Buckeye Winery

Great Weasel Boy beer as well as a nice wine selection. I gave them five stars for the friendly service. Thank you!

For a small downtown Newark watering hole, Buckeye Winery is the perfect place for a girls night out. Is it the best wine I’ve ever had? Honestly, no. But it’s not too shabby either.
You can try a little bit of everything to find one you like without breaking the bank which you cannot do at other places. And the staff is super friendly and laid back. Our server was great & kept up with us all night.

My husband and I stopped in to sample some local (Ohio) wines. Being fans of mostly reds we sampled 4 varieties from the surprisingly long list. While the Merlot and Cabernet-​Shiraz lacked a bit, the full Cabernet and their Luna Rosa were quite good and we ended up getting a full glass of the Luna Rosa with our late lunch. We had their margherita pizza (only $ 10 for a 12″ pizza) and took a couple of bottles of Cabernet back with us.
We plan on returning to the Winery with family that lives in the Columbus area!

From a red wine-taster’s perspective the wine was not very good. Each taste I had lacked age and balance. They were almost still bubbly, sort of like a wine flavored aklaseltzer. Each wine tasted similar to all of the others. The service was not up-​to-​par for a winery with a decent tasting room. I’ve had far better professional experiences. Each wine-​tender (there were two in a room of about 30 people) seemed more occupied with eating left over cheese and crackers and cleaning up for the night rather than taking the time to pour a taste of wine, describe it and guide you through their wines. Besides the reds, I tried a couple whites, both with ambiguous names but I’m guessing were a riesling and a vidal mix, both of which were loaded with sugar. This was ashame considering the grape used for the wines actually had a nice flavor. I also tried white chocolate port. This taste made me gag. It was horrendous, and I stopped tasting at that point. I consider myself an experienced wine drinker and have visited many wineries throughout Ohio, but I am by no means a wine snob. I am not a stranger to $ 4.99 wine or 2-​buck chuck if you know what I mean. I would dodge this place unless you are drinking beer as reviewed previously.

This place is fantastic. My brother and I went in on the suggestion of some people standing out front. We did not have time to try the wine, instead going for the beer brewed in Zanesville. Everyone was very pleasant inside and we made some new friends and fellow beer enthusiasts. A definite must see on a trip to downtown Newark.