Shamrock Vineyard is located in central Ohio near the town of Waldo. The vineyard started in 1971 with the planting of vines next to the farm house by Thomas Quilter. The legacy vines are cared for by the grandson and family from 2006, and this is the 38th year. New French hybrid varieties of grapes were planted here, and the hardiest varieties survived the cold Ohio winters. In 1984, Shamrock produced the wines themselves instead of sending the grapes elsewhere to be processed. I visited in early September with a friend.
We were all offered a tasting of each of the Shamrock wines, which are listed below.
Royal Gold: An off-dry white wine - Chablis style
Shamrock Rose: A semi-sweet rose wine
Buckeye Red: A sweet and fruity red wine
Windfall Wite: The sweetest wine
Waldeau Red: A dry, oaked red wine
I had a quick look at the vines behind the tasting room. The venue host events and dinners throughout the summer months.
We met a grey and white cat, which the owners called "Trash Can" because it was discovered dumped in a trash can. People are so cruel. The cat is a farm cat now, and s/he loved attention.
A selection of the bottles of wine are pictured below.
I purchased a bottle of the Windfall White wine. We enjoyed the venue, and we enjoyed the wines. The owners were very friendly and told us the story of the wines and gave us a tasting of the different wines.
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