Ice, Ice Baby
Ice wine is a specialty dessert wine made from grapes that have been frozen naturally on the vine. Very few locations can make true ice wine, and the Traverse City area is…
Winter Winery Checklist
ADVERTISEMENT Picture yourself with a glass in hand as you look out over snow-covered vineyards, icy blue bays, and evergreen forests. The winery is quiet (or at least, quieter than its summer bustle),…
Fine Sparkling Wines, Other Than Champagne
By Gary Twining While the finest quality Champagne is generally acknowledged as the most elite, complex sparkler produced on the planet, there are many other “sparkling” options, available at a variety of…
Mawby Sparkles in Michigan
By Susan R. Pollack Perhaps you’ve heard rumblings about a Champagne shortage that threatens to deflate bubbly celebrations this holiday season. Sadly, it’s yet more fallout from the pandemic when a decline…
Holiday Sparklers
California Roederer Estate Brut, NV (Anderson Valley) – $34.99 (sale at $32.99) Bright straw yellow.…
Try Beaujolais Nouveau to Celebrate the New Vintage!
By Gary Twining Beaujolais Nouveau is a red wine made to celebrate the birth of…
Ohio Wines Snag Prestigious Medals in San Francisco Competition
By Mark Fisher Ohio wineries scored some rather prestigious hardware as part of their impressive…
BEER AND SPIRITS
This Brewery’s Beer Has Its Own ‘Formal Wear’
By Susan R. Pollack Time to pitch those red plastic Solo cups and rid your…
Lexington’s Brewgrass Trail is Booming
Craft Brewers Offer Another Reason to Visit Central Kentucky By Robin Roenker Kentucky is known…
HARD SELTZERS: These Bubbles Show No Sign of Bursting
By Rich Warren Sales of hard seltzer nationwide tripled from 2016 to 2019, and some…
Michigan Distilleries Embrace the Spirit of Farm-to-Table
By Emily Bennett Michigan possesses a proud agricultural heritage, and its distilleries are taking full…
Magical Murder Mystery Tour: The Pubs of Midsomer
In the early 2000s, I came across the “Midsomer Murders” TV show on the A&E…
Waltzing (and Sipping) down the Danube for the Christmas Holidays
By Sarah Jaquay I’ve long wanted to visit Germany for…
Sipping and Tasting in Downtown Traverse City
By Sarah Jaquay Like many oenophiles, when I’m near a…
Add ‘Drinks Scene’ to the Long List of Reasons to Visit Ann Arbor
By Rich Warren Ann Arbor has it all — world-class…
Michigan Wine Scene is Growing, and the Best Is Yet to Come
By Mark Fisher Michigan may not be as strong on…
