Hocking Hills Wine

Hocking Hills in southeast Ohio is one of the state's most popular outdoor recreation destinations, and a growing wine cluster has developed to serve the region's substantial visitor base. The wineries here produce wines from cold-hardy French-American hybrid grapes suited to the hilly, forested terrain. The experience is casual and approachable rather than serious, with tasting rooms often situated near hiking trailheads, zip-line courses, and cabin rental communities. Hocking Hills Winery, Terra Cotta Vineyards, and Rockside Winery are among the most visited. The combination of dramatic gorges, old-growth hemlock forests, and relaxed tasting rooms makes Hocking Hills wine country a distinctly different experience from Ohio's Lake Erie corridor.