Captains Announce Inaugural Captains Charities Ohio Wine Festival at Classic Park

(Eastlake, OH) - The Lake County Captains, class A affiliate of the Cleveland Indians, will host the inaugural Captains Charities Ohio Wine Festival on Saturday, June 20 at Classic Park. The event will take place on the concourse inside the stadium from 5PM to 8PM and will feature nine Ohio wineries and 54 different varieties of wine. A portion of the proceeds will benefit Captains Charities, a registered 501c.3 charity and The Forbes House, Lake County's only domestic abuse center. 

Individual tickets to the event will be $30 and a special $50 admission for couples. A $15 designated driver ticket will be available as well. 15 sampling opportunities will come with each admission and there will be complimentary hors d'ouevres available. All attendees will receive a wine glass. 

The event is limited to attendees 21 years of age or older, including any designated drivers, as no one under 21 will be admitted. The festival will take place rain or shine.  

The Ohio-based wineries who will participate include:

• Deer's Leap Winery (Geneva)
• Dover Vineyards (Sandusky)
• Ferrante Winery (Harpersfield)
• Firelands (Sandusky)
• Lonz Winery (Sandusky)
• Maize Valley Winery (Hartville)
• Meiers Wine Cellars (Cincinnati)
• Winery at Versailles (Versailles)
• Virant Family Winery (Geneva)

Tickets for this special event are available at the Classic Park Box Office, by phone at 440-954-WINS (9467) or online.