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White Pine Hits the Trail

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Wine aficionados just picked up another solid reason to hit the Lake Michigan Shore Wine Trail. Dr. Dave Miller's remarkable White Pine Winery, with a popular tasting room in the heart of downtown St. Joseph's central business district, has officially joined the trail as a full-fledged member, boosting the trail to a full 20 official stops scattered along the shores of Lake Michigan here in Michigan's Great Southwest.

Kathryn Sturm is Executive Administrator of the Lake Michigan Shore Wine Trail. She says, "Owner and winemaker Dave Miller and his wife Sandy are known and respected by the other wineries across the state, region, and to those who visit the area to taste our quality wines." She adds, "To have them become a part of the Lake Michigan Shore Wine Trail organization will allow many more visitors to experience yet another high quality producer of Southwest Michigan's finest wines."

The White Pine Winery Tasting Room was the first wine tasting room to settle into the groove in downtown St. Joseph, setting up shop nearly 6 years ago at 317 State Street. Since then, they have been joined downtown by Baroda Founders Winery and the Lazy Ballerina Winery which set up shop right next door last year.

White Pine's tasting room shares a wide range of delicious reds and aromatic whites. Dr. Dave Miller was born and raised in the South Bend, Indiana area, and earned his BS in Biology, specializing in plant ecology and botany from Ball State University in Muncie before pursuing his Masters at Michigan State University in Viticulture. He worked as the research manager for 13 years in the Horticulture Department and authored or co-authored more than 35 scientific publications, most of them in refereed journals. 

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He has presented his work at professional meetings throughout North America, and has served on the Michigan Grape & Wine Industry Council, where he is presently a member of the wine council's Research & Education Advisory Committee, the Viticulture Consortium East Advisory Committee, the Viticulture & Enology Science & Technology Alliance and the National Grape & Wine Initiative. He is committed to producing the very best grapes and wines Michigan has to offer. 

The majority of Michigan vineyards are located within the Lake Michigan Shore American Viticulture Area which covers more than 1,28-million acres. The boundaries reach north to the Kalamazoo River in Douglas and extend eastward some 45 miles inland from the Lake Michigan shoreline and south to the Michigan/Indiana border.

The Lake Michigan Shore Wine Trail is a not-for-profit organization that promotes the development of an outstanding wine producing and tourism area and to be an industry leader. 

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