The festival distributed nearly $250,000 to 33 nonprofit organizations serving the arts, education, health and human services sectors.
Wine Festival pours support into local nonprofits
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Wine Festival seeks nonprofit beneficiaries for 2026
The 2025 event generated $345,000 for 35 nonprofits across Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky.
Ronald McDonald House receives $15K grant from wine festival
The funding will help cover day-to-day expenses for the House, which provides lodging, meals and emotional support for up to 177 families whose children are receiving care at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center.
Sherie Marek believes in sharing good fortune
Sherie Marek traces her philanthropic spirit, evidenced through decades of giving both her time and treasure, to her youth. They “were very poor and struggled” to achieve their dreams. Years later, when her means changed, Marek was eager to give back in a larger way.
Culture FIX: March 6-12
Bach’s B Minor Mass is surely a must-hear, this week, but that’s not to say there’s nothing else of import happening around us. Women’s History Month kicks off at the Harriet Beecher Stowe House. The Jewish Music Festival and Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra share music created in concentration camps. Imani Winds is not your father’s woodwind quintet. The arts are indeed about beauty, but the arts also teach.
Cincy Wine Fest Returns March 9-11
The nonprofit Cincinnati International Wine Festival is returning to its regular schedule in March after being held in May last year. This ultimate wine weekend returns to the Queen City with 700 wines from 100 wineries around the world.
Tragic loss, and help she received, led to life of volunteering
National Philanthropy Day Volunteer of the Year Stacey Meyer knows about childhood grief firsthand: At age 9, she lost her mother to suicide.
Wine festival toasts $261K in gifts
The Cincinnati International Wine Festival said it has now raised more than $6.75 million in total for local nonprofits since its inception 31 years ago, including $261,000 donated to 31 organizations as a result of this year’s $520,000 in fundraising.
Culture FIX: May 18-24
I try to be eclectic in these selections, to make sure I’m covering many tastes and interests, but I think this week I might have outdone myself. Or maybe Cincinnati is simply outdoing itself? You get to decide.
Cincy Wine Fest Returns In-Person This May
Wine lovers, rejoice! The Cincinnati International Wine Festival is returning for an in-person celebration of its 31st year of giving back one glass at a tiime. Typically held each March, the nonprofit festival’s main events will be held in May this year after a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic.