Archive for the ‘Wine Snob’ Category

Dec 21

The Making of a Great Couple

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Ian and his wife Linda recently made a trip to the northern Michigan wine country of Old Mission peninsula and brought back a pirates cache of wines. So, the mission he set before us, should we choose to accept it, would be to construct a menu around four of the wines they brought back. He

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Dec 06

Chef’s Night: Lamb Enchanted Evening

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Food pr0n gallery from our chef’s night dinner on 11/29/2010. The objective? Match meal courses to the Northern Michigan wines Ian and Linda brought back from their upstate adventure. Jack handled most of the planning with Ian’s guidance on the wine profiles. We ate very well. Recipes coming soon. -/// “Rogue Estate Chef’s Night –

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Oct 17

Black and White and Red All Over

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Michigan’s seasons are changing.  As anyone who has spent a lot of time here knows, it’s a relatively quick process, akin to a well-placed kick between the legs.  From daytime high’s near 90F in September, we’re expecting lows of 40F lately in southeast Michigan. And thus, a young* man’s desires turn from pale golden to

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Sep 18

Fair to Midland.

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So, the actual saying is “fair to middlin.” This may have been a Scottish wool-rating term, but folks in Texas and Michigan have been misquoting it for years. Anyway, this roundup of Michigan wines covers some Michigan whites that are definitely worth seeking out, but do not go to 11 (on my Spinal Tap rating

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Sep 10

Michigan Wine: The Good, The Bad and the Ugly

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As promised, here are some tasting notes taken over the past couple weeks on some Michigan wines.  Looking back on my posts and comments, I realize that my own preferences for dry wines are likely to influence my ratings.  No apologies, but if you like residual sugar, increase the numbers slightly. A brief word on

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