Ohio Wineries Big Business For Ohio
Ohio Wineries Big Business For Ohio
Jun 2, 2010 6
OHIO - It's a business you normally think of being based on the West Coast. But growing grapes and producing wine is big business in Ohio.Coshocton County wine producer Lee Wyse is the owner of Rainbow Hills Winery and he has been making wine for 23 years."The interest in wine and in Ohio, the interest in wine, has grown phenomenonally,"Lee exclaimed.It has grown so much that in 2008, the Ohio wine industry contributed $582 million to the state's economy and it employed 4,100 full-time workers.The number of wineries in Ohio has also taken off. There were 124 wineries in 2008, now there are 145. You could literally drive 40 minutes anywhere in Ohio -- and run into a winery.
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