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Vintage Ohio 2004 Showcases 20 Wineries
KIRTLAND, Ohio -- Vintage Ohio 2004, scheduled for Aug. 7 and 8 at Lake Farmpark, will showcase more than 100 wines from some 20 Ohio wineries as well as offer two stages of live music, education programs, arts and crafts, cooking demonstrations and more.This is the 10th year for the festival, sponsored by the Ohio Wine Producers Association. It is the largest wine, food, music and family fun festival in Ohio.A number of corporate sponsors are setting up tents and booths, including KeyBank, which is hosting a wine education program at which a wine expert will answer questions. This year's topics include how to host a wine-tasting, suggestions for pairing wine and food, how to read a wine label and how to grow grapes.Pittsburgh-based Kaufmann's Department Stores will set up a "Tablescapes Tent" featuring home decorating and entertaining ideas. Kaufmann's also is sponsoring a "Meet the Winemaker-Up Close and Personal" contest in which three winners will win VIP tours of a northeastern Ohio winery and a personal dinner with the winemaker.The Olive Garden restaurants is providing the first 10,000 festival attendees with a special 10th Anniversary souvenir wine glass, and the restaurant chain also is participating in the "Flavors of Italy" program at the Vintage Ohio cooking school.In addition to wine samplings, a number of restaurants and wineries will offer a wide variety of foods ranging from bread to crepes to ostrich sandwiches at this year's event.Participating wineries include:Breitenbach Wine Cellars, DoverBuccia Winery, ConneautDebonne Vineyards, MadisonFerrante Winery, GenevaGrande Wine Cellars, Garfield HeightsHarpersfield Vineyards, GenevaHeineman Winery, Put-in-BayIt's Your Winery, FairfieldJilbert Winery, Valley CityKlingshsirn Winery, Avon LakeLaurello Vineyards, GenevaMaple Ridge Vineyards, ThompsonMarietta Wine Cellars, MariettaMarkko Vineyard, ConneautRaven's Glenn Winery, West LafayetteShamrock Vineyards, MarionSt. Joseph Vineyard, Madison/ThompsonTarsitano Winery, ConneautValley Vineyards, MorrowWinery at Wolf Creek, NortonMore information on Vintage Ohio 2004: www.ohiowines.org "