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Warmer Temperatures Could Mean More Grapes for Midwest Winemakers — but Also More Bad Weather

EATER

After 11 years as a coastal science and policy specialist in Boston, Chantal Lefebvre and her husband Mike Newman moved to Northwest Michigan in 2007 to be closer to family that’d recently relocated there. Lefebvre and Newman first sowed the fruits of WaterFire Vineyards in 2009, after purchasing the 26-acre farm property.

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Day 756 Exploring The Franken Wine Region, Part Two

The Wine Knitter

Today there are 220 members (90 families) and 196 hectares of vineyards. All the families tend the vineyards with passion and dedication that transcends to the wines they make. Their son Daniel joined the team in 2007 and was involved in taking steps to direct the estate towards biodynamic farming and organic production.