Slate Run Vineyard

Slate Run Vineyard Small winery/vineyard that specializes in traditional style wines. Named for a small nearby creek, Slate Run Vineyard is in central-Ohio, southeast of Columbus.

Slate Run Vineyard is a small farm winery that was opened in 1997 by Keith and Leslie Pritchard. Keith, an avid amateur winemaker since 1981, started planting grapes in 1985 to support his experimental winemaking pursuits. Quickly realizing that he planted too many grapes, Keith started selling them to other amateur winemakers and small wineries. By 1994, facing aging, burnout, and a wife that wan

ted to see him, Keith came to the realization that opening a winery would allow him to utilize all the skills and education that he developed previously in life. We welcome you to visit us, to taste any of our 17 proprietary wines, and to purchase some to take home. We can also ship wine, but only within Ohio.

05/29/2026

Will open a little late on Saturday 5/30. Should be open around 2 pm

More surprise! The Slate Run Vineyard 2019 Slate Blanc received a Double Gold award in the 2026 Ohio Wine Competition as...
05/28/2026

More surprise! The Slate Run Vineyard 2019 Slate Blanc received a Double Gold award in the 2026 Ohio Wine Competition as did the Best of Ohio Dessert/Specialty 2023 Finale Late Harvest Vignoles.
Two Double Gold awards a real surprise! The 2019 Slate Blanc is made from GM318 (a Geisenheim Germany Riesling X Chancellor hybrid). Slate Blanc is a totally dry Riesling style wine with nice floral notes. I have both at the winery and not available anywhere else. You can taste these as well as the other wines at Slate Run Vineyard.

I haven't entered a wine competition in something like 5 years.  I entered a few bottles in the 2026 Ohio Wine Competiti...
05/22/2026

I haven't entered a wine competition in something like 5 years. I entered a few bottles in the 2026 Ohio Wine Competition.... SURPRISE ! They only announced the "Best Ofs" so far today. The wine is 2023 Finale Late Harvested Vignoles. 🥳🥂

Best of Ohio Dessert/Specialty
2023 Slate Run Vignoles – Late Harvest

05/20/2026

Slate Run Vineyard will be open on Memorial Day!

Roses are blooming! No excessive frost damage in vineyard.
05/15/2026

Roses are blooming! No excessive frost damage in vineyard.

05/02/2026

This morning the grass had a lot of the crispy white stuff on it. Checked log and got down to 33.7F last night which is about 5 feet above ground. Not seeing much damage in vineyard, ground frosts work that way sometimes. Will see what tonight brings.

04/21/2026

Got down to 29.6 F very early Monday (4/20), temps went up before daylight. Only saw a couple spots with any frost injury. This morning (4/21) low was 34.4 F, so that is good. Still could have frost in May so not out of the woods (or vineyard) yet. Grapes are running about 2 weeks ahead this year.

04/03/2026

Slate Run Vineyard will close at 6pm this Good Friday evening! Open normal hours on Saturday 4/4!

03/11/2026

Slate Run Vineyard will be closed from Friday 3/13 to Friday 3/20. Will be open Sat. 3/21

I grow and make Vignoles in either a dry white wine or a late harvest wine. Was never enamoured with a semi-dry German s...
02/25/2026

I grow and make Vignoles in either a dry white wine or a late harvest wine. Was never enamoured with a semi-dry German style when I made those. I currently have 2 wines made from Vignoles, the "Slate Blanc Reserve" in a style of a smooth style Chardonnay and "Finale" a late harvested Vignoles with honey/apricot from the botrytis affected grapes and a pear and pineapple flavors from the over ripe intact grapes in balance with the sweetness level and acidity. Have found Vignoles culturally to be about the best variety I have for my rather cold winter and warmer summer growing season on the glacial moraine Slate Run Vineyard is located as well as the excellent wine quality.

While its parentage is unknown, this acidic, sweet grape is staking a claim for itself in the United States.

Address

1900 Winchester Southern Road
Canal Winchester, OH
43110

Opening Hours

Monday 1pm - 7pm
Tuesday 1pm - 7pm
Wednesday 1pm - 7pm
Thursday 1pm - 7pm
Friday 1pm - 7pm
Saturday 1pm - 7pm

Telephone

+16148348577

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