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Monthly Archives: May 2015
Bowers Harbor: The House That Jack Built
The yellow brick road that led to Michigan’s top selling Pinot grigio began inside a stockbroker’s office, and the story gets stranger from there. Start with the winemaker and proprietor, Spencer Stegenga. A lot of local agriculture families have made … Continue reading
Posted in Michigan, Old Mission Peninsula
Tagged Bowers Harbor, Ed O'Keefe, Spencer Stegenga
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Jack Off All Wines, Master Of None
The titular pun is ‘me all over’—as immature as sniggering at the word ‘titular’. From time to time, of course—snarky, sarkie satirical sibilance aside—those of us whose lowly role in this veil of tears and sin is wine critiquery (not … Continue reading
Posted in GENERAL
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Dan Matthies and Chateau Fontaine: Please Exit Through The Gift Shop
I want you to take the following statement with a grain of salt, and then I want to sell you a desalination plant: Salesmen are born, not made—and Don Matthies was born to be a salesman. Whether he is hawking … Continue reading
Posted in Leelanau Peninsula, Michigan
Tagged Chateau Fontaine, Dan Matthies, French Road Cellars, Lucie Matthies
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Willow Chardonnay With Humble P
When you reach the top of the gravelly incline that leads to Willow Vineyards, you are confronted with the most iconic view of Northern Michigan wine country that exists. Grape vines tumble down a fertile slope to a line of stately pines, … Continue reading
Posted in Leelanau Peninsula, Michigan
Tagged Chris Guest, Jo Crampton, John Crampton, Willow Vineyards
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Coach Long-Hair: Brian Hosmer and The Open Door Policy
Sometimes I think of Michigan winemakers as my children, even those who are old enough to be my parents. That’s because I began writing about Michigan wine when most of the current crop of concerns were barely gleams in some … Continue reading
Posted in Michigan
Tagged Bel Lago, Brian Hosmer, Charlie Edson, Chateau Chantal, Cristin Hosmer, G. Stanley Howell, Hawthorne Vineyards
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