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1980s, Arnulf Esterer
No full texthttps://kent-islandora.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/markko_images/3/thumbnail.jpgEarly winery photo of Arnulf Esterer posed next to the winery sign that hangs near the location’s front entrance.</p
Call for Support Letter for a Lake Erie Appellation of Origin, 1979
No full texthttps://kent-islandora.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/markko_documents/2/thumbnail.jpgCall for the initial meeting for local wineries to establish the Lake Erie Appellation of Origin by Arnulf Esterer, acting on behalf of the Ohio Wine Producers Association. Letter includes a rationale for the establishment of a multi-state named region.</p
List of Visits to Dr. Frank\u27s Vineyard
No full texthttps://kent-islandora.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/markko_documents/43/thumbnail.jpgIn the early years of the vineyard, Arnulf Esterer traveled frequently to Dr. Frank\u27s vineyard to learn how to graft vines and grow vinifera successfully. A list of his visits to the vineyard (1967-1973) and the tasks accomplished is provided. Tony Debevc of Debonne Vineyards was named as a participant.</p
Letter to Arnulf Esterer from Harold Applegate, 1992
No full texthttps://kent-islandora.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/markko_documents/45/thumbnail.jpgHumorous tales of Dr. Frank are shared with Arnulf Esterer, who is gathering personal stories on the winemaker for an upcoming American Wine Society meeting.</p
Memorial Poem for George Voinovich
No full texthttps://kent-islandora.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/markko_documents/33/thumbnail.jpgAs the two term Governor of Ohio, George Voinovich (1936-2016) created new investment credit programs designed to expand wine/grape acreage in Ohio and increased the actual dollar funding for wine and grape research and marketing. According to Arnulf Esterer, during these years it was a common occurrence for George Voinovich and his wife Janet Allan Voinovich to patron Markko Vineyards and other nearby Lake Erie wineries such as Old Firehouse Winery.</p
Letter to Dr. Konstantin Frank from Arnulf Esterer, 1972
No full texthttps://kent-islandora.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/markko_documents/31/thumbnail.jpgWith Esterer’s help, Dr. Frank’s wine distribution network expands into Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island. George Mathisesen, founder of the Chicama Vineyards in West Tisbury, MA and well-known figure in the wine industry at the time, offers advice on how to increase wine sales to Dr. Frank.</p
Letter to Dr. Konstantin Frank from Arnulf Esterer and Vineyard Record and Plan, 1970
No full texthttps://kent-islandora.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/markko_documents/48/thumbnail.jpgVineyard layout and record plan for 1969-1970 and letter documenting vineyard progress and equipment purchases
Letter to Arnulf Esterer, Tim Hubbard, and John Moorhead from Dr. Konstantin Frank, 1971
No full texthttps://kent-islandora.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/markko_documents/46/thumbnail.jpgReview of a draft letter authored by co-op growers Arnulf Esterer and Tim Hubbard of Markko Vineyard and John Moorhead of Moorhead Grape Farm in North East, PA. The growers explain why the industry should shift its research and development focus from French hybrids to vinifera grapes.</p
1981, Arnulf Esterer and John Stavisky of the American Wine Society
No full texthttps://kent-islandora.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/markko_images/6/thumbnail.jpgJohn Stavisky (right) pictured next to Arnulf Esterer (left) at an industry event. John Stavisky was very active in the New York chapter of the American Wine Society and held the position of wine logistics. John and his wife Anne Stavisky received the Outstanding Member Award from the society in 1997.</p
1997, Arnulf Esterer Receives the American Wine Society Award of Merit
No full texthttps://kent-islandora.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/markko_images/4/thumbnail.jpgGene Spaziani (right), then president of the American Wine Society, presents the organization’s annual award of merit to Arnulf Esterer (left) at the American Wine Society’s national conference held in Pittsburgh, PA. The Award of Merit, the organization’s highest honor, recognizes substantial and meritorious contributions to the wine industry. As noted in the Fall 1997 of Markko Vineyard’s Gadding Vine: “This award is gratefully accepted as recognition of the next generation of Dr. Frank cooperators in vinifera winegrowing. He gave the leadership and inspiration we all needed….Now the next generation picks up the challenge to Dr. Frank’s mission to develop, and perfect the eastern appellations to that ‘Americans…drink the best’.” Gene Spaziani, writer for New England Wine Gazette, WineMaker Magazine, and the American Wine Society Journal, co-wrote The Home Winemaker\u27s Companion in 2000 with Ed Halloran.</p
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