Editors note: This story was updated Wednesday morning and was originally posted Tuesday morning, March 27th 2012 Arnie Esterer of Markko Vineyard in Conneaut, Ohio, near Lake Erie, reported temperatures of 23 degrees in...
According to Diane Brown at the Berrien County Michigan State University Extension, with the weather this warm this early, grape growers are in uncharted waters in terms of vineyard management practices. Brown, who...
To comprehend Chateau Grand Traverse’s (CTG) reach beyond its home state of Michigan, you need only check out the winery’s Facebook page. One recent post: ‘Spring Break: CGT Late Harvest Riesling and Ship of...
On March 20th, the Michigan State University Extension in Benton Harbor reported budbreak in area vineyards. Jeff Lemon, manager at Lemon Creek Winery in Berrien Springs, Michigan, said that he has not seen...
The primary goal for the Michigan wine industry is “legitimacy,” according to both Linda Jones, Executive Director of the Michigan Grape and Wine Industry Council (MGWIC) and Dr. Brent Ross, Assistant Professor at Michigan...
As more people seek their region’s local foods to purchase, more than 1,000 new farmers markets began operating across the country last year. As of mid-2011, 7,175 farmers markets were recorded, reports the U.S....
The Millennial Generation — those roughly between the ages of 21 and 35 — has a strong interest in developing community ties. Supporting businesses near their homes makes them natural customers of local wines....
Spencer Stegnega remembers his childhood filled with animals–cows, chickens, geese, sheep, even a few horses his family boarded on their 20-acre property. ‘It was a full-fledged gentleman’s farm, but I, as the youngest of...
Here in Minnesota and across much of the Upper Midwest we have had two dramatic frost damage events in the past year and a half. One on Mother’s Day Weekend in Spring 2010 and...
