Michigan’s wine selection growing
Never mind Napa Valley how about Michigan’s Old Mission Peninsula? All, so, maybe Michigan can’t truly unseat California’s wine country but it’s putting up a pretty good fight.Excerpt:”Why do we carry so many Michigan wines?” says Lisa Pardington. “Because they sell.”Not only does Michigan now have enough wineries to meet consumer demand — 56 and counting — they are producing better wines that are making their way to the state’s far corners.”People are taking them more seriously,” says Ted Ross, wine buyer at Vince & Joe’s Gourmet Market in Shelby Township. “Personally, I have always been a wine snob, but these Michigan wines the last two years are getting better and better. Today, if you ask me for a good Cabernet Franc, I’ll send you to Old Mission Peninsula.” Read the entire article here.
Never mind Napa Valley how about Michigan’s Old Mission Peninsula? Okay, so, maybe Michigan can’t truly unseat California’s wine country but it’s putting up a pretty good fight.
Excerpt:
“Why do we carry so many Michigan wines?” says Lisa Pardington. “Because they sell.”
Not only does Michigan now have enough wineries to meet consumer demand — 56 and counting — they are producing better wines that are making their way to the state’s far corners.
“People are taking them more seriously,” says Ted Ross, wine buyer at Vince & Joe’s Gourmet Market in Shelby Township. “Personally, I have always been a wine snob, but these Michigan wines the last two years are getting better and better. Today, if you ask me for a good Cabernet Franc, I’ll send you to Old Mission Peninsula.”
Read the entire article here.
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