Meranda Vineyards and Meranda-Nixon Winery are located in the heart of Brown County. Meranda Vineyards lies just seven miles north of the Ohio River on a glaciated plateau at the top of a watershed with excellent air drainage to Straight Creek and Red Oak Creek. In 2003, Meranda Vineyards planted three acres of selected clones of Traminette and Cabernet Sauvignon, in 2005, one acre of Cabenet Franc and Chardonnary, and in 2006, one acre of Norton and Catawaba. Meranda vineyards in 2007 has extended their estate again by adding another acre of Traminette.