As reported in “Northwest Michigan’s Second Wave,” Verterra Winery opened on the Leelanau Peninsula during Fall 2011. Partners in the winery are retired pharmaceutical exec Paul Hamelin and Skip Telgard, owner of the Bluebird...
The 2010 Chateau Grand Traverse Whole Cluster Riesling was included in Food and Wine magazine’s top wines by editor Megan Krigbaum. Food and Wine has a circulation of 375,000 and is one of the...
As the economy continues to limp along, more winery owners are diversifying their product offerings to boost their bottom lines. Some wineries are adding brewing capabilities, but in the Midwest, more wineries are starting...
httpv://youtu.be/tMFNFBeb5YU From Michigan By the Bottle: Is it any surprise that Michigan by The Bottle’s coverage of the 2011 Grand Rapids International Wine, Beer & Food Festival is light on the beer and...
Distilled from Northern Michigan grapes, the new Chateau Chantal “Cinq a Sept” Brandy has been released at the winery only. The Brandy was aged five years in French Oak. According to Chateau Chantal, the...
The Jefferson Cup Wine Invitational Competition winners have been announced. The Jefferson Cup Invitational celebrated its twelfth year as the only competition that honors the best of the best among wineries from all of...
The event was an upscale food expo in Cleveland. I was pouring wine samples; the fellow pouring at the next table owned an award-winning winery in northeast Ohio. Our conversation turned to restaurant wine...
The first Illinois restaurant to offer Michigan wine by the keg is Farmhouse Tavern in Chicago which opened in September. Wine from Domaine Berrien Cellars in Berrien Springs, Michigan is brought to Farmhouse by Chicago based...
This year’s annual collaboration between Mazur Cup co-founder Ken Schramm and B. Nektar Meadery will be available for tasting for $9 per ounce this weekend at B. Nektar’s Ferndale, Michigan tasting room. Calling...
Mark Johnson of Chateau Chantal Winery in Traverse City, Michigan reports mostly good news for local grape growers this year. “We needed a great crop and we got it this year,” said Johnson,...