What’s surprising about Michigan Sauvignon Blanc? That so few Michigan wineries produce wines from this fascinating versatile and aromatic varietal is really quite surprising. The Wolverine State makes much more white wine than red...
Twenty-five wine experts from around the country gathered August 5 in East Lansing for the 37th annual Michigan Wine Competition. Judges included Master Sommelier Ron Edwards; Doug Frost, who is both a Master of...
Ferrante Winery was a “Sweepstake Winner” in the 2014 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition for its 2012 Vidal Blanc Ice Wine from the Grand River AVA in Ohio. The Sweepstake Winner title was awarded...
This past week, I had the pleasure of judging at the Michigan Wine Competition which was held at Michigan State University. The organizers of the Competition- Linda Jones, Karel Bush, Chris Cook and Sherri...
In Northern Michigan, a small number of producers are working with a grape that could have great potential for the region’s growing wine business. Although Pinot Blanc has been around for many years, it...
The Lake Michigan Shore Wine festival was held at Weko Beach in Bridgman, Michigan on June 15th. This event is held literally on the shores of Lake Michigan and featured 15 wineries pouring 56...
For 200 years, grapegrowers have been experimenting with European wine varietals in the Midwestern United States. While growing old world grapes in the Midwest will never be easy, some regions are quietly gaining an...
Midwest wineries are the best road team in wine. Whenever our regional wineries go to national wine contests recently, a significant portion of the medals wind up coming back to the Midwest. The...
Wine: the final frontier. These are the voyages of the Michigan wine industry. To explore strange new worlds for grapes, to seek out new terrain for viticulture and boldly go where no grape grower...