Local food and wine businesses are two serious economic drivers of northern Michigan. We may make light of our "Foodie Wednesday" visits with wineries, food producers and restaurateurs, but make no mistake, we appreciate their impact.Mary in the Morning started listener events at wineries back in 2006 then switched to the Chef du Jour Tour in '08. The thought, guarantee a full house plus a bunch of promotion, was to help restaurants on Monday nights when business can be pretty scary for a restaurant owner. The Chef events sell out every time and now, we are looking at the wineries again.
Do you support the local wineries? Do you visit the tasting rooms? Do you buy the local wines at your grocery store? Do you consider a winery visit entertainment or are you a serious wine connoisuer looking for an opportunity to fine tune your palate before buying many bottles? Are there just too many wineries in our region? We want to know.
The TC Wine & Art Festival was such a huge success, we are wondering if the area has an insatiable palate for wine entertainment and access to local vino. Please take our survey!
