swings Corner / Point Isabel Road
Bethel, OH 45106
513.734.3548
Live music and wine tasting
12-6 pm

Kinkead Ridge Winery
904 Hamburg Street
Ripley, Ohio 45167
(937) 392-6077
Tasting Room Open
10 am – 6 pm

Lakeside Vineyard
3324 Ohio 756
Felicity, OH 45120
513-876-1810
Family Day with food, wine tasting, and games
12 pm – 8 pm

Meranda-Nixon Winery
6517 Laycock Rd
Ripley, OH 45167
Tasting Room Open
12:30 pm – 8:30 pm

Taste of Cincinnati
Saturday, Sunday, Monday
5th Street Downtown
12 pm – 12 am

Thursday, May 29
Italian Wine Tasting: Rocca delle Macie Wines with Vito Candela
Dilly Deli
6818 Wooster Pike
Mariemont, OH 45227
513-561-5233
Reservations required.

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