In celebration of June is Ohio Wine Month, eleven wineries and three visitors bureaus along the Lake Erie Shores and Islands Wine Trail announce the second annual AMAZING GRAPE RACE which will take place between June 1st to June 30th.A free 'Amazing Race' card is available at each of the participating wineries and supporting convention and visitors bureaus.
Travelers must visit the wineries within the month of June, have their race card endorsed with a secret code word at each participating winery. Once the Amazing Grape Race card is completed, it must be mailed by July 14, 2012 to Ohio Wine Producers Association at 33 Tegam Way, Geneva, OH 44041.
The first three hundred travelers who return cards will receive a complimentary 6-bottle wine tote to fill with the wines they discovered so they may Take Home the Experience to enjoy with family and friends. [one gift per card please].
All who do complete the Race will also be entered into a drawing to win the following prizes:
- Grand Prize: Kalahari Resorts Safari 2 Bedroom Suite Stay for 6 including 6 Waterpark Passes for day of arrival and until 3 PM on Departure Day, 6 Passes to the Safari Adventure Animal Park, and a Take-Home Picture with the Giraffes (Giraffes only on site between May 16 and September 26, 2012.) Valid most Sunday though Thursday arrivals. Some days limited in availability. Expires December 20, 2012. ($919 value)
- Other prizes
- Round Trip Jet Express Tickets for two from downtown Port Clinton to downtown Put-in-Bay ($60 value/3 winners)
- Island Hopping Cruise for two aboard the Goodtime 1 ($54 value)
- Vintage Ohio Wine Festival Gift Certificate for two ($42 value/8 winners)
- Ferry tickets for two from Miller Ferries to Put-in-Bay and Middle Bass Island ($26 value)
PARTICIPATING WINERIES
- Chateau Tebeau Winery, Helena, www.chateautebeauwinery.com
- D & D Smith Winery, Norwalk www.ddSmithWinery.com
- Firelands Winery, Sandusky www.FirelandsWinery.com
- Heineman's Winery, Put-in-Bay www.HeinemansWinery.com
- John Christ Winery, Avon Lake www.JohnChristWine.com
- Klingshirn Winery, Avon Lake www.KlingshirnWine.com
- Matus Winery, Wakeman www.MatusWinery.us
- Mon Ami Restaurant & Historic Winery, Port Clinton www.MonAmiWinery.com
- Paper Moon Vineyards, Vermilion www.PaperMoonVineyards.com
- Quarry Hill Winery, Berlin Heights www.QuarryHillWinery.org
- Vermilion Valley Vineyards, Wakeman www.VermilionValleyVineyards.com
SUPPORTING CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAUS
- Lake Erie Shores and Islands-EAST, Sandusky www.ShoresAndIslands.com
- Lake Erie Shores and Islands-WEST, Port Clinton www.ShoresAndIslands.com
- Sandusky County Convention & Visitors Bureau, Sandusky www.SanduskyCounty.org
- Visit Lorain County, Lorain www.VisitLorainCounty.com
- Goodtime-Lake Erie Island Cruises www.GoodtimeBoat.com
- Jet Express www.Jet-Express.com
- Kalahari Resorts www.KalahariResorts.com
- Miller Ferries to Put-in-Bay and Middle Bass Island www.MillerFerry.com
- Vintage Ohio Wine Festival www.VisitVintageOhio.com
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