The passion to make wine runs strong in
all winemakers. Winemaker Steve Johnson is driven by his passion to
make the world aware of grapes grown in his home state of Wisconsin.
And why not? If it tastse good, drink the wine! Steve and his wife
Maria own Parallel 44 Winery in Kewaunee, Wisconsin as well as Door
44 Winery located in Door County, the well known vacationland. These
grapes are in his blood and the proof is in the bottle. While wine
education is important the bottom line is to join friends together in
a glass of what makes you happy. Steve, makes happy wine.
You can also hear Steve on our Vino
Lingo segment defining the wine term “Turding”
The passion to make wine runs strong in
all winemakers. Winemaker Steve Johnson is driven by his passion to
make the world aware of grapes grown in his home state of Wisconsin.
And why not? If it tastse good, drink the wine! Steve and his wife
Maria own Parallel 44 Winery in Kewaunee, Wisconsin as well as Door
44 Winery located in Door County, the well known vacationland. These
grapes are in his blood and the proof is in the bottle. While wine
education is important the bottom line is to join friends together in
a glass of what makes you happy. Steve, makes happy wine.
You can also hear Steve on our Vino
Lingo segment defining the wine term “Turding”
When in Wisconsin, drink wine. Ok, that’s not something you’d expect to hear in this part of the world but the fact is you’ll find many winemakers from Wisconsin who have relocated to Oregon, Sonoma and Napa Valley. In this case, Casey Stringer, Owner and Winemaker at Stringer Cellars gets his grapes from select vineyards in Napa Valley and has made his wine in Wisconsin. But there is more to it than that. Casey has an interesting story beginning by making wine in various parts of the world. Then he was led back to the midwest. Imagine that!