Wyandotte Winery is unusual, even among Ohio wineries. The building at 4640 Wyandotte Drive was constructed in 1976 by Floyd Jones as both a residence and a production space. A house, with a cellar that made wine. Fifty years later, that is still essentially what it is.

Floyd and Peggy Jones opened the doors in 1977 and immediately did the thing that became the brand: they experimented. Grape wines, yes, but also dandelion, clover, rhubarb. Wines made from whatever Ohio could grow, poured for whoever wanted to try. That generosity of palate, the willingness to take an unconventional fruit seriously, became the founding instinct of the place.

In 1985, Bill and Jane Butler took over. Bill won a long string of awards for his wines. Jane designed new labels honoring Columbus and Ohio landmarks, giving the bottles a sense of place that matched the cellar they came from. In 1990, the Butlers opened a sibling winery, William Graystone, in German Village.

The doors closed in 2004. For two years, the cellar sat quiet. In November 2006, Robin and Valerie Coolidge bought the building, restored what needed restoring, and reopened in June 2007. They returned the winery to its neighborhood, where it belonged.

In 2023, the next chapter began. David and Robin Panzera, together with Alena Miller and Matthew Greenwood, became the current stewards. Same address. Same cellar. Same philosophy. A fifth decade of welcome.

What we are is small. What we make is on premises. What we want is for you to come in, pour what you like, and feel like you have been here before, even if you have not.