About Candlelight Winery
Candlelight Winery sits at 11325 Center Road in Garrettsville, in Portage County in Ohio's Western Reserve, about an hour southeast of Cleveland. Chris and Amanda Conkol opened it in August 2004 and kept it small: Chris handled the winemaking, bottling and labeling himself with volunteer help, using a six bottle filler and a pneumatic corker, alongside one full time and two part time employees.
The best known bottle is Pink Pug, a sweet blush named for the couple's pug, Mork, and the winery built its calendar around events rather than tourist traffic. Pug Day, held in the second week of August, raised money for Ohio Pug Rescue, and the winery staged summer and winter light shows using more than seventy thousand synchronized lights.
Current visitor status is uncertain. Business listings now mark Candlelight Winery as permanently closed, and its website could not be reached during research, so no current hours, tasting fee or reservation policy can be confirmed. Do not drive out on the strength of this page. Confirm current details by phone at (330) 527-4118 before planning a visit.
A small Garrettsville winery known for Pink Pug, Pug Day and light shows; its current status is unconfirmed.
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Opened in August 2004,Chris and Amanda Conkol started the winery in Garrettsville and kept it a small operation.
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Pink Pug,the sweet blush is named for the owners' pug, Mork.
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Pug Day,the annual August event raised money for Ohio Pug Rescue.
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Seventy thousand lights,the winery ran summer and winter shows with more than seventy thousand synchronized lights.
"Candlelight pours Portage County's quiet: the Garrettsville-area winery serves house wines in a warm-lit room whose namesake glow, paint-and-sip evenings and small-event calendar keep the rural corner social."
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