New winery seeking to expand offerings

A.R. Winery to open tasting room this summer, add more frui-based wines
Business
By Mark Fisher
June 29, 2015
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A winery specializing in fruit-based wines has opened in Darke County, and is already poised to expand.

A.R. Winery, 3564 Gordon-Landis Road northeast of Arcanum, is selling wines at some retail outlets, and expects to open a tasting room to the public later this summer, according to co-founder Russell Rex. Rex married the winery’s other founder, Angie Flory, just eight days ago, and on Saturday, he picked up three large fermentation tanks that will allow him to expand production.

Rex said winemaking and spirits-making runs in his family, and he and Flory collaborated on plans after surveying friends and acquaintances on what types of wines they like. The product line includes “Lock, Stock and Berries,” made from blueberries, blackberries and red raspberries that Rex mashes himself; “Bluesberry” wine from blueberries; and a white-grape wine called “She Said Yes.” Coming in August will be “El Loco,” a wine made from limes that Rex likened to a margarita.

Retail outlets that carry A.R Winery’s wines include Miami Valley Wine & Spirits in Tipp City and the IGA stores in West Milton and Greenville.

Today, A.R. Winery’s wines will be available for sampling from 6 to 8 p.m. at Company 7 BBQ at 1001 S. Main St. in Englewood. The barbecue restaurant hosts Tuesday night wine specials spotlighting wineries in west-central and southwest Ohio and in eastern Indiana.

The Dayton-Springfield-Hamilton region is now home to eight wineries. A.R. Winery is the third to open in Darke County, joining The Winery at Versailles near Versailles and Kennedy Vineyard near New Madison.

For more information, check out the A.R. Winery web site at www.arwinery.com.

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About the Author

Mark Fisher, a 1981 graduate of Ohio State University and a 1976 graduate of Beavercreek High School, is a third-generation Dayton-area resident who has worked for the Dayton Daily News since 1983. He covered higher education and K-12 education accountability issues for nearly 20 years before taking over the food and dining beat in 2006.