Harpersfield Vineyard

Harpersfield grows premium wine grapes and does not apologize for making dry wine in a region known for sweet. The estate bottlings run to Pinot Noir, Cabernet Franc, Chardonnay and Pinot Gris.

The room is small, warm and wood-fired, with bread and cheese rather than a full kitchen. It rewards sitting still for an hour.

If you have been told Ohio cannot grow cool-climate vinifera, this is the stop that argues otherwise. The lake moderates the temperature here in a way that makes the whole valley possible.