by Ankit Chauhan | Jun 25, 2021 | Michigan Wine, Winery
Ask any vino lover about Michigan wines, and you may hear something akin to “Michigan makes great whites, but they can’t do reds.” Although our region is not suited to growing big, heavy reds like the Cabs of California, we have been proudly producing red varieties...
by Ankit Chauhan | Jun 21, 2021 | Media
Summer Solstice is exciting because it marks the official start of the long-awaited summer season in the Northern Hemisphere. Did you know that the Summer Solstice is the longest day of the year for us north of the equator? The word ‘solstice’ is derived from the...
by Ankit Chauhan | Jun 1, 2021 | Michigan Wine, Winery
Happy June, vino lovers! What better way to kick off the beginning of this month than with some bubbles? It just so happens that this Saturday, June 5, is National Bubbly Day, and we at Black Star Farms love bubbles! Celebrate this holiday with us the fun way, and...
by Ankit Chauhan | May 21, 2021 | Michigan Wine, Winery
How fitting that Michigan Wine Month falls during May, a month chock-full of widely celebrated wine holidays: Sauvignon Blanc Day 5/7, Moscato Day 5/9, National Wine Day 5/25, and more! One holiday particularly important to the wine world falls on May 24 every year,...
by Ankit Chauhan | May 1, 2021 | Michigan Wine, Winery
Hooray, it’s May! And lucky for us, May is Michigan Wine Month, but what does that mean? Our friends at the Michigan Wine Collaborative explain it best, “Michigan Wine Month is dedicated to educating consumers across Michigan and beyond about the quality and variety...
by Ankit Chauhan | Apr 7, 2021 | News
Did you know that the first Earth Day took place in 1970? With the help of California congressman Pete McCloskey and a young activist by the name of Denis Hayes, Wisconsin junior senator Gaylord Nelson organized what was supposed to be a teach-in about environmental...
by Ankit Chauhan | Apr 1, 2021 | Michigan Wine, Winery
Happy April, BSF fans! We don’t know about you, but this warmer weather has us itching to dust off our patio furniture and spark up our grills for some outdoor sipping and dining. When it comes to a day of backyard barbecuing, some people’s first beverage of choice...
by Ankit Chauhan | Mar 17, 2021 | Media, Winery
While this holiday is typically celebrated with pints of green beer and whiskey shots, we at Black Star Farms prefer sipping on wine and brandy instead. Did you know that on top of the extensive list of wines we produce, that we also make 11 different brandies? We...
by Ankit Chauhan | Mar 5, 2021 | Michigan Wine, Winery
Ah, March: the perfectly awkward time of the year when it’s not quite winter, but not quite spring. This is the season more fondly (or perhaps begrudgingly) referred to as the Spring of Deception. The month of March is when we Michiganders can expect 70 degrees and...
by Ankit Chauhan | Feb 15, 2021 | Michigan Wine, Winery
The third Monday of February is President’s Day. Generally overshadowed by Valentine’s Day festivities, we at Black Star Farms decided that rather than letting this year’s holiday go by unnoticed, we should acknowledge it properly. How are we celebrating? With wine,...
