Tag Archives: Old Mission wines

Dueling Digits: Michigan AVA Vs. Michigan AVA?

Posted on August 5, 2013 by intoxreport

Michigan’s shape has been compared to a mitten so often that our nickname is ‘The Mitten State’. Colloquial claptrap, my good people. What kind of mitten has an Upper Peninsula? And if you think that the Yoopers don’t count, next … Continue reading →

Posted in Michigan, MIDWEST | Tagged Coenraad Stassen, Dr. Dave Miller, Ed O'Keefe, glacial till, Larry mawby Sean O'Keefe, Lee Lutes, Leelanau wines, Old Mission wines | 2 Comments

Coenraad and Brўs: Unpronounceably Delicious

Posted on July 3, 2013 by intoxreport

Remember when Miss South Carolina was asked why 20% of U.S. Americans couldn’t find the United States on a world map and she fumbled the football so badly that it wound up on a baseball diamond? I bring it up … Continue reading →

Posted in Michigan, MIDWEST, Old Mission Peninsula | Tagged Bill Marchek, Cliff Rames, Coenraad Stassen, Dayna Marchek, Old Mission wines, Sue Marchek | Leave a comment

2 Lads Winery: Laddie Come Home

Posted on May 11, 2012 by intoxreport

In setting the kibble-strewn stage, Lassie Come Home was a 1943 MGM tearjerker starring Roddy McDowell (as young Joe) and ‘Pal’ (who played Lassie) that ultimately launched the syrupy television series; in the film version, the Yorkshire Carraclough family, having … Continue reading →