Saturday, May 17, 2008
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Robert Mondavi: 1913-2008
California wine pioneer dies
Robert Mondavi, namesake and founder of a northern California winery that helped establish the Napa Valley as a wine region ranking with France and Italy, has died. He was 94. - 05/17/2008
Sandra Silfven
Great Lakes wineries mine for gold at competition
Indiana wine? Illinois wine? Let's face it, New York and Michigan wineries that are located along large bodies of water like the Great Lakes and Finger Lakes have an added advantage in growing aromatic whites, sparkling wines, some reds and certainly ice wines. The so-called "lake effect" protects the vines from late spring frosts and extends the growing season in the fall. - 05/15/2008
Madeline Triffon
Fruity Pinot is a terrific find
Don't miss: Montoya Pinot Noir, 2005, Monterey; $13 - 05/15/2008
Sandra Silfven
Sip Spain at the Snake
Do you know your Rioja wines from the ones in the Ribera del Duero and Penedes? Or are these just a bunch more wine words to give you a headache worse than too much Tempranillo? - 05/15/2008
Sandra Silfven
Tom Mackey of St. Francis introduces Wild Oak wines to Detroit
Tom Mackey is the veteran California winemaker -- make that founding winemaker and still going strong -- at St. Francis Winery in Sonoma, and has been at it so long he's on a first-name basis with his vines. - 05/08/2008
Madeline Triffon
Cherry wine is tip of the peninsula
Michigan's spring is finally here, and "Up North" is the buzz phrase that starts popping up with the dandelions. - 05/08/2008
Sandra Silfven
Walsh College pulls corks
It's usually strictly business at Troy-based Walsh College, the state's largest graduate school for those who specialize in accounting, information systems, management, taxes and other related programs. - 05/08/2008
Sandra Silfven
Awards, a new tasting room and new wines around Michigan
Fifty-Five North Winery in Lake Leelanau wows West Coast judges, Mackinaw Trail Winery expands and other news in Michigan wine country. - 05/01/2008
Sandra Silfven
A toast to the Great Lakes
You don't have to go to the Finger Lakes of western New York or even to Traverse City to try the local wines. - 05/01/2008
French vintners flirt with heresy -- screw tops
CHABLIS, France -- Fine French wine with a screw top? - 04/27/2008
Sandra Silfven
New York vintners team up to make signature wines of their region
For wine regions not on the Left Coast of this country, it's still an uphill battle to get respect. Groups of vintners in New York state — in the Finger Lakes and Long Island — have teamed up to create a special wine to tell the world: "Look, this is the best grape we grow. This is a benchmark wine; our credibility rests on it. Give it a try." Could this ever happen in Michigan? - 04/24/2008
Sandra Silfven
Fisher hosts WineFest
Fred Fisher, founder of Fisher Vineyards in the Mayacamas Mountains of Northern California, has never lost sight of his roots. - 04/24/2008
Madeline Triffon
Prosecco is starting to get noticed
Don't miss: Mionetto Prosecco Brut, Veneto (Italy) $15 - 04/24/2008
Sandra Silfven
Charles Krug Napa gets a makeover from vineyard to cellar
In a glam wine world defined by how big, edgy and limited-in-production the brand is, Charles Krug may not come to mind as the most hip label on the block. But times have changed. - 04/17/2008
Sandra Silfven
Spring into Michigan Wine Month with events galore
If it's April, it's Michigan Wine Month, and the 2008 issue of Michigan Wine Country, the wine and tourism guide produced by the state, is available now. Events galore will mark the spring celebration. - 04/10/2008
