Lorri Hathaway and Sharon Kegerreis are creators of Michigan Vine and authors of From the Vine: Exploring Michigan Wineries.
Lorri and Sharon share backgrounds of growing up in northern Michigan lake communities of Leelanau Peninsula and Charlevoix, respectively, and earning degrees at Central Michigan University before traveling extensively to other parts of the country and world.
After settling down in southeast Michigan, Lorri and Sharon met over shared business interests, and a newfound appreciation for “all things Michigan” was ignited with the discovery of Michigan wine country. Together, they launched Michigan Vine in 2003 to exclusively promote Michigan wine and their Great Lakes state, chucking corporate careers in favor of more time with their families, casual work days and writing from the comfort of their homes.
While writing the From the Vine: Exploring Michigan Wineries, Lorri and Sharon traveled around the state to interview winemakers and sip wines. Their vineyard chats with down-to-earth farmers, entrepreneurs and conservationists – all rolled into one – made them fall in love with Michigan all over again.
The original plan for the book was to create a simple guide to Michigan wineries, but the passion behind the wines and the beautiful photographs taken along the way were too fabulous not to share – resulting in a guide with so much more.
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