{"id":284,"date":"2014-08-27T15:33:09","date_gmt":"2014-08-27T22:33:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.timvandergrift.com\/?p=284"},"modified":"2014-08-27T15:33:09","modified_gmt":"2014-08-27T22:33:09","slug":"tim-vandergrift-master-vintner-and-midwest-supplies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.timvandergrift.com\/?p=284","title":{"rendered":"Tim Vandergrift: Master Vintner and Midwest Supplies"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I can’t remember why I was so mad at that wine glass . . .<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The big news is finally here! Midwest Supplies and Tim Vandergrift are working together!<\/a> I\u2019m really happy with the fit between us and excited to introduce new products and to work on advancing home winemaking. I became an independent consultant early in 2014. My biggest concern about my new career was where I could apply myself to make a difference in the consumer-produced beverage industry (aka Homebrewing and Winemaking).<\/p>\n

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While I connected with many small clients and really love the interaction I have with them, I looked around and realised that one of the most dynamic and exciting places in the industry was right in front of me, Midwest Supplies<\/a>. I\u2019ve worked with them for more than a decade on behalf of Winexpert and always loved how they \u2018got\u2019 the industry, understood home beer and winemakers, and generally felt they were my kind of folks. Of course, this didn\u2019t keep me from thinking that they could probably use a guiding hand on the wine side, but I always had other priorities. Now that I\u2019m their Technical Winemaking Advisor\u00a0I feel incredibly fortunate\u00a0to have\u00a0the opportunity to work with them to introduce some new ideas to home winemaking and do educational and promotional activities as well. I’ve even got a couple of videos up to start, one on the benefits\u00a0of using a floor corker,<\/p>\n

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And one on the savage joy of using a three-pronged stirring whip!