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You don't have to be in Oakland or Brooklyn to bring winemaking to the city. Say hello to Traverse City, Michigan!
You don't have to be in Oakland or Brooklyn to bring winemaking to the city. Say hello to Traverse City, Michigan!
1 person found it helpfulJul 14th, 2015
Crisp and focused, and quite good!
Crisp and focused, and quite good!
1 person found it helpfulAug 2nd, 2014
Wine Editor San Francisco Chronicle
Come to BK, drink MI.
Come to BK, drink MI.
1 person found it helpfulJun 22nd, 2014
Michigan...who knew? Thanks @Jason Brater
Michigan...who knew? Thanks @Jason Brater
Jun 29th, 2020
lemon and lemongrass w a dash of Granny Smith apple and some oak at the finish. Tastes like a cross between a sav blanc a Pinot Blanc and a semillon.
lemon and lemongrass w a dash of Granny Smith apple and some oak at the finish. Tastes like a cross between a sav blanc a Pinot Blanc and a semillon.
Jun 28th, 2020Crisp, a little tart and nice with Christmas shrimp and calamari.
Crisp, a little tart and nice with Christmas shrimp and calamari.
Dec 25th, 2015
Says @Jon Bonné:
Yeah, yeah -- urban winery, purchased grapes. Heard it all before. What about in Traverse City, Mich.? Left Foot Charley works with more than a dozen small vineyards and farmers producing everything from Blaufrankisch to ice cider. Bryan Ulbrich's facility, in a former asylum that also houses galleries and a restaurant, is proof that you don't have to be in Oakland or Brooklyn to bring winemaking to the city.
Kerner is a cross between two cold-weather varieties, white Riesling and red Trollinger (aka Schiava). It's also a perfect choice for Michigan, which excels with dry Rieslings. LCF's caught my attention for the sort of green-almond and celeriac aspects you'd find in specimens from Italy's Alto Adige, but it leans a bit more fruit than mineral. Also: How often do you get to drink Michigan Kerner?
#americanrebels
Says @Jon Bonné:
Yeah, yeah -- urban winery, purchased grapes. Heard it all before. What about in Traverse City, Mich.? Left Foot Charley works with more than a dozen small vineyards and farmers producing everything from Blaufrankisch to ice cider. Bryan Ulbrich's facility, in a former asylum that also houses galleries and a restaurant, is proof that you don't have to be in Oakland or Brooklyn to bring winemaking to the city.
Kerner is a cross between two cold-weather varieties, white Riesling and red Trollinger (aka Schiava). It's also a perfect choice for Michigan, which excels with dry Rieslings. LCF's caught my attention for the sort of green-almond and celeriac aspects you'd find in specimens from Italy's Alto Adige, but it leans a bit more fruit than mineral. Also: How often do you get to drink Michigan Kerner?
#americanrebels
