Join Jayme and me as we taste three Michigan Rieslings.

This week Chalet Sturgeon joins me to discuss her new venture, Local Pour, located in Sawyer, Michigan. Local Pour opened in June, 2021, and offers an all-Michigan experience featuring a wide selection of wine, beer, and spirits - all Michigan made. We also talk about many of the great wines our wineries are producing.

Jayme and I talk about the fascinating history of wine in Michigan with a focus on the Lake Michigan Shore.

This week I have a conversation with Joe Herman of Karma Vista about regenerative agriculture and how grape growers can become more environmentally responsible.

This week Jayme and I are conducting a blind tasting of three Sauvignon Blancs. They are in order from Michigan, California and France, but we don’t know that going into the tasting. In conjunction with this, starting tomorrow for three days, I will publish detailed wine reviews of each of the three wines on If Vines Could Talk social media, Facebook and Instagram, as part of my regular weekly reviews.

This week I talk with Glen Greiffendorf of 12 Corners. Glen is responsible for both vineyard and winery operations, and is a veteran southwest Michigan grape grower.

Jayme and I discuss the AVAs (American Viticultural Areas) of Michigan and some of what they have to offer.

This week I interview Bill Schopf of Dablon Vineyards and Winery. Dablon is one of our newer wineries in the Lake Michigan Shore, having opened in 2015.

Join Jayme and me today as we sample three Pinot Noirs from the Lake Michigan Shore.

Golden Muse Winery is Baroda's newest winery and tasting room, having opened in late 2022. Please listen in to an interview with co-owner and winemaker Analisa Leppanen, and hear her amazing transformative story.