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Who would imagine that Ohio--a Midwest hub of industrial, manufacturing and commerce--would also be home to 70 wineries with at least half a dozen more on the way? Having moved to the number five spot in the nation in wineries per state, Ohio is adding wineries to its list of vacation lures.
"What's been interesting is that in the last few years we've had to take stock of growth in two-year increments instead of 10 years as we did in the past," said Donniella Winchell, executive director of the Ohio Wine Producers Association (OWPA). "We can't even finish a brochure before it's obsolete." It's not just Ohio, Winchell said. Other states are seeing a wine industry boom thanks to a good economy. "In the 1970s people bought sailboats when the economy got better; today it's wineries. You own a winery and you're an entrepreneur, a manager, a farmer, an artiste, all at once. You work with your hands and get dirt under...
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