To Pick or Not to Pick?
Timing the Harvest by Gary Twining In Ohio, and everywhere, winemaking is all about preserving the quality of the fruit from vine to wine, ensuring the wine reflects the best […]
Arnie Esterer’s Family to Continue Ohio Wine Pioneer’s Vision
By Gary Twining The Ohio wine industry lost a pioneer and winemaking legend in October 2020 when Markko Vineyard co-founder Arnulf “Arnie” Esterer passed away. But Arnie’s trailblazing legacy will […]
Pinot Gris Just Might Become the Signature Wine of the Lake Erie Region
By Gary Twining Since the Lake Erie American Viticultural Area (AVA) was established in 1983, great strides have been made in the production of wines from Vitis vinifera grapes of […]
Arnie Esterer Delivers His Magic Again, This Time on the Printed Page
By Heide Aungst When I finished reading Magic in a Bottle: The Untold Story of Arnie Esterer and Markko Vineyard (Outskirts Press, $16.95), I just wanted to have a glass […]
The Soul of an Ohio Wine Maker
‘This Business Has Made Me Happy,’ Arnie Esterer says On a winter afternoon at Markko Vineyard, Arnie Esterer apologizes as he arrives in the tasting room. The white-haired owner of […]