Shores & Islands Ohio Cheers Trail
Expiration: Mar 20th 2026
Taste your way through Shores & Islands Ohio with the Cheers Trail! Back again for 2024! The trail will lead you to all the local breweries, wineries, cideries, and distilleries highlighting the agricultural heritage and beauty of the region. Sign up today to start checking in at the locations and collecting towards your prizes! Complete the trail and be entered to win a Shores & Islands Ohio giveaway. Wines, vines, grains, and brews await!
Please drink responsibly. Must be 21 years of age or older to participate.
Included Venues
See locations on an interactive map.
Bait House Brewery
Although there's "nothin' fishy about it," when you stop by the Bait House Brewery you'll soon be "hooked." Sandusky's hometown brewery not only offers their own specialty in-house brews, but also a full bar menu and delicious walleye platters, Bait House burgers, pizza, and other fantastic edibles. Pet-friendly patio. Open year-round.
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Chateau Winery & Vineyard
Experience the French Chateau featuring a wide selection of wines and cider. Walk the vineyards, sit by the koi pond, or have a glass of wine by the fireplace in the tasting room. You are sure to enjoy the relaxed atmosphere. Food menu, craft beer, live entertainment, and tours available. Open Year-round.
CLAG Brewing Company
Located in the heart of downtown Sandusky, adjacent to Small City Taphouse. Brewing small batches of a variety of beer from IPAs to stouts right on site. Open Feb-Dec.
Crooked Tree Vineyard
A five-acre working vineyard on Kelleys Island with a small tasting room serving wines made on site. Come in for a quiet and relaxing retreat from the sun while enjoying a glass of island-made wine. Open late-May through Labor Day with limited fall and winter hours.
Everwild Spirits
A craft bourbon distillery, located in downtown Sandusky, crafting unique hand-made and distinctive bourbon whiskeys that represent the local land, oak, and grains of Ohio. Full bar and lounge seating area, both indoors and out. Check website for information on tours, tastings, bottle releases, classes, events, and live entertainment. Open year-round.
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Firelands Winery & Restaurant
Producing fine Ohio wine since 1880. Retail shop, tastings, light fare, home wine-making supplies, and gifts. Outdoor covered patio. Restaurant available; call for information. Open year-round; closed major holidays.
Gideon Owen Wine Company
Gideon Owen Wine Company is a 150-year-old winery on Catawba Island. A perfect blend of historic charm and modern flair with an 1872 European-inspired wine cellar. Relax around the fire, enjoy patio seating, or sample wine in the Tirage Wine Bar. Open year-round.
Heineman Winery & Crystal Cave
Founded in 1888, Heineman Winery is a fifth-generation winery and the oldest family-owned and operated winery in Ohio. Visit the tasting room and wine garden, sample award-winning wines, and tour the world's largest celestite geode at Crystal Cave. Open mid-April through Oct.
Heron Creek Wine & Brady Vineyards of Ohio
The grapes to produce the award-winning Heron Creek Wine are grown, processed, fermented, and bottled at Brady Vineyards 140-acre farm including seven different varietals.
Kelley's Island Wine Co.
A family-friendly establishment specializing in hand-crafted island wines. A boutique winery featuring up to seven wines at a time. Restaurant offers house-made, fresh options like small plates, sliders, and pizzas. Family-owned for over 35 years. Two acres of family fun including corn hole, bocce, and horseshoes. Private groups by reservation. Catering available. Open daily, Memorial Day-Labor Day with limited hours spring, fall, and winter.
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Klingshirn Winery
Klingshirn has grown and produced some of Ohio's finest grapes and wines since 1935. 20 acres of vineyards, manufacturing, bottling, sampling, and a retail store are all on site. Open year-round; closed Sundays and major holidays.
Monarch Winery
A small, family-owned operation specializing in fruit wines and wine slushees. Offering an array of wine-related gifts, souvenirs, and snacks. Come shop, sip wine, and enjoy the wine garden! Call for hours.
Paper Moon Vineyards & Winery
Tastings and sales of quality regional and viniferous wines, covered outdoor patio area with seating for 60 people, grassy courtyard with fire ring, and lawn games. Food menu available. Open year-round; closed Dec 23-Jan 11 and major holidays.
Put-in-Bay Brewery & Distillery
Enjoy fresh-brewed beer at the island's only brewery and distillery. Great food at a great price, plus a friendly brew crew. Growlers and crowlers of beer available to-go, as well as their own island vodka and island rum. Patio seating and children's menu available.
Open May through mid-Oct.
Open May through mid-Oct.
Put-in-Bay Winery
Enjoy a guided wine-tasting tour of the Valentine Doller Mansion and experience island life as it was in the 1800s. Enjoy breathtaking views of Put-in-Bay's waterfront while enjoying a world-class glass of wine or a hand-crafted ice-cold beer. Accessible. Open Apr-Oct.
Quarry Hill Winery
Enjoyable wine tastings, light menu, retail wine sales, wine bar, outdoor patio, and on-site orchard and farm market. Live entertainment on weekends. Open year-round.
Redhead Ciderhouse
Producers of unique hard ciders in Northern Ohio. Redhead Ciderhouse is an estate cidery who grows, presses, and ferments on site. Hard ciders can be sampled and purchased inside Burnham Orchards’ Burnham’s Taphouse. Open year-round, Mon-Sun with carryout only on Sundays; closed major holidays.
Rocky Point Winery
Named for the rocky point at nearby Marblehead Lighthouse, providing visitors with a small-town touch, local wines, and unique gifts. Open year-round.
Sandy Ridge Vineyards & Mercantile
A community viticultural destination set in a historic 1890s barn. Highlights include chef-inspired dining offerings, a beautiful terrace, antiques, unique shopping and gifts, and award-winning wines. Craft beer and organic sodas are also available. Private events by reservation. Open April through mid-Dec.
Saucy Brew Works - Sandusky
Enjoy your favorite Saucy brews, coffee, and a new elevated menu in downtown Sandusky with 16 fresh beers on tap. The Saucy coffeehouse has a full selection of craft coffee offerings including our single-origin house roast, pour overs, espresso, and our newly launched line of 12 oz. whole-bean coffee bags.
Twin Oast Brewing
Experience great beer crafted by people obsessed with making unique flavors derived from the 60-acre farm on which it resides. Open year-round.