Rock Creek, Andover, Jefferson and Conneaut
Off the beaten path
Five wineries 13 to 30 miles from the Madison and Geneva cluster: a meadery, a 1930s racehorse stable, a wineshake, a vineyard you can sleep in, and Ohio's early vinifera pioneer.
- Stops
- 5
- Road preview
- 70.9 miles
- Driving only
- About 118 minutes
Begins at Day Dream Farm Winery and ends at Markko Vineyard. You can change either end on the map, or make it a round trip from Vincent William.
The stops, in order
Rock Creek · Ohio
Day Dream Farm Winery
A family-run farm meadery in Rock Creek; 4.9 from 128 reviews.
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Andover · Ohio
Stable Winery
A building put up in the 1930s for an Andover doctor's racehorses, with a pond and patio.
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Jefferson · Ohio
Emerine Estates
Fruit wines and Wineshake, a frozen fermented-cream dessert, in Jefferson; family tradition since 1917.
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Conneaut · Ohio
Buccia Vineyard Winery and B&B
Conneaut vineyards, the Agawam grape bred in 1856, and four guest suites for the night.
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Conneaut · Ohio
Markko Vineyard
Founded 1968; the vineyard that helped prove European varieties could grow beside Lake Erie. Follow the winery's driveway directions, not the map pin.
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Why this route
How we chose these stops.
Most visitors never leave the Route 534 corridor. These five are the farthest wineries in the regional directory from the valley's center, and each has a reason to make the drive. Split them across a weekend; Buccia has four guest suites.
Road estimate from OpenStreetMap routing on 2026-09-16; it excludes visits and live traffic. Ratings are Google snapshots from 2026-09-09. Check opening days before travelling.
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Other ways through the valley
Vincent William guest favorites
The six valley wineries we send our own guests to. Start at Vincent William Wine in Madison and come back to the lake for dinner or the night.
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For the red wine lover
Five Madison and Geneva wineries whose own words and reviews point to Cabernet Franc, Pinot Noir and red blends rather than sweet wines.
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For the white wine lover
Riesling grown by the creek, Chardonnay and Grüner Veltliner from a 1979 estate, Sémillon in a church, and a finish at the vineyard that proved European grapes could grow beside Lake Erie.
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