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City Winery Michigan Wine Showcase Photos

by · May 15, 2014

The Michigan Grape and Wine Industry Council sponsored  a “Michigan Wine Showcase” on Monday, May 12 at City WInery in Chicago. Twenty five wineries were on hand to share some of Michigan’s finest award winning wines.

Over 100 wines were matched with locally sourced, seasonal food pairings. Vineyards include family operations like the Simpson family of Good Harbor Winery, third generation wine makers who have been growing and harvesting grapes for 30 years.

Good Harbor Vineyard, located on the Leelanau Peninsula, has one of the largest Pinot Grigio plantings in the state. Another showcase vineyard from the Peninsula is L Mawby. This winery exclusively produces some of the finest tasting and most affordable sparkling wines in the Midwest.

City Winery is also making wine from Michigan Grapes.  Winemaker Robert Kowal, who is described on the City Winery website as a “self-identified anhedonic neo-Luddite Misanthrope,” is currently making Riesling from Michigan grapes.

All photos are by Nisha Aher.

Michigan winemakers and some of their Chicago supporters gathered at City Winery Chicago

Michigan winemakers and some of their Chicago supporters gathered at City Winery Chicago for the Michigan Wine Showcase

Taylor Simpson of Good Harbor Vineyards in the Leelanau Peninsula was a lead organizer of the event

Taylor Simpson of Good Harbor Vineyards in the Leelanau Peninsula was a lead organizer of the event

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Joe and Sue Herman from the award winning Karma Vista Winery

Bruce McIntosh from McIntosh Wine Cellars in South Haven

Bruce McIntosh from McIntosh Wine Cellars in South Haven

 

 

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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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