Here are a few local wineries, wine shops and bars for you to visit any damn day of the week because #welovewine.  
Oakley Wines 4011 Allston St., Oakley Oakley Wines was taken over by team behind Over-the-Rhine wine and cheese shop The Rhined in 2018. The establishment offers a wide selection of curated wines, with a focus on organically grown wines from small winemakers. The shop features a petite menu of bites. Photo: Hailey Bollinger
Liberty’s Bar & Bottle 1427 Main St., Over-the-Rhine Liberty’s offers the best of both the bar and the bottle with 20 rotating craft beers on tap and 15 wines available by the glass — including half-pours — along with 100 bottles of wine and 40 craft beers via retail. Dogs are welcome and you’ll frequently find one or two sleeping under their owners’ stools at the bar. Bring a pet along and they’ll get to slurp up a water bowl while you sip on an IPA and admire their sleek interior. Photo: Hailey Bollinger
Revel OTR 111 E. 12th St., Over-the-Rhine This urban winery boasts a selection of housemade wines as well as features from other wineries. Hungry? Revel offers several different shareable bites like warmed olives or three-layer dip, as well as flatbreads and crostinis. For those wishing to get a little cheesy, they can order up a meaty board fully equipped with cured meats and artisan cheeses. Photo: Hailey Bollinger
Crafts & Vines 642 Main St., Covington A great wine and beer store. The shop has more than a dozen different beers and wines on draft, and all of the beer is from Kentucky and Ohio. Order a Truck Stop Charcuterie board with your bevs and munch down on pimento cheese, house made jerky and maple bacon Sriracha. Photo: Hailey Bollinger
Somm Wine Bar 3105 Price Ave., East Price Hill This worthy wine destination is in the Incline District in Price Hill. Somm Wine Bar offers a large patio with tables and lounge chairs. You’ll find a lot of food choices — from the light fare you expect at a wine bar to several more substantial entrées. Photo via Facebook.com/SommWineBar
Ripple Wine Bar 4 W. Pike St., Covington This adorably approachable wine bar is located in Covington and welcomes all levels of wine drinkers to taste, enjoy and learn about the wine world in a relaxed environment. The bar also offers a delightful menu of shareable bites like charcuterie and truffle and pecorino popcorn as well as sophisticated dishes like beef wellington popovers. Photo via Facebook.com/ripplewinebar
Unwind Wine Bar 3435 Michigan Ave., Hyde Park California-style wine bar in the heart of Hyde Park with a full vegetarian and vegan-friendly snack menu. Photo: Hailey Bollinger
Marty’s Hops & Vines 6110 Hamilton Ave., College Hill A bottle shop and bar in a restored 1920s building in College Hill. Marty’s Hops & Vines offers fine wine, craft beer and small plates and pizza, along with a rotating weekly event schedule featuring deals, tastings and live music (during non-COVID times). Photo: Brittany Thornton
The Skeleton Root 38 W. McMicken Ave., Over-the-Rhine A working winery and event space in OTR that pays homage to Cincinnati’s wine history by producing heritage and French and European style wines, crushed and aged on site. Wines are produced in-house with minimal intervention, showcasing the terroir of the fruit in bottles of red, white and even rosé wine. The tasting room, with its beautiful illustration of grape harvesters on a Cincinnati hillside, is a perfect backdrop for happy hour. Photo via Facebook.com/SkeletonRoot
Valley Vineyards 2276 E. U.S. 22, Morrow Award-winning, estate-grown table and dessert wines since 1970. Also home to Cellar Dweller brewery. Photo via Facebook.com/ValleyVineyards
Henke Winery 3077 Harrison Ave., Westwood Wine and dine the old-fashioned way, with both food and grapes processed in-house. This family-owned and -operated urban winery was considered one of the 10 best in the country by Food Republic. Photo via Facebook.com/HenkeWinery
1215 Wine Bar & Coffee Lab 1215 Vine St., Over-the-Rhine Currently operating as carry-out only, this OTR spot is typically run as eclectic coffee shop by day and wine bar by night. During non-COVID times, try the wine flights, which double as both alcohol and a game. Three different wines are served in numbered glasses; use the tasting notes from the menu and blindly identify which is which. See if you’re correct on a provided card. Photo: Jesse Fox
Listing Loon 4124 Hamilton Ave., Northside A craft beer and wine shop in Northside that offers a casual drinking environment as well as great carry-out options. Photo via Facebook.com/ListingLoon
Ludlow Wines 343 Ludlow Ave., Clifton Since 1963, this has been a family-owned and -operated wine and craft beer merchant in Clifton’s Gaslight District. Photo via Facebook.com/LudlowWines
Market Wines Findlay Market, 128 W. Elder St., Over-the-Rhine A wine and beer shop at Findlay Market that offers six taps of craft beer, wine by the glass and popular weekend wine tastings. Photo via Facebook.com/https://www.facebook.com/marketwines/
Meier’s Wine Cellars 6955 Plainfield Road, Silverton Ohio’s oldest and largest winery producing wine and juices from Native American grape varieties. Photo via Facebook.com/MeiersWine
Corkopolis 640 Main St., Downtown An urban-inspired wine bar serving a selection of hand-crafted wines from across the world. Photo via Facebook.com/Corkopolis
Elk Creek Vineyards 150 Highway 330, Owenton The largest winery in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Award-winning wines are produced and bottled onsite, where there is a deli, lodge and weekly live entertainment. Photo via Facebook.com/ElkCreekVineyards