Ferrante Winery & Ristorante

This place was an amazing restaurant and had a decent list of wine options. I never write reviews, but I decided this place needed one for sure with how great it was. We went on a busy Saturday night, no reservation, and only had a 20 minute wait for two people. The servers were busy but great and friendly. And the food was incredible. The setting was very pretty, very clean, and we got to try out wines while waiting for our table which made the wait go by faster. And the wine was delicious. Definitely recommend!

My husband and I spent a long weekend in Geneva the last weekend of October and spent our time exploring and tasting wines. We had an amazing Airbnb host who had a bottle of Ferrante's Harvest Spice sitting out for us when we arrived. We really enjoyed it and thought it would be fun to stop into the winery and see what else they had.It was SUPER busy when we arrived, so we were excited to taste some wines- it seemed like everyone in town loved them, so they must be great. They, like everyone else in Geneva (seriously this town is so fun), had beautiful and festive fall and Halloween decor all throughout their storefront off to the left (I'm not sure about the restaurant side to the right, but I would imagine they did) and lots of friendly staff to greet you when you entered. We let them know we were only interested in wine tastings and they directed us towards the storefront area/tasting bar. They had so many adorable gift sets, merch, wine accessories, and of course bottles to purchase. After perusing for a little bit we made our way to the tasting bar and were greeted by a nice man who said he could help us. We asked for recommendations and said we had never been in before and he said he wasn't sure and that he actually didn't drink wine (it was either he didn't drink wine or he didn't drink at all, but I can't remember which it was exactly). We were a little confused as to why he was behind the bar helping customers/doing tastings if he doesn't drink any wine or have at least tasting notes from other staff members. We ended up ordering sparkling and vidal wine flights to try and went to go sit at a table to sip them. Unfortunately, we didn't like any of the wines very much and were surrounded by fruit flies our whole stay. We encountered fruit flies at many of the wineries in Geneva, but since this winery is also a restaurant we had been hoping that wouldn't be an issue. All in all, the visit started out great, but didn't end great. I normally do not like sweeter, fruit wines, but the harvest spice was really tasty and I think they are more popular for those types of wines here. If I ever came across a bottle I would definitely grab it, but I don't think I would come back here for a tasting.

Wines were okay. We tried the flights of dry red and flights of bubbly. Nothing we really liked for us to buy bottles. The place was busy but service was quick, live music playing. This winery was part of our wine tour with the Lodge.

Ferrante was a good sized restaurant with a covered patio. When we were there it was raining and it was one of the few wineries we hit where people could still sit outside. There was also live music playing. The restaurant itself felt somewhat upscale but with reasonable prices. Our server was very friendly and took time to make wine suggestions. I really enjoyed the Dolectto wine I ordered and even bought a bottle to take home. For dinner I ordered the Seafood Alfredo. I thought it had great flavor. I would definitely order it again.

The setting and grounds here are beautiful! The people are also very nice. We're finding that these Ohio wines are not quite fitting our palate's though. They're a bit light, almost too dry, and not complex enough. It's not too often that we go to a winery, do a tasting, and don't buy a bottle. I'm not saying don't go. We enjoyed the tasting and the tasting room. Would have appreciated some more information rather than just a sheet of paper and dropping off the wine, though.

Went to watch the total solar eclipse for the weekend and started our trip out at Ferrante! It was a great spot and I can only imagine how amazing it is in the summer! The pizza was great as well as the service. I will be back for sure!

My friends and I decided to take a day trip to Geneva and GOL for a little winery/girls day! This place was first on our list and it was super cute! They had a selection of tasting to pick from - I got red and my one friend got white. This was fun because we all got to try all of the wines! All of the wines were pretty good and we had a fun time sitting outside in their little front patio. The only bad thing was that it wasn't very busy because we went on a weekday, but still no one came outside to wait or check on us, so if we ever needed anything we had to go back inside and wait for someone to help! We also decided to order some bruschetta and margherita pizza. They honestly tasted exactly the same because they have the same ingredients... so don't be like us and maybe order a different pizza. They were both yummy though, nothing too special!They also had a super cute little shop inside that you could explore with a lot of different wine and wine trinkets!! - a cute place to find a little gift for someone.

Spacious wine tasting area.enjoying the wine tasting from the Tannebaum Trail 2023. They offered corn tortilla soup. Tasty but live the wine.

The people here were very kind. The wine was not great. There were three on my white flight and three on my husband's red flight that were not drinkable. They even come in these weird plastic shot glasses... I could get a bottle at COSTCO for the same price and much better flavor. My meal was meant as a special for the eclipse. It was the weirdest, soupiest ravioli I've ever seen. Thank goodness I added shrimp because otherwise it was nearly inedible. I dug the shrimp out of the... soup?.... and left the rest. My husband's pasta wasn't better and my kiddo has Mac and cheese that was literally the same as Kraft. Like, I bet the box is in the back, cheese packet and all. I'm sure in the summer, sitting on the patio, looking at vines, the ambience is more charming. But for an April evening, the split cushion chairs and insane saucing of pasta dishes makes this a HARD NO. Sorry, Ferrante. You could be much better. It's pretty tough to say I think it's worse than Olive Garden.

Nice atmosphere for a dinner out. The cheesy garlic bread and the ravioli were delicious and filling. Only letdown was the margarita pizza. I have unusually high standards and it was a letdown. Diced tomatoes from a can covered in cheese isn't my definition of the margarita pizza. We would definitely eat here again.