Sunday, November 08, 2009
Wine of the Day
The Wine of the Day
Villa Maria, 2009 Sauvignon Blanc Private Bin Marlborough New Zealand, $16
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Michigan Wine of the Week
Chateau Chantal, 2007 Pinot Noir Old Mission Peninsula, $15
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Sandra Silfven: Wine
Pacific Rim puts sparkle in Riesling
Riesling rules not only in the vineyards of western and northwestern Michigan, but in the high-elevation vineyards in the state of Washington, where Randall Grahm's Pacific Rim Winery is dedicated to the growing of this grape variety. - 11/05/2009
Sandra Silfven: Wine
There's help for amateur winemakers
If the smell of autumn gets your creative juices fermenting, you might want to curl up with the new fourth edition of "Home Winemaking Step-by-Step (Stonemark, $17.95) by Jon Iverson, the bible for many amateur winemakers. And whether you intend to actually crush some grapes or not, you stand to learn something about all those words that get bandied about on the back labels -- acidity, Brix, pH, French oak. - 10/22/2009
Better with age: Paris restaurant to auction 1875 wine, 1788 cognac
Paris -- Over the years, the chief sommelier had forgotten they were there. And when the four bottles of 1875 Armagnac Vieux were finally unearthed from the labyrinthine wine cellar last week, they were covered in a black fungus that looked like matted cat fur. - 10/19/2009
Sandra Silfven: Wine
Cool weather delays harvest; U.P. wine scene warms up
This and that around Michigan wine country: - 10/08/2009
Sandra Silfven: Wine
New French Road Cellars up north is ready to make wine to spec for other vintners
The wine scene up north continues to grow and show signs of maturity, as two key players -- one a vineyard manager, the other a winemaker -- link up at a new business outside Leland. - 09/24/2009
