Tag Archives: Adam Satchwell

Hybrids on the Down Low

Posted on June 23, 2015 by intoxreport

The vines to Tony’s Ciccone’s left are producing some flop sweat, but not many grapes.  The rows are showing unmistakable signs of desperation.  The trellises are in DEFCON 3, as though the hassles, deadlines and frustrations of producing commercial quantities of … Continue reading →

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Adam Satchwell: Cracking The Lychee Nut

Posted on August 5, 2014 by intoxreport

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 →

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Michigan Wine, 2012: State Of The Stating-The-Obvious Address

Posted on April 7, 2012 by intoxreport

(April is Michigan Wine Month, as certified by Governor Rhymes-With-Spider, who’s been at the business end of more recall referendums than my Ford 150). Ever since Al Gore starting criss-crossing the country in his gas-gulping Jetstream 400 to lecture about … Continue reading →

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Michigan’s Rieslings: Quality on Ice

Posted on August 29, 2011 by intoxreport

Among the endless ‘doh’ moments experienced by Michigan’s frost-bitten, hard-scrabble winemakers is that the grape they grow best, riesling, accounts for less than two percent of retail wine sales nationwide. Consumer ignorance is perfectly excusable since riesling is vinified in … Continue reading →

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