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One Lake Two Completely Different Wine Regions

October 12, 2010 – 1:30 am

Lake Michigan is a large body of water that at points separates Wisconsin from Michigan. The 55 miles width of the lake has a profound effect on weather. On the Wisconsin side in Door County, grape growers are successful with cold varietal grapes. On the Michigan side of the lake, grape growers on Leelanau and […]

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Backyard Niagara for Regional Wine Week

October 11, 2010 – 2:33 pm

When Kathy and I started Wine Trail Traveler LLC we thought that it would be a good idea to increase our wine education. In addition to a WSET class, we decided to plant a couple of vines in our back yard. Four years later we had our first harvest. Actually there would have been a […]

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Is stinkbug-tainted wine in your future?

October 8, 2010 – 9:59 am

In Maryland as well as Northern Virginia, West Virginia and Pennsylvania, we are experiencing a stinkbug invasion. On sunny days, these insects that are aptly named can cover screens. The stinkbugs do like grapes and present a challenge to harvesters and winemakers this fall. When hand harvesting one can easily shoo them away. However they […]

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The Lizard and the Wine

October 6, 2010 – 4:18 pm

Kathy’s earlier post about a frog in a wine bottle reminded me of a bottle of wine we saw at Naylor Wine Cellars in Stewartstown, Pennsylvania. Dick Naylor collects unusual wines and had a bottle from the Orient. The Ha Kai Chiew had a lizard or baby alligator in the bottle. I’m not certain if […]

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Wine writers to write poetry?

October 1, 2010 – 2:50 am

Wine writers and bloggers are challenged to try their hand at writing poetry for the Regional Wine Week contest. Regional Wine Week, October 10th through the 16th, is organized by DrinkLocalWine.com. Wine writers, bloggers, Facebook fans and Tweeterers are asked to write a haiku about local wines. So what will writers who use such terms […]

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Champagne for the Bride and Groom

September 19, 2010 – 8:54 am

This post comes under the “Chicken Soup for the Wine Lover’s Soul” category. We have visited family in Michigan the last couple of weeks. My brother likes to eat out and order or take wine. Dinners are great with wine, food and family. Last night we were eating at Mr. Paul’s Chophouse in Roseville, Michigan. […]

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Leelanau Peninsula Riesling

September 17, 2010 – 5:56 pm

I keep asking Kathy if these Rieslings are better than the New York Rieslings. She doesn’t answer. However she usually doesn’t dump the tasting in a dump bucket. So I’ll take this as a sign of a good Riesling. Bel Lago’s Riesling was a light yellow color. The aroma had mineral and floral hints. the […]

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2006 Sagrantino di Montefalco DOCG

September 14, 2010 – 5:22 pm

Had an opportunity to taste a 2006 Sagrantino di Montefalco DOCG from Di Filippo Winery in Cannara, Italy. I was searching for a wine with outrageous tannins. My scale of tannins range from zero tannins, to mild tannins, medium tannins, bold tannins and then outrageous tannins. There are also harsh tannins that are a bit […]

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Michigan vs. New York Riesling Challenge

September 14, 2010 – 3:51 pm

I’m from Michigan and probably biased when it comes to Riesling. In my opinion, some of the best Riesling in the world comes from Old Mission Peninsula. Yesterday, I tasted several Rieslings from grapes grown on OMP. The first Riesling was from 2 Lads Winery. This 2009 Riesling had a faint yellow color with a […]

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Field Testing the Cab Blends

September 11, 2010 – 8:15 am

I was a bit nervous having others taste the wine we recently bottled. I knew it was better than plonk, but would others agree. It was tested last night when we opened a bottle of the Cabernet Sauvignon/Merlot a 90/10 blend and a bottle of the Cabernet Sauvignon/Tannat an 80/20 blend. Both wines were recently […]

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