17th Annual Ice Wine Festival 11am- 5pm
The Wineries of the Grand River Valley welcome you to our 17th Annual Ice Wine Festival. Participating wineries include: Debonné Vineyards, Ferrante Winery & Ristorante, Grand River Cellars Winery and Restaurant, Laurello Vineyards, & St. Joseph Vineyards, CASK 307 & South River Vineyard.
Over three weekends in March, the region joins together to celebrate a unique product of the cold temperatures in the Grand River Valley wine region — Ice wine.
Patrons will visit each of the participating wineries and sample their Ice Wine along with a complimentary appetizer. Many of the wineries will also have a featured event including ice carving, jewelry shows, dog sledding & much more. Cost is $7 at each winery, which includes wine samples, an ice wine glass at each winery, appetizer and special events. (Bring in a canned food item to help support our local food banks and receive $1 off per person.) Call 440-466-3485 for more information.
Designated drivers are always welcome. For $3 they will receive a non-alcoholic beverage and an appetizer.
Appetizer Menu & Events include:
DEBONNE VINEYARDS
- APPETIZER: Glazed Meatballs with a BBQ Peach Mango Pepper Jam
- FEATURED WINE: 2019 Riesling Ice Wine
- WHILE YOU ARE THERE… Live music Friday night and Saturday afternoon
- Jam sampling by Pepper-Licious
- Wood Carving Demonstration-all day
- Specialty Ice Wine Cocktail (small additional fee)
- Tapas & Ice Progressive Dinner- each Friday evening prior to festival
- Friday, March 6
- Friday, March 13
- Friday, March 20
- – Run & Ice Wine-Sunday, March 8. A 4 mile run between Debonne Vineyards & Grand River Cellars. Details go to: https://localraces.com/events/madison-oh/run-and-ice-wine
- Ice Wine Sangria Making Class-Sunday, March 22nd-go to www.debonne.com to register.
FERRANTE WINERY & RISTORANTE
- APPETIZER: Fire & Ice Farotto-Chef’s creation of Italian sausage, caramelized onions, bell peppers, sweet & spicy Ice Wine sauce Farro.
- FEATURED WINE: 2016 Vidal Blanc Ice wine
- WHILE YOU ARE THERE…
- Live music Friday & Saturday evenings.
- Play the ice wine bottle game.
- Ice Wine Pairing menu for lunch and dinner offered all month. No Reservations Necessary. Visit comfor our menu & additional information.
GRAND RIVER CELLARS WINERY & RESTAURANT
- APPETIZER: Blue Cheese & caramelized onions mac n cheese.
- FEATURED WINE: 2019 Vidal Blanc Ice Wine
- WHILE YOU ARE THERE…
- Featuring Ice Carving at 12 p.m;
- Delightful Soy Candles featuring Ice Wine Candles
- Ice Wine Marshmallow Roast All Day (small additional fee)
- Ice Wine Martini’s (additional fee)
- Ice Wine Cotton Candy (additional fee)
- Tapas & Ice Progressive Dinner –
Friday, March 6-
Friday, March 13th
Friday, March 20th–
- Live music Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings and Sunday afternoons.
- Run & Ice Wine-Sunday, March 8 A 4 mile run between Debonne Vineyards & Grand River Cellars. Details: https://localraces.com/events/madison-oh/run-and-ice-wine
- Ice Wine & Yoga-Sunday, March 15 11 am-go to https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ice-wine-yoga-tickets-89129628117 to register.
- Ice Wine Cooking Class-Sunday, March 15 Noon-2 pm
LAURELLO VINEYARDS
- APPETIZER: Homemade Chocolate Spiced Biscotti
- FEATURED WINE: Simply Mad Habanero Ice Wine
- WHILE YOU ARE THERE…
- Featuring Hand crafted beach glass jewelry by Rita Burns.
- Gallery display from Jennylynn photography
- Live music each Saturday from 6-9 pm
- JOSEPH VINEYARDS
APPETIZER:
- Raspberry Cheesecake Trifle
- FEATURED WINE: 2018 Vidal Blanc Ice Wine
- WHILE YOU ARE THERE…
- Kryz’s Family Maple Syrup
- Featuring Premier Designs Jewelry
Cask 307
- APPETIZER: Parmigiano Reggiano with Honey and Walnuts
- FEATURED WINE: 2019 Chardonnay Ice Wine
- WHILE YOU ARE THERE…
South River Vineyards
- APPETIZER: Apple Cider Donuts-provided by Brant’s Apple Orchard
- FEATURED WINE: 2017 Concord Ice Wine & 2019 Blush Ice Wine (Blend of Chambourcin & Vidal Blanc)
- WHILE YOU ARE THERE…
- Stop next door to Red Eagle Distillery for our featured ice wine cocktail in a commemorative rocks glass. Cocktail is made of Red Eagle Spirits mixed with South River Vineyard’s 2019 Blush Ice Wine and Lindemans Peche Lambic.
Date and Time
Saturday Mar 7, 2020
11:00 AM - 5:00 PM EST
03/07/2020; 11am-5pm
Location
5750 S Madison Rd
Madison, OH 44057
Fees/Admission
$7 per person
Contact Information
440-298-9838
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