Next up in my visits of Ohio wineries is School House Winery (also called Building 6), located near Dover. This winery is a quirky one located in an old one-room schoolhouse, which dates from 1886. There is ample seating outside around a pond, which I didn't see on my initial visit. We were the only customers there at the time, and we visited in the late afternoon on a Thursday. The wines are all named after school-related themes, and food is also served on site.
There are seventeen wines to choose from, but most of the ones on offer are red wines. Some of the names include "Prom Night", "Bully Red", "Spring Break", "Teacher's Pet", "Scholar Red", "Class Clown" and "Teacher's Aide." I tried "Eraser", which was described as semi-sweet, "Teacher's Aide", which is described as a sweet lemon taste, and "Class Clown", which is a sweet rose wine.
I didn't find a wine that I enjoyed here, but I would return as it looks like a fun place. The winery had a lot of food options from pizza to pretzel bites to cheese boards to garlic sticks.
Before I left, I ordered a watermelon ice wine lolly, which was refreshing. It actually wasn't a boiling day, but it would have gone down even more if it had been.
I got to see the grapes growing on the vines right outside the schoolhouse.
Dover, Ohio, has quite a few wineries in a little area. I will re-visit.
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