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Indiana Uplands Wine Designation Could Boost Industry’s Image

Howard Hewitt
Feature Stories
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INDIANAPOLIS, IN. – Indiana winemakers believe validation and credibility come with the federal government’s designation of the Indiana Uplands in southeast Indiana as an American Viticulture Area (AVA). Indiana Secretary of Agriculture Gina Sheets, members of Purdue University’s Wine and Grape team, along with representatives of Indiana’s nine Upland wineries

A Crazy Still After All These Years

Gary Thomas
Feature Stories
3 min read
If you have whiskey in your blood, that’s not a good thing if you are driving.   But whiskey as a genetic force – well, that’s another matter. Charlie and Andy Nelson have rediscovered their whiskey-soaked roots, and are reviving the long-dormant family business near Nashville in their home state of

From Grape to Grain

Gary Thomas
Feature Stories
4 min read
Derek Brown was once mixing drinks at a White House holiday function, where he was introduced to the President of the United States as “the mixologist.”   President Obama said, “Isn’t that just a bartender?”   Brown wears the label of bartender proudly, saying that “bartenders are kind of the special