This is part 1 of a 2 part video report from the Grand Rapids International Food & Wine Festival held November 12-14th.
From my perspective, the show was a huge success. We had a blast tasting not only Michigan wines, but comparing them to their worldwide counterparts. I am happy to say that the local wine held up very well. I was particularly blown away by the number of young people at the show. This really excites me, as I am a huge advocate of getting the 21-30 something crowd more involved with wine.
I was really impressed that at every Michigan booth, there was representation from the winery -- most of the time it was the actual owner or winemaker. At the non-local booths, the distributor or winery reps were absent. They left it up to a volunteer from the show to talk about their wines. At first, it struck me as odd, but then I realized that most of the reps were probably in the Michigan section, tasting some great wine!
Excellent job...can't wait to see part 2! Thanks for coming out to the festival.
Posted by: Dianna Stampfler | Monday, November 16, 2009 at 09:56 AM
Great Video! I am going to have to find a way to make it next year!
Posted by: Kris Sterkenburg | Monday, November 16, 2009 at 10:23 AM
The video caught the essence of the show. We sampled a number of different wines and food and found several new favorites including selections from 1913Room, and the Traverse Bay Farms Red Raspberry and Peach salsa
Posted by: Joann | Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at 10:46 AM
Great Video and Great Show! We had a great turn out at the Food For Thought Magazine booth. We are looking forward to next year. See you then.
Posted by: Rod Glupker | Saturday, February 13, 2010 at 10:30 AM
Thanks Ron. I am already looking forward to next year.
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Posted by: Shannon Casey | Monday, February 15, 2010 at 12:23 AM