Black Star Farms managing partner and sought after national speaker, Don Coe, wins Rueben Brigham Award from The Association for Communication Excellence in Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Life and Human Sciences.
The Reuben Brigham Award, established in 1947, is reserved for a communicator, including a public relations or advertising professional, who has made a major contribution [...]
Winemaker Lee Lutes shares his view of the 2007 wines:
It's that time of year again when we start to review the past year's progress and look forward to the coming harvest. Today we are doing this by tasting 2007 Barrel Chardonnay, following a visit to vineyards yesterday afternoon. As for the 2007s, the wines are [...]
Registration is now available for September's Harvest Stompede Vineyard Walk & Run.
Tickets for the Wine Tour weekend are also on sale. This event is always a sell-out, so don't miss out on a great weekend.
Master Sommelier Madeline Triffon visited Black Star Farms during her stay last month for the Northwest Michigan Wine Summit. She wrote about us in a recent article in the Detroit News.  She comments, "Black Star Farms, a winery-creamery-horse farm-bed & breakfast, is a 'don't miss' destination, and their 'Leorie' red is a rich celebration [...]
We just came across this article from the Boston Globe written by Devra First about the 2007 judging for the American Cheese Society Awards in which Leelanau Cheese Co. Aged Raclette took Best in Show.
It's time to make plans for entering summer shows. Here's all the information you need.
Jumping Shows:
May 25 Bay Harbor Equestrian Club, Petoskey
June 21 Forever Farm, Interlochen
July 5 [...]
There's new life in the old state hospital according to a feature article in the Booth Newspapers around Michigan earlier this month. It's worth the read to find out what's happening around TASTES and how far the project to renovate and rehabilitate the former Traverse City State Hospital has come. Better yet, come by and [...]
Our wines were the "Peoples Choice" at the 1st Chef's Challenge for Challenge Mountain held at Shanty Creek on Saturday. The Challenge pitted chefs from the north of Michigan against chefs from the south - south of M-10. The north champs came from the Magnum Hospitality (Red Mesa, Pearls, & Fish) and the [...]
The Tack Sale on March 22nd at the farm was a hit. Lots of vendors, lots of shoppers and, of course, lots of horse people hanging out. The turnout was great, and Kari is planning to do it again next year - same time, same place - so mark March 21st, 2009 it on your [...]
Black Star Farms management has successfully created a workplace that does more than just improve productivity; it has also built a strong organizational culture that supports the company itself. The recently awarded Psychologically Healthy Workplace Award is designed to recognize organizations for their efforts to foster employee health and well-being while enhancing organizational performance.
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