Award Winning Winery had Long Journey to get There
And the winner is, the Riesling from Wildcat Creek Winery in Lafayette. Rick Black was presented the People’s Choice award last week by Jeanette Merritt of the Indiana Wine Grape Council. Voting was based on sampling at the Indiana Pork Producers’ Taste of Elegance.
Rick and Kathy Black own and operate the winery. Rick (pictured with Merritt) says the Indiana Wine Grape Council was a big help in the long process that culminated in opening the commercial winery early last year. He told HAT, “It’s been about a 10-year relationship and we’ve gotten all kinds of advice and direction. A lot of the seminars and workshops that we’ve gone to have been through the Wine Grape Action Team. It’s been tremendously helpful.”
The award winning Riesling was from the third bottling since the winery opened. “Each time we make a wine, finish a wine, we try and improve on what we’ve had before, and that’s been the way it has gone with that particular one. Each one in our estimation has been a little bit better than the previous one. It’s been a good wine in the tasting room. It’s been probably the most popular, between that and cherry.”
Listen to the interview to learn about the other wines offered at Wildcat Creek and the nearly decade-long process to open at the current location.
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