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 Contrary
to what you might think, the winery is not a little house that we gutted. After
a disastrous experience with a Cincinnati architect when we tried to build the
winery at the vineyard, our first crush took place in Akron. (Thank you to Andy
Troutman of the Winery at Wolf Creek). We built the winery from scratch in 2002;
designed from the ground up to be a winery, highly insulated, sloping concrete
floors, tank shelf, floor drain. The winery has now celebrated its five year
anniversary. The winery is located just east of downtown Ripley at 904 Hamburg
Street, 3 blocks behind the McDonalds. The winery is a small production facility
where we make the wine.
The winery is now closed for the season. We will reopen Memorial Day Weekend
Saturday and Monday for the release of a limited amount of white wine.
 What's
this! If you want to own a winery, you better be prepared for emergencies. This
barrel leaked AFTER it was filled with Cabernet Sauvignon from the 2004 harvest.
Ron jammed a pencil in to stop it. We didn't have the luxury of shipping the
barrel back to the vendor in Missouri! Ron has now repaired the leak with a
little chunk of hardwood.
The state
of Ohio requires us to charge a tasting fee for wine.
Kinkead Ridge makes
premium wines in limited quantities. The winery is primarily a production
facility, however we do taste and sell wine on site.
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Our wines are available in fine wine stores and restaurants in
Cincinnati, Chagrin Falls, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, Akron, Athens,
Centerville, Georgetown, Granville/New Albany, Lebanon, Logan, Mainville,
Manchester, Mt. Orab, Middletown, Nelsonville, Moscow, Newark, Oxford, Ripley,
Springfield, Springboro, Tipp City, Wilmot, West Union, Willoughby and Yellow
Springs. We take mail, phone and web orders. Checks, money orders, Visa or Mastercard. --
Although no restaurant is associated with the
winery, there are restaurants in the Ripley area or we encourage you to bring a picnic lunch as there are picnic tables
along the river in downtown Ripley. Cohearts Riverhouse Restaurant on the river
has no corkage fee.
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| The winery today |
Possible future enhancement,
design by Carl Jahnes, Flint Ridge Vineyard |
Kinkead Ridge
Winery accomplishments, 2002-2008
2003 Viognier/Roussanne named one of the Top 100
Exciting Wines in the World, Tom Stevenson, British editor of the
New Sothebys Wine Encyclopedia
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2004 Cabernet Franc named one of the Top 100
Exciting Wines in the World,
Tom Stevenson, British editor of the
New Sothebys Wine Encyclopedia. Only 12 American wineries made the
list
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2004 Cabernet Franc, Double Gold Medal, American
Wine Society competition. 1000+ international entries, only 2 Double
Gold Medals
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2004 Cabernet Sauvignon, Gold Medal Finger Lakes
Wine competition. The only vinifera wine from Ohio to win a gold
medal. Only 15 were awarded internationally for Cabernet
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Featured on nationally-syndicated PBS TV program,
America's Heartland
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Featured on Ohio-syndicated PBS TV program, Our
Ohio
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Kinkead Ridge video “The Romance of the Vineyard”
one of five finalists in the Wine Spectator video contest
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Kinkead Ridge featured on the cover of Ohio
magazine
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Kinkead Ridge listed in
Kevin Zraly's American Wine
Guide
(former sommelier of Windows on the World, World Trade Center)
Kinkead
Ridge wines praised by Bernard Portet (founding winemaker of Clos du
Val) and Melyvn Masters (restauranteur, author)
Kinkead
Ridge mentored the
winegrowers of Harmony Hill, Meranda and LaVigna
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Kinkead Ridge wines
featured on the Dish TV show,
with Chef Jean Robert de Cavel
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Kinkead Ridge featured in Ladies Home Journal and
Country Living (courtesy of the Farm Bureau)
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Kinkead Ridge 2006 Viognier/Roussanne rated one of
the top 2007 favorite wines, the WineBuzz magazine and wins Gold
Medal at the American Wine Society competition.
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Kinkead Ridge featured in Ohio Wine Country
Excursions
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Kinkead Ridge featured in From Garden Gate to
Dinner Plate, Food and Farms of Ohio
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Kinkead Ridge featured in national magazine, Wines
and Vines
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Kinkead Ridge wines reviewed by Mark Fisher, Dayton Wine Blog
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Kinkead Ridge wines reviewed by Jon Christenson, Columbus
Dispatch
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Kinkead Ridge 2005 Cabernet Franc featured
currently at Pigalls and JeanRo Bistro
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Kinkead Ridge wines featured by Chef Julie Frances,
Nectar
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Ohio wine dinners, Kinkead Ridge featured at
Rhapsody, Sturkeys, Daveeds, Bexleys Monk, Lindeys German Village,
Iron Horse Inn
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Kinkead Ridge wines reviewed by Lenn Thompson, New
York wine writer
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Kinkead Ridge wines reviewed by Sandra Silfven,
Detroit Daily News
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Kinkead Ridge newspaper articles, too numerous to
mention
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Kinkead Ridge wine poured at the Smithsonian
Institute, Washington D.C. and by Senator Voinovich
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Kinkead Ridge the only non-distributor winery to
pour at Gourmet Sensation
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Kinkead Ridge invited to pour at Fleur de Fetes,
Dayton
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One of four wineries (and the only Ohio winery) featured in the
January Cincinnati Magazine
--Dorothy
Gaiter and John Brecher, Wall Street Journal: "One
of the many wonderful things about a trip to wineries is that it's a reminder
that wine is a product of personal passion. On store shelves these days, too
many wines taste alike. A visit to Wine Country, tasting small-production, often
unusual wines, is always a welcome eye-opener."
"The
most memorable wines we tried give an idea of the wonders that await you in
tasting rooms."
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Kinkead
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