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Grape Expectations

Cab. Chard. Sauv blanc. Whatever your preference, you’ll find it somewhere in the many wineries, wine shops, and wine bars throughout the Queen City. Oenophiles, take your fill and watch your glass runneth over.

By Emma Balcom, Brianna Connock, Kennedy Dudley, John Fox, M. Leigh Hood, Claire Lefton, Aiesha D. Little, Elizabeth A. Lowry, Tiffany Luckey, Sarah McCosham, Amanda Boyd Walters, Rodney Wilson, and Elizabeth Wood

Edited by Aiesha D. Little

Wineries:Ohio

Wine Shops:Ohio

Wineries:NKY

Wine Shops:NKY

Wineries & Wine Shops:Indiana

Wine Bars

Nonalcoholic Wines

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Wine Talk:David Schildknecht

A Q&A with the founder of Cincinnati Wine Academy

Wine Talk:Jason Catanzaro

A Q&A with the founder of Forgotten Gods Meadery

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