Fresh Coast Makes Michigan Wine Happen in Chicago
During 2009, in the midst of the Great Recession, Kelly Kniewel was laid off from her data base marketing job. At a wine tasting soon after, a friend commented about the difficulty of finding...
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Black Star Farms Boldly Goes Where No Pinot Has Gone Before
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...
Mariano’s Local Wine Event
On December 3rd, The Mariano’s at Halsted and Monroe in Chicago hosted a “Local Wine Craft Cider and Cheese Event.” Nine regional wineries from three Midwestern states participated in the event which was attended...
Midwest Wine Press Michigan Wine Wire
Welcome to the Michigan Wine Wire, a new feature that will appear from time-to-time in Midwest Wine Press, reporting on news of interest in the Michigan wine business. Forty-Five North Welcomes Briggs, Grossnickle In...
“Locavores Drink Local” at Kendall College Photos
On July 30th, the Illinois Grape Growers and Vintners Association and the Illinois Stewardship Alliance hosted “Locavores Drink Local” at the Kendall College River Works Campus in Chicago. Illinois varietals were paired with foods...
Domaine Berrien Rolls Out Kegs at Chicago’s Farmhouse
The first Illinois restaurant to offer Michigan wine by the keg is Farmhouse Tavern in Chicago which opened in September. Wine from Domaine Berrien Cellars in Berrien Springs, Michigan is brought to Farmhouse by Chicago based...