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Sunday, July 27, 2008

2005 Kirkland Napa Valley Meritage

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A Costco find for something like $12 – I don't know if I've ever seen a Meritage for under $15, so let's take a look. The nose o...

N/V Paul Cheneau Cava Brut

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We had planned on having a guest reviewer for this one, here's a photo from the session: Unfortunately, Pudge felt the nose did not remi...

Michigan Wine Trip – Round Up

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Two days, 14 wineries and tasting rooms, 99 wines sampled (actually over 100, but some were fruit based - (“this cherry wine tastes like che...

Round Barn Winery/Free Run Cellars Tasting Room – Union Pier 7/15/08

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Round Barn Winery / Free Run Cellars We got here and a limo full of women were loudly drinking and having a good time, while the lone emplo...

Saint Julian Tasting Room – Union Pier 7/15/08

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St. Julian Saint Julian is the largest winery in Michigan – several tasting rooms are across the state and we stopped at the one in Union Pi...

Left Food Charley – Traverse City 7/14/08

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Left Foot Charley This place is in a strange area in the city – there's abandoned buildings and high end restaurants plus this winery. ...
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Shady Lane Cellars – Suttons Bay 7/14/08

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Shady Lane Cellars We really liked this place – you go up to the tasting bar, the first pour is free, after that for $5 you pick four more a...

Black Star Farms – Suttons Bay 7/14/08

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Black Star Farms This place had a bit of a corporate feel – take that for what it is, on the one hand it's impersonal – the staff can an...
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L Mawby – Suttons Bay 7/14/08

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L Mawby We've had a couple of this producer's wines before – in fact, this winery was one of the motivating factors to making this t...
Friday, July 25, 2008

Peninsula Cellars – Traverse City 7/14/08

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Peninsula Cellars Most of the time, people working in wineries see nerds like me taking notes and respect it. Well sometimes they don'...

Bowers Harbor Vineyards – Traverse City 7/14/08

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Bowers Harbor Vineyards This place was run by a couple women who were very friendly and talkative – we liked them a lot. 2007 Gewürztraminer...

Chateau Grand Traverse – Traverse City 7/14/08

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Chateau Grand Traverse This was a nice place, the people working the bar were very friendly and knew their stuff - the tasting room was fair...

Chateau Chantal Winery – Traverse City 7/14/08

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Chateau Chantal This is a beautiful property – worth visiting for the views alone. The tasting room was run by a young girl who I can't...

Two Lads Winery – Traverse City 7/14/08

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Two Lads Winery We absolutely winged this trip – other than the hotel room, nothing else was planned including which of the many wineries in...

Tabor Hill Winery Tasting Room - Saugatuck Tasting Room 7/13/08

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Tabor Hill In this winery, I noticed a trend present at all three we had been to – bougie women come in, try wine, bitch it's not sweet ...

Fenn Valley Winery – Saugatuck Tasting Room 7/13/08

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Fenn Valley I must talk about Saugatuck before I talk about anything else. It is the whitest place on earth – seriously...this is where the ...

Warner Vineyards – South Haven Tasting Room 7/13/08

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Warner Vineyards A friendly, young blonde woman was working the room – this was our first winery of the trip and took us off to a good start...
Monday, June 30, 2008

2005 Director's Cut Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

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This was about $25 at Trader Joe's – I bought on a bit of a whim, figuring it was a pricier Coppola bottle perhaps it would be somewhere...
Thursday, June 12, 2008

N/V Bouvet-Ladubay Signature Brut

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We were into the Bouvet Brut Rose well enough that when I saw this on sale for $10 I figured I'd snag a bottle. Apple and lemon on the...
Saturday, June 07, 2008

N/V Galena Cellars American Cabernet Sauvignon

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So my sister calls me at work and says “hey, we're at Galena Cellars, do you want something?” I figured I'd try their a cab, that...
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