Sparkling Ponds, the FUN winery, is located on 70 acres in Ripley, NY and features several "sparkling ponds." We are conveniently located on the Lake Erie Wine Trail in Chautauqua County...near North East, PA.
Try some of our signature wines, including old favorites like Walleye Wobbler, new favorites like Dago Red, and of course, everybody's favorite Woman Pleaser. $4.00 tasting fee allows you to enjoy all of our wines, taste our award winning ice wine, plus Frappe Vino, and much more! Also be sure to visit our charming gift shop.
The Ripley Boat Club, located on what is said to be the site of Harriet Beacher Stowe crossing into freedom, was established in 1955 on somewhat different grounds then it is on now. In 1955 the average low of the Ohio river was 13.6 feet and high was 26.4 compared to today where they average low for 2012 was 27 feet and the average high was 34.5. This is due to the series of locks and dams on the river that collectively raised the average pool depth 12 feet from 1962 to 1963, more specifically in January 1963 the Markland dam was activated which raised the river level. What all this means is i...
