Laurentia Vineyard & Winery

What Laurentia Vineyard & Winery does

Laurentia Vineyard & Winery is a privately held, family-owned estate winery founded in 2011 by two brothers from Northeast Ohio, operating from a 45-acre vineyard on terminal moraine soils in Ohio's Grand River Valley. The company produces estate-grown red wines (including the award-winning Stoltz Block Cabernet Sauvignon), white wines such as Riesling and Unoaked Chardonnay, rosé, and specialty ice wine across approximately 24 labels, processed in a 7,600-square-foot production facility equipped with oak barrels, concrete vessels, and Big Green Eggs. Climate moderation from Lake Erie and glacial soil composition form the structural input advantage.

The business operates a direct-to-consumer model combining a physical tasting room and on-site restaurant, an e-commerce storefront (shop.laurentiawinery.com), and a tiered Wine Club subscription requiring a three-shipment commitment (Provencial: 4 bottles x3/year at $115-$150; Continental: 8 bottles x2/year at $220-$300). Members receive complimentary tastings, loyalty points, club-exclusive wines, and event access. Ancillary revenue is generated through ticketed experiences (tastings $30-$65, wine blending workshops $40-$50, Harvest Dinners $155-$180) and private event hosting for up to 60 guests. The company is led by co-founder Gary, winemaker Emmett Reed, and Executive Chef John Russell.

Distribution is exclusively direct-to-consumer and U.S. domestic. The company holds no external funding or parent company, and has earned regional and national recognition including Best of Show Red Wine at the Ohio Wine Competition (2016) and Ohio Best of the Best (2022). Customer base is composed of wine enthusiasts, regional visitors, and Wine Club subscribers; the winery has hosted 250,000+ visitors cumulatively since founding.

Name

Laurentia Vineyard & Winery

Legal name

Laurentia Vineyard & Winery

Website

https://laurentiawinery.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Laurentia Vineyard & Winery is a privately held, family-owned estate winery in Ohio's Grand River Valley producing 24 wine labels across 45 acres, selling direct-to-consumer through a tasting room, on-site restaurant, e-commerce, and a two-tier Wine Club subscription.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Winery / Wine Production

NAICS

Wineries (312130), Grape Vineyards (111332), Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (722410), Beer, Wine, and Liquor Retailers (445320)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Wine & Sparkling Wine Wineries & Brands (CRADAIAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Wineries & Vineyards (Tasting Rooms) (THAFALAE), Alcohol Subscription & Wine Clubs (Retail) (CRANABAF)

Keywords

• Estate winery production
• Wine club subscription
• Wine tasting experiences
• Ice wine production
• Vineyard hospitality

Headquarters

HQ city

Madison

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Wine Sales: Direct retail sales of estate wines through on-site tasting room and e-commerce platform. Products include red wines, white wines, rosé, ice wine, and club-exclusive wines. Online orders shipped via UPS with adult signature required.
2. Wine Club Subscription: Recurring subscription model with two tiers: Provencial Club (4 bottles, 3 shipments/year at $115-$150) and Continental Club (8 bottles, 2 shipments/year at $220-$300). Requires three-shipment commitment. Includes preferred member pricing, complimentary tastings, and access to exclusive wines.
3. Restaurant and Dining: On-site dining experience offering artisanal boards, flatbreads, salads, shared plates, and large plates. Menu includes wine pairing suggestions. Kitchen closes 30 minutes prior to published closing time.
4. Events and Experiences: Ticketed experiences including Taste of Laurentia tastings ($30-$35), wine and cheese pairings ($55-$65), wine blending workshops ($40-$50), harvest dinners ($155-$180), and live music events.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Laurentia Vineyard & Winery is a single-estate winery in Ohio's Grand River Valley that grows and produces wines across 24 labels, including red wines (notably Stoltz Block Cabernet Sauvignon), white wines (Riesling, Unoaked Chardonnay), rosé, and ice wine. The winery sells directly to consumers through an on-site tasting room in Madison, Ohio, an e-commerce storefront (shop.laurentiawinery.com), and a recurring Wine Club subscription available in two tiers (Provencial Club and Continental Club). It also operates an on-site restaurant, guided tastings, wine blending workshops, and private events for up to 60 guests.

