Local winemaker, Wally Maurer of Domaine Berrien Cellars, usually known for his outstanding red wines, is racking up the gold medals this spring on his newly released white wines.  Domaine Berrien Cellars is proud to announce the receipt of 3 gold medals, 4 silver medals, and 2 bronze medals for their 9 wines entered in the 17th Annual Great Lakes and Beyond Wine Judging, held in Farmington Hills, MI on May 17, 2012.  The 3 gold medal winning wines are the Domaine Berrien Cellars 2010 Marsanne, the Domaine Berrien Cellars 2011 Marsanne, and the Domaine Berrien Cellars 2011 Dry Traminette. 

Three Wine Trail Members also Celebrate Their 10th Anniversaries: Contessa Wine Cellars, Domaine Berrien Cellars and Winery and Karma Vista Vineyards & Winery

COLOMA, Mich. — This year marks the 10th anniversary of Lake Michigan Shore Wine Country, a collaboration of more than a dozen wineries and tasting rooms in Southwestern Michigan. Together they form a wine trail that promotes locally produced wines, tastings and events. The region, known among wine connoisseurs as the Napa Valley of the Midwest, is an American Viticultural Area (AVA) similar to other acclaimed wine producing areas in California and Upstate New York. More than 10,000 acres of grapes grow in the Lake Michigan Shore AVA that stretches across the southwestern corner of Michigan from the Indiana-Michigan state lines, up the coast of Lake Michigan to the Kalamazoo River and east to the City of Kalamazoo.