They hope to make the festival an annual tradition. But if you're going to grow any grapes in Ohio, my idea is, you grow the grapes for ice wine," he said.Įarlier this month, the Blue Barn Winery held its first major event, the Mums and Wine Festival, during which the Uriams combined their long-running mum sale business with their wine sales. ![]() "We've done small batches just to learn how to do it, but we don't have any ice wine for sale yet. Despite the risk, Uriam still has a small, 2-acre vineyard on the property to grow grapes he hopes to use soon for ice wines. When the polar vortex hit two years ago, French vinifera grapes were completely wiped out across the state. Uriam learned early it was more cost effective to purchase his grapes from California, especially with the unpredictable weather patterns of Ohio. You have to get lucky because we could have never done what we're doing and produce the wine right here. "There's a lot to this you don't realize. I didn't know that at the time," the Blue Barn owner said. "In hindsight, we probably could have never made the wine and retailed the wine here (on site). He also purchased the property across the street from his home on South Columbus Road, which he uses for wine manufacturing and equipment storage. He took classes at University of California Davis both online and in person, and attended numerous conventions and conferences. Uriam has spent the last 10 years learning everything about the wine business. ![]() The winery also serves a cheese plate for $6. The reds are a blend of Cabernet, Sauvignon blanc, Pinot noir, Syrah and Merlot.Ĭustomers can taste each wine for 50 cents each. The whites are a blend of Chardonnay, Riesling and Vidal blanc. The winery sells four wines, two reds and two whites, one sweet and one dry for each. The Wooster Area Chamber of Commerce will perform an official ribbon cutting Sept. Ten years after Troutman suggested the winery idea, Blue Barn Winery opened its doors in April and has served customers every Friday, Saturday and Sunday throughout the summer. "He assured me that we wouldn't be competing and in the wine business it's good to get multiple wineries in close proximity," Uriam said. He and Andy Troutman were friendly neighbors and Uriam didn't want to do anything to jeopardize their relationship, but Troutman assured him that bringing another winery to the area would be beneficial for both. Brett Uriam hesitated before he and his wife, Marcia, decided to open the Blue Barn Winery directly south of Troutman Winery.
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