Product overview

Laurentia Vineyard & Winery is a single-estate winery in Ohio's Grand River Valley producing estate-grown wines including red wines (Cabernet Sauvignon), white wines (Riesling, Chardonnay), rosé, and ice wine. The company operates two Wine Club membership tiers (Provencial Club with 3 annual shipments of 4 bottles and Continental Club with 2 annual shipments of 8 bottles), an on-site restaurant with artisanal dining, winery tours and tastings, and private event hosting for up to 60 guests. Products are sold online via shop.laurentiawinery.com and at the tasting room.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Red Wines Estate-produced red wines from the Grand River Valley of Ohio, including the award-winning Stoltz Block Cabernet Sauvignon. Sold to individual consumers for personal enjoyment and gifting.
• White & Rosé Wines Estate-produced white wines and rosé, including Riesling and Unoaked Chardonnay varietals. Sold to individual consumers through the online shop and tasting room.
• Ice Wine Specialty ice wine produced from estate grapes frozen on the vine, sold directly to consumers through the tasting room and e-commerce, and showcased at the annual Ice Wine Festival.
• Club Wines Exclusive wine varietals hand-selected by the winemaker and available only to Laurentia Wine Club members through the club's recurring shipments.
• Gift Cards Digital and physical gift cards redeemable for wine purchases and event experiences at the winery.
• Provencial Wine Club Subscription membership tier delivering 4 bottles per shipment across 3 shipments per year (March, July, October) at $115-$150 per shipment. Includes preferred member pricing, 4 complimentary tastings, access to exclusive wines, loyalty points, 20% off food on Wine Club Thursdays, and personalized membership benefits. Requires a three-shipment commitment.
• Continental Wine Club Premium subscription membership tier delivering 8 bottles per shipment across 2 shipments per year (Spring, Fall) at $220-$300 per shipment. Includes preferred member pricing, 8 complimentary tastings, access to exclusive wines, loyalty points, 20% off food on Wine Club Thursdays, and personalized membership benefits. Requires a three-shipment commitment.
• On-Site Restaurant Dining Restaurant dining at the winery featuring artisanal boards ($25-$30), salads ($14), stone-baked flatbreads ($20-$22), sharables ($12-$16), large plates ($24-$37), and sweets ($12), with suggested wine pairings for each dish. Kitchen closes 30 minutes prior to published closing time; tables are first come, first served.
• Winery Tours & Tastings Guided tasting experiences including the Taste of Laurentia ($35 non-members / $30 members), library tastings, and production building tours. The Taste of Laurentia includes four award-winning estate wines, a complimentary Laurentia glass, and is led by Wine Educator Shanen.
• Private Events On-site private event hosting for up to 60 guests, including corporate events, private dining, and celebrations, leveraging the winery's tasting room, restaurant, and event spaces.
• Wine Blending Workshop Winemaker-led afternoon workshop covering wine blending and education, with guests creating their own Cabernet Sauvignon blend. Limited to 25 guests and includes an accompanying charcuterie board. Priced at $40 for members and $50 for non-members.
• Harvest Dinner 2025 Five-course dinner celebrating Grand River Valley produce with paired estate wines and live music by Josh Robert, scheduled as a 2025 harvest season event. Priced at $155 for members and $180 for non-members.

Quantifiable outcome

• Wine club memberships doubled nearly every year

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Mackenzie CreameryminorOthersArtisanal cheese pairing partner for special events. Mackenzie Creamery provides handcrafted goat cheeses paired with Laurentia estate wines during themed tasting events. Partnership featured at Wine & Cheese Pairing events hosted at the winery with winemaker Emmett Reed and Mackenzie Creamery's Shannon Welsh.
• City BarbequeminorOthersCatering partner for Founder's Day BBQ events. City Barbeque provides BBQ catering for annual celebration events at the winery.
• Holden ArboretumminorOthersSpeaker Series partnership featuring botanical and horticultural educational programming at the winery.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• M Cellars: Ohio estate winery focused on cool-climate vinifera and estate-grown wines with a tasting room and direct sales. Comparable in scale, vintage style, and DTC orientation.
• Ferrante Winery: Family-owned estate winery also located in Ohio's Grand River Valley. Operates a comparable DTC model with tasting room, restaurant, and wine sales on similar glacier-deposited terroir, making it the closest geographic and operational peer.
• Gervasi Vineyard: Ohio estate winery that has built a large-scale hospitality complex around its wines, including multiple restaurants, villas, and event spaces. Comparable in its integration of wine, food, and experience-driven revenue.
• South Coast Winery: California estate winery with on-site restaurant, villas, and event programming alongside wine sales and a wine club. Comparable experience-first DTC estate model.
• King Estate Winery: Oregon estate winery combining vineyard, production, restaurant, and tours at a single site. Mirrors Laurentia's integrated estate-hospitality-DTC architecture.
• Bully Hill Vineyards: Finger Lakes estate winery built on tasting-room-centric DTC, on-site dining, and direct-to-consumer wine sales. Comparable as a regional DTC estate winery with full hospitality programming.
• Willamette Valley Vineyards: Oregon publicly-traded estate winery with a wine club, tasting room, and DTC e-commerce as core revenue. Closely comparable business model in estate-grown, single-region, club-driven DTC.
• Debonné Vineyards: Long-standing Grand River Valley estate winery with on-site tasting room, restaurant, and event programming. Mirrors Laurentia's DTC-plus-hospitality model within the same Ohio appellation.

Regional players

• St. Julian Winery: Michigan-based regional winery with broad distribution and tasting rooms. Comparable as a Midwest DTC-plus-wine-club estate operator serving a similar non-Coastal U.S. consumer base.

Broad incumbents

• Duckhorn Vineyards: Established premium Napa estate wine brand with broad wholesale distribution and DTC. Comparable as a premium estate wine portfolio, though at materially larger scale and with three-tier reach Laurentia lacks.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/laurentiawinery
• Facebookfacebook.com/laurentiawinery
• Instagraminstagram.com/laurentiawinery
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/laurentia-vineyard-and-winery

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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