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Bijou, Vermont Creamery Crown Jewel & Holiday Cheese Giveaway
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Bijou, Vermont Creamery Crown Jewel {& #WrinklesAreSexy Giveaway! December 9, 2014. Part II of our celebration of Vermont Creamery’s 30th Anniversary year — read more about our visit to the Creamery here. And continue below to learn about Bijou and our special holiday giveaway! You’ll recall we’ve highlighted Vermont Creamery’s wrinkly cheeses before: Coupole. Pair Bijou with a crisp chenin blanc or viognier, or a Belgian white ale. And baguette and hazelnuts. 2) Leave a comment on our giveaway post on F...
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Grant’s: The Family Reserve – Sipology
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Grant’s: The Family Reserve. July 17, 2015. July 22, 2015. Maker: Wm. Grant and Sons, Dufftown, Moray, Scotland. Style: Blended Scotch whisky. Michigan State Minimum: $20. Nose: Sweet malt, plum, apricot, custard, touch oak oak and alcohol. Palate: Full bodied and creamy. Custard, cinnamon, allspice, butterscotch candy. Finish: Malt, oak and good vanilla ice cream with a little heat. Hangs around for a long time. Chateau Grand Traverse Semi-Dry Riesling. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here.
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City of Riesling Weekend: Part 1- Leelanau and Mesick – Sipology
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City of Riesling Weekend: Part 1- Leelanau and Mesick. August 3, 2015. August 3, 2015. I was lucky enough to be able to attend this year’s City of Riesling event (festival? Amy realized this so she got approval to allow it to be grown under the name Balaton, after Hungary’s largest lake. Then she fell in love with a winemaker. Literally. She married Charlie Edson of Bel Lago in what has to be the ultimate act of synergy (see Chris Kassel,. Heart and Soil: Northern Michigan Wine Country. Verterra is a sho...
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Grand Circus IPA – Sipology
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July 6, 2015. Make: Atwater, Detroit, Michigan, USA. Appearance: Dark copper with a big sudsy head. Nose: Very sweet malt, citric hops. Palate: Medium bodied. Hops, balanced by malty sweetness. Hops are present but not overwhelming. Bitterness on the back end. Finish: Bitterness intensifies and lingers. Rebel Yell American Whiskey. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Address never made public). Notify me of new comments via email.
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City of Riesling, Part 3- The Night of 100 Rieslings and Salon Riesling – Sipology
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City of Riesling, Part 3- The Night of 100 Rieslings and Salon Riesling. August 5, 2015. August 5, 2015. The evening was a bit of a fog so, forgive me if I can’t remember all the great wines I had, but based on my notes, some standouts were Schloss Schonborn Ausleses from 1994 and 1997, wines from Villa Wolf, G.D. Vrja (Piedmont! The 100 Rieslings with our notes. There are also some great ones on the City of Riesling Facebook page here: https:/ www.facebook.com/cityofriesling. The answer is not so simple...
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Eighteen Forty-Three Gin – Sipology
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July 16, 2015. Maker: Starlight Distillery, Starlight, Indiana, USA (Huber Winery). Style: American dry gin. Note: My wife and I received a complimentary tour, tasting and a discount at the time I purchased this product from the distillery. Nose: Alcohol, coriander, brie cheese rind, citron peel, juniper. Palate: Sweet and full bodied. Alcohol, juniper, cane sugar, candy orange slices. Finish: Sweet and fruity. Citrus, coriander seed, cinnamon. Posted in Gin and Vodka. Rémy Martin XO Excellence. 8230;] s...
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Chateau Grand Traverse Semi-Dry Riesling – Sipology
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Chateau Grand Traverse Semi-Dry Riesling. July 22, 2015. Maker: Chateau Grand Traverse, Traverse City, Michigan, USA. Place of origin: Old Mission AVA, Traverse City, Michigan, USA. Price: $12 (website price for 2013 vintage). Nose: Mineral water, pear, tangerine, lemon thyme. Palate: Full bodied and subtly sweet. Fresh squeezed orange juice, gravel dust, winter savory. Finish: Orange juice then minerals and a lingering sweetness. Tagged Chateau Grand Traverse. Grant’s: The Family Reserve. Don't cal...
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Uncle John’s Hard Cider: Apple – Sipology
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Uncle John’s Hard Cider: Apple. August 11, 2015. Maker: Uncle John’s Fruit House, St. John, Michigan, USA. Style: Semi-dry hard apple cider. Note: Old can design pictured. Appearance: Light gold with lots of bubbles, but a short lived, bubbly head. Nose: Gravel, apple juice, aged late harvest Riesling. Palate: Light bodied and semi-dry. Mildly tart apples, mineral water. Effervescent. Finish: A touch of tartness on the front end, but then long and dry with a little sweetness just to hold it together.
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City of Riesling Weekend, Part 2- Old Mission Peninsula and Traverse City – Sipology
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City of Riesling Weekend, Part 2- Old Mission Peninsula and Traverse City. August 4, 2015. August 4, 2015. My wife Liz enjoying her sensible scramble. Anyhow, to Peninsula! Hawthorne was another early opener, so we headed over there after Peninsula. I had chatted with. Hawthorne Vineyards overlooking the bay. The Walk Above the Vines. Entrance to Bower’s Harbor tasting room. He started us off with two sparkling wines, both made in the traditional method, a. The bottles from the vertical. City of Riesling...
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Bulleit 10 y/o – Sipology
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July 10, 2015. Distiller: Four Roses, Lawrenceburg, Kentucky, USA (For now. Brand owned by Diageo). Style: High rye bourbon. Proof: 91.2 (45.6% ABV). Michigan State Minimum: $47. Nose: Alcohol, red pepper flakes, charred oak. Palate: Caramel, toffee, oak, serrano chiles, lavender, grape bubblegum. Finish: Oak, alcohol, circus peanut. Rémy Martin XO Excellence. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Address never made public). Don'...