Odds and Ends Summer Wine Overview

To do something different and to acknowledge that summer (July 4th) has arrived, I have put together some wine sources (book and not book) for tourism, shopping, business, and general knowledge.  Returning readers may know that I looked at Roger Gentile’s Discovering Ohio Wines, which looked at all of these aspects of the grape industry from [...]

Discovering Ohio Wines

Gentile, Roger L. Discovering Ohio Wines.  Columbus, Ohio; Enthea Press, 1991. Some time back, I said that someone should write a reference book about Ohio wines and winemakers.  Little did I know that Roger Gentile had already done so, be it two decades ago.  Because a great deal has changed in the Ohio wine scene [...]

A Taste of Ohio History

Nunley, Debbie and Karen Jane Elliott. A Taste of Ohio History: A Guide to Historic Eateries and Their Recipes.  Winston-Salem, North Carolina; John F. Blair, 2001. Combining travel, architecture, and food, A Taste of Ohio History, is the second state in a unique series.  The authors have compiled a list of almost 100 historic eateries [...]

Brewing Beer in the Buckeye State

Musson, Robert A. Brewing Beer in the Buckeye State, Volume 1: A history of the brewing industry in easter Ohio from 1808 to 2004. Medina, Ohio; Zepp Publications, 2005. Though I like having many books around me, I am a fan of the all-in-one reference guide. With Brewing Been in the Buckeye State, Musson attempts [...]

Farms & Food of Ohio

Suszko, Marilou K. Farms & Foods of Ohio: From Garden Gate to Dinner Plate. New York: Hippocrene Books, 2007. Are you looking for a travel guide/recipe book/local foods manifesto? Then Farms & Foods of Ohio will not satisfy all of your needs, but it may keep you interested. Published by Hippocrene Books, who sells many [...]