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Michigan Wine Expanding Out of State, Traverse City Eagle

by · August 13, 2012

Expanding on a topic covered in Midwest Wine Press,   The Traverse City Record Eagle reports that Michigan wine is gradually gaining market share outside Michigan.   The grape acreage table in the story is informative also, but difficult to read.  Here is the USDA grape acreage table for Michigan comparing 2005 to 2011:

Grape Acreage: 

Grand Traverse

2006- 530

2011- 700

Leelanau

2006- 480

2011- 680

Northwest Mich

2006- 1,040

2011- 1,450

Michigan Total 

2006- 14,800

2011- 15,000

Number of Grape Growers

Grand Traverse

2006- 42

2011- 54

Leelanau

2006- 33

2011- 39

Northwest Michigan

2006- 85

2011- 110

Michigan Total

2006- 460

2011- 455

USDA surveys are usually not 100% accurate due to incomplete responses.  However, as the Record Eagle notes, Michigan grape production has been relatively flat for the past five years.

See:  http://record-eagle.com/business/x585465071/Regions-wine-industry-looking-to-expand-market

See related story in Midwest Wine Press:  How Michigan Wineries are Expanding Sales 

 

 

 

 

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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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