Best New Winery — Corkscrew Taphouse Winery + Tasting Bar vs. Monarch Meadow Vineyard
Two new Ashtabula County wineries bring distinctly different personalities to Ohio’s Grand River Valley wine scene.
Corkscrew Taphouse Winery + Tasting Bar
• Vintage-industrial cool meets sustainability and innovation. It’s playful, a little irreverent, and built for groups who want to graze.
• Choose your own adventure with a wall of 30 rotating taps of Corkscrew’s own wines, local craft beer, cider, cocktails and sangria, including one the regulars call “liquid apple pie.”
• Chef-crafted small plates include Reuben fritters, stuffed mushrooms and the famously good corkscrew fries.
• The self-pour tap wall of 30 rotating selections is the whole schtick that allows guests to sip and compare notes. corkscrewtaphouse.com
Monarch Meadow Vineyard
• This adults-only, relaxed resort-style setting has modern farmhouse touches and a meadow that encourages lingering.
• A tighter, homegrown list built entirely from grapes within 20 miles, including cabernet franc, chardonnay and rosette. Come in for a flight or reserve a seated tasting for $50.
• A rotating, locally sourced menu published weekly leans on nearby meats, cheeses and greenhouse produce.
• A genuine pollinator mission with wild meadow buffers for monarchs and free milkweed seeds on the way out. monarchmeadowvineyard.com
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