Northern Wineries Shine in State Competition

Our local wineries garnered the lion's share of awards at the just concluded 2009 Michigan Wine & Spirits Competition. A nice summary from MichWine's Joel Goldberg, who was also a judge again this year.

Short Takes on The 45th - Bowers Harbor Inn

A quick look at the changes made at venerable Bowers Harbor Inn from the staff at The 45th magazine.

Gills Pier 5th Anniversary

Anniversary celebration to be held May 23rd. More info online.

“The 45th” is on press today!

The 45th, wine, food & leisure in Northern Michigan is on the press at Village Press today and will be in the mail shortly.

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N. Michigan Wine Dinner

In conjunction with the 3rd annual wine summit, NoMiWi is staging a wine dinner @ Stella in Traverse City on April 27th. More info here.

TC Area Chocolatiers

NW Michigan chocolate makers are featured in this story from the NW Indiana & Illinois Times newspaper.

Peninsula Cellars in Detroit News

Sandra Silfven the Detroit News wine writer with a column this week about Peninsula Cellars.

November Short Takes from *The 45th*

Cooking Live! @ Aerie atop the Grand Traverse Resort.

Left Foot Charley & Robert Parker

Bryan Ulbrich's Left Foot Charley is named one of the top producers east of the Rockies in Robert Parker's Wine Buyer's Guide (7th ed).

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USA Today rediscovers Leelanau

USA Today points readers to the wineries of Leelanau Peninsula in their Travel Destinations story.

A look at NW Michigan Wine Industry

Joel Goldberg's blog entry on the state of and prospects for the wine industry in NW Michigan.

March of Dimes Chef’s Dinner

Great event supporting an even better cause. Check out the 6th annual dinner at the Hagerty Center on Wednesday, October 1st.

Short Takes from The 45th

Brief interviews with Spencer Stegenga of Bowers Harbor Vineyards and Sean O'Keefe of Chateau Grand Traverse about the awards their wines won at the International Eastern Wine Competition.