Dec 30, 2020 Pickers at Ferrante Winery in Austinburg Township harvested ice wine grapes on Saturday. The âdessertâ wine is very sweet and has won a lot of awards for Ashtabula County winemakers, said Ohio Wine Producers Association Executive Director Donniella Winchell. WARREN DILLAWAY | Star Beacon Winery owners are making individual decisions regarding when to harvest grapes for ice wines in Ashtabula County during the relatively mild early winter. Ferrante Winery, in Austinburg Township, decided to harvest a smaller than normal amount of grapes for ice wine on Saturday, said Nick Ferrante. âLast year we did three times the amount,â Ferrante said.