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Left Foot Charley

Cider Maker · Traverse City, Michigan

Left Foot Charley is a cider maker in Traverse City, Michigan, United States listed on Cider Radar. It has 2 locations on the Cider Radar map.

Left Foot Charley was created in 2004. Winemaker Bryan Ulbrich was called to a favorite vineyard which had been recently sold to a new owner. It was sliding quickly into a state of disaster. The excessive growth, negligent canopy management, and impending powdery mildew attack were too much to bear. With the somewhat bridled, yet honest support of his wife Jennifer, he canceled their vacation to work in this vineyard and save the Riesling. In exchange, he was able to harvest a small crop and create a single dry Riesling. Through the process, the Left Foot concept was formed. Throughout Northern Michigan, there are numerous small vineyards owned and farmed by individuals who do not have wineries. The grapes were often sent to giant blends. Many of these viticulturists are excellent farmers and deserve to see their work turned into wine. Left Foot Charley has teamed up with Northern Michigan’s best 18 growers to produce wines that display the range of aroma and flavor found among the glacially tilled hills of our appellations. Lake effect, soil composition, vineyard aspect, and grower mentality shape these flavors individually. Each vineyard sells only to LFC and the commitments go beyond simple cash per ton arrangements. Through mutually established goals, their farms are defining terroir in our appellations. Our goal is to bring their work to the bottle.

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Left Foot Charley

Website

http://www.leftfootcharley.com/

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