“Next Gen Wine Drinkers Not Snooty” Chicago Sun Times
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Mark Ganchiff
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January 25, 2014
The Chicago Sun Times ran a story this week on wine drinking trends in Chicago and the U.S. that has implications for the Midwest wine industry.
According to the article, Moscato was the third highest selling wine variety in the U.S. during 2013.
If you’ve tried one of these “hip” new Moscato wines, you know that the flavor and aroma characteristics are similar to our locally produced Labrusca wines. (The Sun-Times story features Rachel Driver Speckan, one of the most open-minded somms in Chicago. As reported in Midwest Wine Press, City Winery will be producing a Michigan Riesling this year made from Leelanau grapes.)
See: Young wine drinkers have discovered Moscato
Tags: City Winery RieslingRachel Driver Speckan
Mark Ganchiff
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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