Midwest Wine Press

Wine Writer Likes Indiana Hybrids

by · March 9, 2015

Howard Hewitt, an Indiana based wine writer whose “Grape Sense” column appears in 23 newspapers in Indiana, Illinois and Michigan, recently wrote winery reviews of Carpenter Creek and Hopwood Cellars, which are in Central Indiana and north suburban Indianapolis respectively.

A running theme in Midwest Wine Press is favorable reviews of hybrid wines from a variety of sources. In his Indiana winery article, Hewitt describes both a Chardonel and a Chancellor he really likes.

There are usually one or two big wine distributors in each market that determine the majority of wine options in conjunction with the larger wine retailers. However, there are also smaller bottle stores in many towns and cities that might take a chance on an “exotic” wine if they were convinced of the demand.  In other words, if you don’t see the local wines you want at the store, you gotta ask.

See: Visiting Two Different Indiana Wineries

 

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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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