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Popping the cork on a bottle of Champagne can make an occasion extra-special. The reputation of real Champagne comes largely from the industry standard...
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How much can you tell about a wine by its color? According to Hour Detroit Magazine chief wine and restaurant critic Chris Cook, not as much as you used...
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Vintners in Michigan could have another disaster on their hands this year. Last year, Michigan vineyards produced about one fourth of the grapes grown in…
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The Next Idea When was the last time you drank a bottle of Michigan wine? If it’s difficult to remember, you are sadly not alone.
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Many years ago, I was having lunch at the old London Chop House in Detroit. I was there with a very erudite Frenchman from one of the great wine...
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There’s a delicious backstory to how the Michigan sparkling wine, “Sex,” sold under the M. Lawrence brand, got its head-turning name. It happened...
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About 10 years ago, when the occupationally snooty world of wine was introduced to the radical idea of putting screw caps on bottles of fine wine, the...
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Anyone who enjoys Michigan wines should raise a glass in tribute to Len Olson. Without Olson, Michigan might well not have its 107 fully operating...
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Can you refrigerate red wine? Or should you? Chief wine and restaurant critic for Hour Detroit Magazine Chris Cook says maybe. According to Cook, both...
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Walk the aisles of any wine shop or grocery store, and check out the wines crowding the shelves. Chances are, most of the offerings come from the U.S.,...