“It’s chardonnay as Mother Nature intended it to be.”
“The true fruit flavors in the grape can be tasted much better in these wines,” Debevc adds. “A lot of people want a lighter, fruitier white wine without the sometime overpowering flavors created inside the oak barrels,” Debevc says.įor that reason, Debonné has been producing a chardonnay aged in stainless steel tanks for the last three years. Tony Debevc, owner of the Lake County winery, explains that the traditional process of aging chardonnay in oak barrels often imparts a strong flavor to the wine that many wine drinkers find off-putting. The largest estate winery in Ohio, Debonné grows chardonnay grapes on 10 of its 161 vineyard acres. 13550 Mount Eaton Rd., Doylestown 44230, 330/485-1089, ĭebonné Vineyards received top honors at November’s San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition, when its 2017 unoaked chardonnay received Best of Class in its category. “It’s possible our 2019 vintage will turn out even better,” he says. Vodraska is currently aging chardonel produced from last fall’s harvest in stainless steel tanks. Judges at both the 2019 Ohio Wine Competition and the Mid-American Wine Competition in Iowa agreed, awarding silver medals to Bent Ladder’s unoaked chardonel. “It’s very crisp with a fresh, fruity character and a nice clean finish,” he explains. Vodraska ages his chardonel in oak barrels and stainless steel tanks. A cross between chardonnay and the French hybrid grape seyval, chardonel is a cold-hardy wine with both a citrusy and green apple flavor profile. Vodraska settled on chardonel as one grape variety he wanted to focus on. Their son and co-owner Matt Vodraska quickly realized, “good apple land is also good grape land.” He saw to it that grapevines were planted on part of the acreage and rigorously trained himself in the art of winemaking.
When Dale and Peg Vodraska purchased Wayne County’s Rittman Orchards in 2005, they replanted many of the aging apple trees with the intention of growing heirloom apple varieties, many of which work well in hard cider. “It brings awareness of Ohio’s wines to an international audience.” 5585 St. “Winning this award is good for our region and our state,” he says. In his official notes, a judge at the San Francisco competition called Ferrante’s ice wine “simply spectacular from start to finish.”
BRANDS OF ICE WINE FULL
“We had a very warm fall with an especially hot and dry September, so we were able to let the grapes just hang and ripen to their full sweetness,” says owner and winemaker Nick Ferrante. And 2017 was an exceptionally good year for them. With their tough outer skins, vidal blanc grapes are ideal for ice wine, produced from grapes frozen while still on the vine. It went on to be chosen as a Specialty Sweepstakes Winner, one of only five wines among 6,700 competing. 31, Raymond 43067, 937/358-2401, Īshtabula County’s Ferrante Winery scored a major coup in January when its 2017 Grand River Valley vidal blanc ice wine won Best of Show in its category at the prestigious San Francisco Chronicle International Wine Competition. “Our new frontenacs finish so much smoother than before, and our customers are definitely noticing,” Frasca says. The couple recently started putting their frontenac wines through a secondary fermentation that removes the somewhat tart finish evident in earlier vintages. This year, they’re producing a blend they call Bicentennial Blush in honor of Union County’s 200th birthday.
The couple also uses the grape to produce a wine fortified with brandy. The semi-sweet Frenzie Frontenac wine the Frascas make received a silver medal at the Ohio Wine Competition in 20. “It’s also possible to make both sweet and dry wines from it.” “Its flavor is phenomenal, and the vines are extremely easy to grow,” he says. Mike Frasca predicts that even though Frontenac is far from a household name, it’s destined to be an “up-and-comer” on the Ohio wine scene. When the Frascas decided to start producing wines made from grapes, they chose the frontenac varietal, a hybrid that’s especially cold-hardy and has a shorter growing season than many grapes. It inspired the couple to make a number of flavorful fruit-based wines, which they began selling when their winery opened in 2011. When Mike and Diane Frasca purchased land alongside Union County’s Bokes Creek in 2003, they discovered a multitude of wild berries and fruits growing on their property.
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