Collinwood's Winemaking Roots Continue to Thrive

During the harvesting months of September thru October the normally quite stretch of Mandalay Avenue is bustling with the activity of local winemakers. The Collinwood Juice Company, the largest wine grape purveyor in Ohio, specializes but not limited to  those from Northern California’s Napa Valley, Sonoma, Lake, and Mendocino counties.

 Carl Cocita, 60, Brush ’68, has managed his families operation, previously known as Martino & Sons, since the death of his maternal grandfather, Nick Martino, in 1973. Mr. Martino, an Italian émigré from Toro in the province of Campobasso, initially started the business from a three car garage at his family’s home at 15328 Yorick Avenue in the early 1920’s.

 Handling over 50 varieties of wine grapes, Collinwood Juice makes it a point to only offer those with adequate sugar and pH balances. In season they will process somewhere between 500 and 700 tons of grapes brought in by refrigerated semi trucks. Because of this volume, they are able to consistently beat their competition on price. 

 Outfitted with their own imported Italian winemaking equipment, Collinwood Juice can provide their customers pressed juice to order as well. They also carry a full line of products to cover all your winemaking needs and are willing to share their expert processing instructions upon request.

  Oh, and did I mention the figs? For about the last 10 years Carl has also shipped in Kadota and Black Mission figs from California as well. So from the hills of the west coast to the dinner tables of greater Cleveland, via Mandalay Avenue, Salute!

 

Collinwood Juice Co.  15741 Mandalay Ave. Cleveland, OH  44110  (216) 451-8697

September thru October

Monday thru Saturday 9:00 am – 6:30 pm & Sunday 9:00 am – 4:00 pm

 collinwoodgrape.com