Natural Areas Wine Tours
Join a Cleveland Museum of Natural History naturalist for a hike in the upland forest of Cox Preserve and the bluffs of Burkholder Preserve. For $35, you can drink in an expert's knowledge of local flora and fauna, plus stop for lunch and a wine tasting at a nearby winery. 216-231-1177, cmnh.org
Candlelight Cove Light Show
Candlelight Winery has equipped its outdoor patio with more than 50,000 lights synchronized to music for shows every summer Friday and Saturday. Come on Fridays with the kids, who will each get a glow stick. 11325 Center Road, Garrettsville, 330-527-4118, candlelightwinery.com
Water to Wine
Take a 90-minute to two-hour guided sunset kayaking tour, then return to Put-In-Bay Winery, located next to Oak Point State Park. Tours available for $40 for groups of four or more. 760 Bayview Ave., Put-In-Bay, 419-967-0796, kayakthebay.net
Grape Escape Wine Train
This two-hour journey on the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad features a wine tasting and food pairing. Trips run one Friday night a month, and each highlights a different wine region. Coach seats start at $55 per person. 800-468-4070, ext. 3, cvsr.com
Dog Days Wine Tour
It's a bike trip and wine tasting in one on July 21. Choose to bike one of five routes ranging from 30 miles to 125 miles. Each route stops at area wineries for tastings, then returns to the starting line for a cookout. LaGrange Lions Park, 240 Glendale St., LaGrange, 440-365-6784, dogdayswinetour.com
