New Winery to Open in Jackson
According to m.live.com, a new winery is opening in downtown Jackson. The new winery and brewery, Grand River Marketplace, is being developed by John Burtka, the owner of Cherry Creek Vineyard and Winery and Sleeping...
Category: Michigan
Michigan State University Propels Michigan Wine Industry
100 years ago in Michigan, Henry Ford built the first automated assembly line in the world. The Michigan economy has had its ups and downs since then, but today there is a renewed spirit in...
Michigan By The Bottle Tasting Room Grand Opening
The new Michigan By The Bottle Tasting Room had its grand opening on January 19th in Shelby Township Michigan, just outside of Detroit. The new tasting room, which shares the name of owner Cortney...
Midwest Winery Dog of the Year Winners
Normally, it would be happy news to announce the Midwest Wine Press Midwest Winery Dog of the Year winners. Sadly, two of the winning dogs passed away recently. So the Winery Dog of the...
Floating a Dryer Idea at Michigan’s Hickory Creek Winery
Homepage picture: Jayne and Eric Wagner and their Pembroke Welsh Corgi, Toddy The 200 miles of shoreline that separates Southwest Michigan and the Traverse City area is not a long distance by boat or...
Michigan Shines at San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
The winners of the San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition were announced on Friday. The San Francisco competition bills itself as the largest American Wine Competition in the world. Again, Michigan Riesling was a standout...
Kalamazoo Importer Saves Heirloom Grapes
According to Southwest Michigan’s Second Wave, Christine Skandis of Kalamazoo is on a rescue mission for rare European grapes that are at risk of going the way of Durif and Malagousia. Christine is the...
Michigan Wine Wire
Tough Choices for Juice Grape Growers Many labrusca grape growers in Southwest Michigan are taking a long, hard look at their books right now and wondering if they should change their crops for next...
Michigan Doubles Wine Grape Acreage
The Michigan Grape and Wine Industry Council says the state’s wine grape acreage doubled over the past decade from 1,300 to 2,650 acres. The data comes from a USDA report based on the 2011 Michigan Fruit...
Michigan By The Bottle Opening Detroit Tasting Room
The founders of “Michigan By The Bottle”, a Detroit based internet wine publication, announced that they are partnering with six Michigan wineries to open a retail tasting room in the northern suburbs of Detroit...