Local Wine At The White House

Black Star Farms ice wine served at White House Governors Dinner!

Little Green Jugs At Left Foot Charley's

Lots of good news from Traverse City's urban vintner. See the RE story: Winery now using taps, growlers

The winery, at the Grand Traverse Commons, will also use beeswax to seal its bottles.

The winery plans to sell one-liter, refillable "Little Green Jug" growlers. Customers can also bring in their own bottles...

...On tap, Left Food Charley will start with Pinot Grigio and Riesling and a hard cider.

Official site: Left Foot Charley

Via UpNorthFoodies

Goodbye To A Classic

UpNorthFoodies with the story: Epicurean Classic heads to St. Joe’s

On IPR yesterday the reasons given for the move were a corporate sponsor at KitchenAid and a larger population base to draw from.

Traverse City will miss the Epicurean Classic more than it will miss Traverse City.

Growing Like A Weed

Northwest Michigan is going to be a test location for a couple of hops varieties.

See: Local hops potential growth industry