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LPVA Offers Scholarships for 2014

by · January 2, 2014

The Leelanau Peninsula Vintners Association (LPVA) awards annual scholarships to students interested in pursuing a certificate or associate’s degree in viticulture and/or enology via the Viticulture Enology Science and Technology Alliance (VESTA)

The number of awards vary from year to year. For the 2014-2015 academic year, there are four $1,000 scholarships available.

The scholarship is named after Bruce Simpson, founder and winemaker at Leelanau’s Good Harbor Vineyards who died in 2009.  Simpson’s wife, Debbie, and his children, Sam and Taylor now operate the winery.

For more information see: Bruce Simpson Winemaker’s Scholarship

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Mark Ganchiff is the publisher of Midwest Wine Press, the leading source of news on the growing wine industry in the central United States. Mark has been a wine judge at the 2012 and 2014 INDY International Wine Competition, the 2014 Cold Climate Wine Competition, the 2013 Mid-American Wine Competition, the 2012 Illinois State Fair Wine Competition and the 2013 Michigan Wine Competition. He also enjoys speaking at wine events including the Cold Climate Wine Conference, the Illinois Grape Growers and Vintners Association Annual Meeting, the Midwest Grape and Wine Conference and the Wisconsin Fruit and Vegetable Conference. Mark's articles about regional wine have appeared in Vineyard & Winery Management, WineMaker and several regional magazines. Mark is a Level One Sommelier in the Court of Master Sommeliers. He lives in Louisville, but also has a residence in Chicago.

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