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Monthly Archives: August 2014
Saved By The Bell: Willis Hall Winery Is Down, But Not Out
Like a lot of whizbangs from his generation, John Bell sidled into his wine compulsion via Mateus and Lancers—those primitive, popular Portuguese pots of plonk that in the prehistory of American wine appreciation were revered simply because they were wine, … Continue reading
Grand Traverse Distillery: Taking Their Best Shot
It’s an interesting question in any case: Does appellation play the same role—or any role—in defining a liquor’s quality as it does a wine’s? Or is it purely marketing schtick? I ask because a wine’s regulated place-of-origin is intimately woven … Continue reading
Posted in LIQUOR, Michigan, Uncategorized
Tagged Grand Traverse Distillery, Kent Rabish, Landis Rabish, micro-distillers Michigan
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Water Bored: The Ice Bucket Challenge
You know how when Julia Roberts married Lyle Lovett it just sort of ‘felt right’? Or, ever reminisce about the warm, gushy, non-sexual feeling of utter contentment that poured over you when Gary Cherone started singing with Van Halen? For … Continue reading
Hot Wine: Summer In The Vineyard
First of all, unless its mulled, there is no such thing as hot wine and second, other than maybe Verónica Martínez or Amy Freeman, there is no such thing as hot winemakers—but that’s a lament for a different logarithm. The … Continue reading
Wearing Their Hearts On My Mitten: Michigan Wine Competition, 2014
I certainly hand it to the grape council that represents my Mitten: They are one sincere bunch. Such punkling puns aside, I mention this because The Michigan Grape and Wine Industry Council held its 37th Michigan Wine Competition on August 5, … Continue reading
Robin Williams: Art, Alcoholism And Suicide
Never mind that he was born in Chicago, went to high school in California, lived just north of San Francisco and drove around Napa like he owned the joint—which, in part, he did. Here in Detroit, Robin Williams will always … Continue reading
Idiart Savant
Nicolas Idiart has one of those strikingly handsome, masculine faces that makes even straight guys sit up and take notice, then recalculate our own sad position on that irrelevant ladder of total relevance, realizing that we’ve just moved down another … Continue reading
Posted in Loire
Tagged Loire wine, Maison Idiart, Muscadet, Nicolas Idiart, Sancerre
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Rudy Kurniawan: Orange Is The New Burgundy
On Thursday, August 7, 2014, Rudy Kurniawan was sentenced to ten years in prison for selling counterfeit wine to rich people, who did not notice that the wine inside the fancy bottles they bought was fake because they did not … Continue reading
The Hoopes Scoop: Elegance In Oakville
I’ll spare you the ‘jumping through hoops’ groaner: No need. The wine is above such puerile puns, the label notwithstanding. Hoopes Family Vineyard reminds me of one of those prodigy kids who realizes she was born with an extraordinary gift—athletics, … Continue reading
Posted in Cab/Merlot, CALIFORNIA, Napa, Oakville
Tagged Hoopes Family Vineyard, Lindsay Hoopes, Oakville cabernet, Spencer Hoope
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Adam Satchwell: Cracking The Lychee Nut
This may come as a surprise to those of you who have seen me strip naked in a restaurant to attract the attention of a laggardly server or wear a ‘Kill White People’ hoodie to a Klan rally or hire … Continue reading
Posted in Gewurztraminer, Michigan, MIDWEST
Tagged Adam Satchwell, gewurztraminer, Leelanau wine, Shady Lane Cellars
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