Wineries & Breweries
Union County is home to award-winning wineries and breweries specializing in locally grown ingredients. Whether novice or connoisseur, you’ll enjoy visiting and tasting at our family-run breweries and wineries.
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The wine industry is finding that Union County’s clay soil mix is perfect for growing grapes. The Midwest weather pattern concentrates the sweetness and flavor of the grape in the wet spring, then locks that flavor in with a dry summer, making for optimal grape growing conditions.
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With renewed interest in craft brewing and locally sourced ingredients, breweries are popping up and family farms like Rustic Brew Farm, Mill Creek Hops, and Grandpops Hops, are planting malt, barley, and hops to meet the demand.
Dalton Union
Winery & Brewery
Wine | Beer | Mead | Cider
After years of dabbling in winemaking and receiving positive feedback from friends and family, Dale and Tonya decided to make it official. Playing on their love of wine and each other, they named the winery after the combination of their names and their location in Ohio. Located in Marysville, the winery has grown to feature wine, hard cider, mead, and beer made on location. Their “43040” brew is made with all locally grown ingredients and aptly named after Marysville’s zip code.
Happenstance
Brewing
Project
Beer | Seltzer | |Cider
The Happenstance Brewing Project currently features 12 beers on tap that rotate along with a seltzer. Plans are underway to add more taps in the future. The building features garage-style glass doors, a spacious outdoor patio, and porch swings. Greenery and live edge bartops and tables emphasize their motto, “beer, nature, and community.”
Ill
mannered
brewing co.
Beer| Cider
The story of Ill Mannered begins with a group of homebrewers who combined their passion to create a one-of-a-kind brewery featuring a variety of hand-crafted beers, cocktails, slushies, wine, cider, and more. The owners brew their craft beer on a smaller scale to experiment and rotate their offerings, allowing guests to try a new draft every time they stop in. Enjoy uniquely crafted beverages,food trucks, and events while catching up with friends.
Rhetoric Brewing Co.
Wine | Beer | Mead | Cider
Founded in 2018 by two slightly eccentric, homebrewers, Rhetoric Brewing Company offers small-batch concoctions of wine, hard cider, mead, and beer. Visit their cozy taproom in Richwood and enjoy their rhetorical beers, ciders, and wines, including Cash Crop, Bodacious Blonde Ale, Appley Everafter, and Decadence, as well as a variety of red and white wines.
The Taphouseat Retreat 21
Wine | Cider
The Taphouse at Retreat 21is surrounded by 64 acres of lush trees and rolling meadows. Guests are invited to sip on their favorite beverages while taking in the pristine views of the rolling landscape. The onsite vineyard, orchard, and lavender fields are the perfect backdrop to kick back and relax on the private deck or by the winery silo.
