Category Archives: Beer, Wine & Beverages

Shop Michigan: Hummingbird Nectar Tea (and Chew) from the Light of Day

September 24, 2007 – 9:57 am

Hummingbird Nectar Tea is a delicious blend of local fruits; organic Montmorency Cherry, organic Hibiscus, organic Blueberry, organic Grape, organic Currant, organic Elderberry. Hummingbird Nectar also includes organic Maple Syrup bits. The tea has become so popular and is so delicious that people have started chewing it as Hummingbird Nectar Chew.
Light of Day is [...]

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The Frankenmuth Oktoberfest: sanctioned by the Parliament and the City of Munich

August 30, 2007 – 8:04 am

oktoberfest by leigh wolf
Every September, Frankenmuth celebrates their German culinary and musical heritage with the Frankenmuth Oktoberfest.
In 1990, Frankenmuth, "Michigan's Little Bavaria," celebrated its first Oktoberfest. The Frankenmuth Oktoberfest celebrates German culture, heritage and love. Our goal is to incorporate as many of the sights, sounds, taste and traditions of the original Munich [...]

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Culinary delights at the Traverse Epicurean Classic

August 28, 2007 – 8:02 am

I took this photo of Perry Harmon (who now makes a very tasty and tender biscotti for a living) at the Traverse Epicurean Classic last year (slideshow). The Epicurean Classic is an amazing annual celebration of food, wine, brewing and cooking that gets better every year. It was founded to benefit the Great Lakes Culinary [...]

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Shop Michigan: 2005 Proprietor's Reserve Trio from Chateau Chantal

August 9, 2007 – 11:04 am

Winner of a Gold Medal in the 2007 Michigan Wine & Spirits Competition, the 2005 Proprietor's Reserve Trio is Chateau Chantal's version of the Bordeaux blend. It includes varieties of Merlot, Cabernet Franc, and Pinot Noir, producing a wine that contains plum and boisenberry bouquet with subtle hints of smoke from the French Oak [...]

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2007 Michigan Wine & Spirits Best of Class

August 8, 2007 – 9:09 am

It's Best of Show day on Absolute Michigan today. Joel Goldberg over at MichWine has posted the Best of Class winners of the 2007 Michigan Wine & Spirits Competition.
Best Dry White: Left Foot Charley 2006 Pinot Blanc, "Island View Vineyard"
Best Semi-Dry White: Gills Pier 2006 Riesling
Best Dessert: Chateau Grand Traverse 2005 Riesling Ice Wine
Best Dry [...]

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Blogs We Dig: MichWine

August 7, 2007 – 8:01 am

Wine Tasting by Autumm
MichWine.com is actually more than simply a blog. Billed as the independent guide to Michigan wines and wine country, the site delivers with columns, winery listings, reviews and events.
This year editor Joel Goldberg has been tapped as a judge and will be blogging from the 2007 Michigan Wine & Spirits Competition as [...]

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Five Things you need to know for Tuesday, July 3rd, 2007

July 3, 2007 – 9:54 am

Watch Michael Moore's Sicko online, birdwatch (or apartment hunt) in Detroit's Brush Park, follow the growing Michigan wine industry with a new blog and head over to Fremont, Michigan - baby food capital of the world!

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Berrien County, Michigan

June 12, 2007 – 8:52 am

Berrien County is located at the southwest corner of Michigan along the shores of Lake Michigan and shares a state border with Indiana. Read on for history and links!

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Wine, food and a sense of place

May 9, 2007 – 10:05 am

Marcus Samuelsson at the Epicurean Classic by farlane
Travel writer Kim Schneider has a nice article about how Michigan's wine tourism industry is developing. David Creighton of the Michigan Grape and Wine Industry Council says visitors are seeking experiences that link the wine with the vineyard.
"The sense of place is, for most of us, the single [...]

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Numbers show food & wine travel a winner for Michigan

April 23, 2007 – 9:02 am

Greeny Goodness by Sarah Steffens
Sunday's Saginaw News had a brief feature on culinary tourism that says a recent survey from the Travel Industry Association found Michigan ranked in the top 15 states for food and in the top 12 for wine-related travel. The survey found that 27 million travelers (17%) include culinary adventures in their [...]

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