Michigan WIne Competition Results
Twenty-five wine experts from around the country gathered August 5 in East Lansing for the 37th annual Michigan Wine Competition. Judges included Master Sommelier Ron Edwards; Doug Frost, who is both a Master of...
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Aurora Cellars Joins Leelanau Peninsula Wine Trail
Leelanau Peninsula’s newest winery, Aurora Cellars, opened on July 3, 2014. The winery is located in Lake Leelanau on the Northern Loop of the Leelanau Peninsula Wine Trail. Aurora Cellars is the 25th winery...
The Colors of Michigan Artist Stephanie Schlatter
In both wine and art, the first thing a viewer notices is color. One of the most colorful artists in the Midwest, Stephanie Schlatter of Grand Rapids, is working with more Michigan wineries and...
Traverse City Wine and Art Festival Photos
Midwest Wine Press columnist Michael Schafer- aka The Wine Counselor- was entertaining and educating at his booth during this past weekend’s Traverse City Wine and Art Festival. Michael tours Michigan and the United States...
Condensing Liquids into Wealth At Michigan State
If Prohibition was still in effect (thank goodness it isn’t), Dr. Kris Berglund might well be public enemy number one. He’s the man behind the Michigan State University (MSU) artisan distilling program. This unique...
Midwest Wine Trail Rankings for 2014
No wine region in the world has as many wine trails as the Midwestern U.S. A big part of the Midwestern wine experience is visiting a winery to enjoy the terroir and perhaps speak...
Moving Beyond A Tourism Based Wine Industry
Call me a dreamer, but I can envision a day when vineyards stretch out across the Midwest. In this future-land, the grapes from Midwest vineyards will be used to make wines that are sold...
Midwest Winery Rankings 2014
After years of rapid expansion, the growth in the number of Midwest wineries slowed during the past year. Since the second quarter of 2013, the number of Federal Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade...
Michigan’s Bonobo Winery to Be Featured on ABC-TV’s “The Chew”
Tune in to ABC’s ‘The Chew” at 1pm this Tuesday, June 24th and get a sneak peak of Traverse City native, HGTV celebrity and Bonobo Winery founder, Carter Oosterhouse as he shares wines from...
Cold Climate Competition Registration Now Open
After a particularly unsettling winter across the cold climate regions, the Minnesota Grape Growers Association and the University of Minnesota proudly announce the 6th annual International Cold Climate Wine Competition (ICCWC). The competition will take...