Why Northern Michigan winemakers are so optimistic about 2020 vintages
Updated Apr 11, 2021;
Posted Apr 11, 2021
New Barrel Room experiences at Left Foot Charley center on special wine tastings and food pairings. Photo from Left Foot Charley and Alaina Leech with Think Fresh Consulting, republished with permission.
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TRAVERSE CITY, MI - As Northern Michigan winemakers head into bottling season for some white wines soon, the excitement that surged around last fall’s harvest has many of them feeling pretty good about the 2020 vintages they’re creating.
“We’re feeling optimistic about the wines in general, both for whites and reds,” Lee Lutes, Black Star Farms winemaker, said in a recent update from members of the Traverse Wine Coast, which includes about 40 wineries that grow their fruit near Traverse City’s Old Mission and the Leelanau peninsulas. “We’re seeing wine quality that could be on par or better than the wines we’ve made over the past
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March 5, 2021
Kenyon has again been recognized as a top producer of winners of the J. William Fulbright Fellowship among liberal arts institutions for the 2020-21 academic year, marking the 16th time Kenyon has appeared on the top-producing student list, published in the Chronicle of Higher Education.
Last year, nine Kenyon students and one alumnus were selected as Fulbright winners to teach English or conduct research in Argentina, Colombia, France, Germany, Kazakhstan, Russia, South Korea and Spain. Additionally, two students and one alumnus were named as alternates to teach English or conduct research in Argentina, Germany, Spain and Taiwan.
“This has been in some ways a challenging year for our winners, as schedules have changed and programs have been canceled, delayed or deferred. In a year when so many of us have been unable to connect with others as fully as we might like, the role our Fulbrighters will play in building strong international relationships is especially c
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