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Enjoying Wine (and the Lake) Country of the Lake Michigan Shore
I spent a few days in southwest Michigan this week in the town of St. Joseph/Benton Harbor. St. Joseph is at the edge of a deepwater port on Lake Michigan, at the southern end of what is described as the "Midwestern Riviera". The town, with its rectangle street grid...
Dr. Frank Winery Wins “Winery of the Year”and “Best Red Wine” in the 33rd New York Wine Classic
The 33rd New York Wine Classic named Dr. Frank Winery both "Winery of the Year", and producer of the "Best Red Wine" of the 2018 competition, for its 2016 Blaufrankisch (a k a lemberger). This is the third time Dr. Frank Winery has been awarded “Winery of the Year.”...
The Atlantic Seaboard Wine Association Names 2018 Competition Winners
The Atlantic Seaboard Wine Association (ASWA) held its 14th annual wine competition August 4 and 5 at the Marriott Tysons Corner, VA. ASWA’s Wine Competition is the largest in the nation focused exclusively on East Coast wines. A panel of nineteen judges scored 483...
THIRD “DRINK OUTSIDE THE GRAPE” COMPETITION ANNOUNCES BEST OF CATEGORY WINNERS
Charlottesville, VA--The third annual "Drink Outside the Grape" competition took place in Charlottesville, VA on August 8, resulting in 83 medals for fruit wines, meads, ciders and fruit brandies; 21 golds, 33 silvers and 27 bronze medals in addition to the five Best...
Finger Lakes Tasting Tour Summer 2018: Keuka Lake
Hammondsport, the town in Steuben County on the southern edge of Keuka Lake, has a long-standing wine history. Gold Seal Vineyards (while it was still in business) proudly held the status “U.S. bonded winery #1” and posted this on the side of one of its buildings,...
Finger Lakes Tasting Tour 6/18: West Seneca Lake
The first major winery you reach when driving north on Rt. 14 on the west side of Seneca Lake is Lakewood Vineyards, a family operation of three generations of the Stamps. The original Stamp family moved to Lakewood Farm in 1951, and planted grapes for the large grape...