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In the early 18th century, pioneers cleared land in Ohios Western Reserve and found it suitable for farming, but until the Ohio-Erie Canal opened, it was difficult for them to share the fruit of their labor. Ohios Canal Country Wineries captures the spirit of those who lived off the land from Cleveland to New Philadelphia along the Cuyahoga River and down to the Muskingum Riverthe path that the Ohio-Erie Canal took when it was built in 1832. As canal country began opening up, wineries along the Ohio River and the shores and islands of Lake Erie produced so much wine that Ohio became known as Vinland. Now, the rich and fertile farmland along the canal has also been cultivated with vineyards, and the region is home to close to 50 wineries.



About the Author

Claudia J. Taller

Claudia Taller is a lifelong writer and received her BA from Kent State University where she received a BA in English and Writing and was editor of The New Kent Quarterly. Editing skills honed at the Kent State University Press landed her work in the legal world, and her first published magazine articles were with legal publications. Since then she has written lifestyle and travel articles for a number of magazines and news sources, including Yahoo!, Cool Cleveland, Northern Ohio Live, and WineBuzz, always encouraging readers to seek out rich experiences. Her first book, "Ohio's Lake Erie Wineries," released in 2011, was inspired by the passion of local winemakers and vintners and Ohio's rich winemaking history. Her book "30 Perfect Days, Finding Abundance in Ordinary Life" is a reflective memoir in which she shares how to live well in an imperfect world. A second wineries book and a novel are scheduled for publication in 2015. During the last seven years, Claudia has hosted fourteen Word Lovers weekends during which she brings writers together for fellowship and encouragement. She created and facilitated writing workshops for the Cuyahoga County Library System, Lakeside's Chautauqua, the Western Reserve Writer's Conference, Skyline Writers, and the Society of Professional Journalists, Cleveland Chapter.



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