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Our winery permit allows patrons to walk out to the pavilion or stroll
through the vineyards with their wines. We encourage you to bring your
own picnic food.
Our spacious vineyard grounds are the perfect setting for your wedding
or party. Telephone for more information and for availability.
This century-old Chapel was first built in 1892, fifty miles away from its current location, in Shalersville, Ohio by carpenter John Libis. On the afternoon of December 5th, 1892, Libis slipped from the roof trusses while framing the buidling and plunged nearly 20 feet to the unfinished floor joists below.
Though severly injured, he lived to complete the building in the spring of 1894, a year behind scheduls, at a cost of $2,200.
For 76 years, this structure served as a Methodist Episcopal (ME) church, until the building was abandoned by the congregation around 1970.
After sitting vacant for 30 years, the building was slated for demolition in 2000 to make way for a convenience store.
In February of 2000, farmers from South River Vineyard and a crew of Amish carpenters began dismantling the building nail-by-nail and shipping the chapel as a pile of lumber back to Harpersfield.
Local political leaders in the Township rose
up and tried to block the building's reconstruction in a
"residential neighborhood," vowing never to allow weddings
and music in the restored Chapel.
On January 1, 2002, the
South River Winery tasting room opened in the restored
chapel, and on May 19th the first couple exchanged vows on the
restored altar.
Our spacious vineyard grounds are the perfect setting for your wedding
or party. Telephone for more information and for availability.
This century-old Chapel was first built in 1892, fifty miles away from its current location, in Shalersville, Ohio by carpenter John Libis. On the afternoon of December 5th, 1892, Libis slipped from the roof trusses while framing the buidling and plunged nearly 20 feet to the unfinished floor joists below.
Though severly injured, he lived to complete the building in the spring of 1894, a year behind scheduls, at a cost of $2,200.
For 76 years, this structure served as a Methodist Episcopal (ME) church, until the building was abandoned by the congregation around 1970.
After sitting vacant for 30 years, the building was slated for demolition in 2000 to make way for a convenience store.
In February of 2000, farmers from South River Vineyard and a crew of Amish carpenters began dismantling the building nail-by-nail and shipping the chapel as a pile of lumber back to Harpersfield.
Local political leaders in the Township rose
up and tried to block the building's reconstruction in a
"residential neighborhood," vowing never to allow weddings
and music in the restored Chapel.
On January 1, 2002, the
South River Winery tasting room opened in the restored
chapel, and on May 19th the first couple exchanged vows on the
restored altar.