MyNorth.com (Traverse Magazine) has a feature on Making Ice Wine in Northern Michigan by Sharon Kegerreis (of From the Vine) that features Shawn & Alan Eaker of Longview Winery making ice wine: This is the 2008 harvest of ice wine, a dessert wine that Eaker considers nectar of the gods. “There is no way to [...]
Archive for December, 2009
Making Ice Wine in Northern Michigan
December 29, 2009
Custom Crush at French Road Cellars
December 28, 2009
‘Custom crush’ outfit shines from the Traverse City Record-Eagle looks at French Road Cellars, the region’s first custom crush operation. Owner Doug Matthies says: “I’ve had this idea in mind for a number of years,” Matthies said. “This way we can concentrate solely behind the counter, and not worry about the marketing and the sales [...]
Video interviews with Michigan winemaker Shawn Walters
December 5, 2009
Here’s a a pair of interviews with Shawn by Master Sommelier Claudia Tyagi, retired engineer and avid wine aficionado David Rusnell of michwine.com, and Kim Adams and George Heritier of Gang of Pour. You can read all about their tour of the Leelanau Peninsula and tastings at Gang of Pour. This one features Alan Eaker [...]
