Phil Your Glass: Five wines from Northeast Ohio that you need to try

June is Ohio wine month. With more than 300 wineries in the Buckeye State, there are plenty of bottles to go around.

Here are five bottles from Northeast Ohio that you need to try now.

Michael Angelo’s Estate sparkling rose

I always like to start with bubbles.

Winemaker Randy Roberts is doing some great things at Michael Angelo’s. I was floored to learn that the grapes for this $30 wine were grown in Richfield, Ohio.

This has to be one of the best bottles of Ohio sparkling wine. I had an $18 flight that included this wonderful sparkling rose with a muenster, bacon pizza with honey, lemon juice, and Brussels sprouts. That was awesome!

The wine’s strawberry flavors and persistent bubbles paired perfectly with the charred sprouts drizzled with honey. If you’re not into wine then just go for the pizza. It was that good.

“Twenty years ago, Brussels sprouts were the No. 1 hated vegetable,” General Manager Pete Osad said. “Now it’s all the craze.”

It's becoming one of Michael Angelo’s best-selling pizzas.

Not into bubbles? Get a $48 bottle of the Wildflower cabernet. Nice butterscotch aromas with a velvety finish. The grapes for this wine come from Red Mountain in Washington State.

Ferrante Gewurtztraminer

This is definitely one of my favorite Ohio white wines.

The citrus and Asian pear flavors are lovely. The fresh lime zest aromas are a party for the senses. I was feeling a bit adventurous and picked up a mixed appetizer platter and an order of chicken momo from Nepali Kitchen on Cuyahoga Falls Avenue on North Hill in Akron.

Ferrante’s $12.99 Gewurtztraminer was made for Nepali cuisine. The vegetable samosas — crispy pastry filled with potato, peas and spices — were a hit. The onion pakora, pretty much onion fritters, were very tasty. Momo is the Nepali word for dumpling, and I really loved the chicken momo. It was moist and tasty. Watch out for the dipping sauce. It is full-blown, five-alarm hot.

One of the things I like best about Ferrante Gewurtztraminer is that it is distributed in local grocery stores, saving me a trip to Geneva. It’s also served by the glass at Craft Social on Front Street in Cuyahoga Falls. Have a glass with the tuna tacos.

Buy this wine at Cornerstone Market in Munroe Falls, Heinen’s in Hudson and Bainbridge, Acme No. 1 and Fishers Foods on Fulton.

Debonne chardonnay

Debonne’s $11.99 chardonnay is a super easy drinker.

It’s not a complex wine. Life is full of too many complexities right now.

This wine was perfect with a hunk of Irish cheddar cheese for starters.

Akron’s North Hill offers a plethora of international food choices. I’ve been craving Mexican a lot lately, so I picked up a couple of chicken tacos from El Malecon Mexican Grill (on Elma Street right behind Peoples Bank) on my way back from Nepali Kitchen.

This chardonnay is simple and refreshing and doesn’t overpower the flavors of the chicken or the tasty queso.

Speaking of queso, the gouda and alpine cheeses at Old Forge Dairy in Brimfield were great with this wine. I found them for sale at Beau’s Market in Copley and at the Purple Market in Peninsula.

Buy this wine at Acme in Hudson, Market District in Cuyahoga Falls, Cornerstone Market in Munroe Falls, Heinen’s in Hudson, Aurora and Bainbridge, and Fishers Foods on Fulton.

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North Coast Wine Club appassimento

This fantastic red was made at the North Coast Wine Club by Dave Sabo and Tom Radu. It's a blend of 50% cabernet, 25% Cabernet Franc and 25% merlot grapes grown on Debonne’s Grand River Valley estate.

Once picked, the grapes are dried for about a month just as winemakers do in Italy’s Veneto and Puglia regions. This appassimento style is used to extract a richer flavor from the grapes.

It is definitely a big wine, so I stopped by Al’s Quality Market in Barberton for a couple of thick-cut cowboy chops. While the grill was warming, I marveled at the cherry, raisin, and vanilla aromas while nibbling on a hunk of Grana Padano cheese and a few Kalamata olives.

All the while, I shook my head in disbelief that these grapes were grown in Ohio. The $30 wine was excellent with my grilled chop, grilled asparagus and smashed potatoes. Even better, it went with a few after-dinner, chocolate-covered raspberries.

Located in Solon, North Coast Wine Club is open to the public from 4:30 to 8 p.m. every Thursday.

Filia Cellars zinfandel

Owner and winemaker Lisa Locklear hit this one out of the park.

You’ll be yelling “O! H!” after sipping on this wine with Mackenzie Creamery’s Sweet Fire Chèvre goat cheese on a crostini.

The cheese is topped with a blackberry and habanero drizzle that pairs beautifully with the wine's raspberry puree flavors. Locklear picks the grapes for this wine at her father Gregory Graham’s ranch in Lake County, California.

What I love about this wine is that it’s sweet enough to satisfy my mom, who is a Moscato d’Asti drinker, but sophisticated enough for my tastes. Especially with that goat cheese and a hunk of spicy chorizo.

This $30 zin will be perfect with all of your grilling and chilling. What’s not to like about a wine that pairs so well with a chocolate cupcake and a handful of blueberries covered in dark chocolate?

You’ll only be able to pick up a bottle at Filia Cellars in Wadsworth at its 100-year-old Victorian tasting room. Stop by Tavanello’s Pizza down the road and pick up a pie to enjoy with your wine tasting.

Write to Phil Masturzo at philyourglass@gmail.com.

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