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Tag Archives: Marquette
Winemaker David Bos
I know that you may be surprised to find that I was at a wine tasting at my local wine shop The Fine Wine Source in Livonia, Michigan. The wines featured were by the winemaker David Box who started in … Continue reading
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Tagged Bos Wines, California, Carbonic Maceration, Maceration Traditionelle, Marquette, Ruby Marquette
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Monkey See, Monkey Do
That is an expression that I used to hear when I was child. I came to me, this past month, where all of a sudden people were espousing “Dry January.” What is with that? So many businesses have been hurt … Continue reading
Black Star Farms Winter Club Selection
Black Star Farms is rather unique in that it has vineyards and tasting room facilities on both peninsulas, so that they are kind of surrounding Traverse City which is kind of the focal point for all of the wineries in … Continue reading
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Tagged Arcturos, Black Star Farms, Blushed, Capella Vineyards, Chardonnay, Dry Sparkling Rose, Isidor's Choice, Marquette, Merlot, Methode Traditionelle, Michigan, Pinot Gris
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Boyne Valley Vineyards
We went to another new winery while we were up in Petoskey, and the winery was Boyne Valley Vineyards. I mean they are really a new winery, because by the time this article is published, it will be before their … Continue reading
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Tagged Boyne Valley Vineyards, Briana, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cayuga, Cayuga White, Cold Hardy, Estate Marquette, Hodgepoge, La Crescent, Lake Michigan Shore AVA, Marquette, Merlot, Michigan, Petite Perle, Red Wine, Shiraz, Snow Cat White, The Tip of the Mitt AVA, Traverse City AVA
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Spare Key Winery
While we were up north in Michigan, I had to get some free time to visit a few wineries, after all Michigan is in the top ten for production of wine in the country. We decided to visit some new … Continue reading
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Tagged Charlevoix, Cold Hardy, Elvira, Frontenac, Frontenac/Marquette, Marquette, Michigan, Spare Key Winery, Tip of the Mitt
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Mawby Sparkling
It is almost a sin, if we don’t stop at MAWBY Sparkling while we are up in the Traverse City area of Michigan. You can find Mawby out near Suttons Bay and whether you know it as L. Mawby Vineyards … Continue reading
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Tagged Brut Rose, Cayuga, Chambourcin, Chardonnay, Charmat Method, Freestyle, Grace, L. Mawby Vineyards, L. Mawby Wines, La Crescent, Leelanau Peninsula, M. Lawrence, Marquette, Mawby Sparkling, Michigan, Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir, Regent, Riesling, Sandpiper, Talis, Traminette, US, Vignoles
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Petoskey Farms Vineyard & Winery
While we were in Petoskey we decided to try another winery, before we headed out to our next destination. We went to the tasting room for Petoskey Farms Vineyard & Winery. Andrew and Tracie Roush are living out their dream … Continue reading
Bel Lago Vineyards
Bel Lago Vineyards is another Michigan winery in the Leelanau Peninsula and in Italian it means “beautiful lake” and that is what Lake Leelanau is. The winery was founded in 1987, but there had been vines planted back in the … Continue reading
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Tagged Auxerrois, Bel Lago Vineyards, Cabernet Franc, Chardonnay, Leelanau Peninsula, Lemberger, Lot 1514, Marquette, Merlot, Michigan, Pinot Grigio, Regent, Riesling
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Boskydel Vineyard
Bosky means “befuddled with drink, inebriated” as once explained by Bernie Rink the proprietor of Boskydel Vineyard in the Leelanau Peninsula. I had to visit this winery, the first bonded winery, in the area and I read that the winery … Continue reading
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Tagged Boskydel Vineyard, Cold Hardy, De Chaunac, Geneva Red, Leelanau Peninsula, Marquette, Michigan, Noiret, Roi des Rouges, Rose de Chaunac, Rose du Cru, Seyval Blanc, Soleil Blanc, Vignoles
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