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Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Take Me to Your Winery!

One of the great perks of visiting Leland every summer, is it close proximity to many of Michigan's wonderful wineries. We normally spend a day wine tasting and resuppling my little wine cellar...aka, the closet in the basement. This year, we had so much going on that we only got to spend a couple hours hitting the wineries, but somehow we were still able make to it to 3 different wineries. Not bad for two hours of hard...hard work. (yea, right!)

Fortunately, a new winery opened in 2008 that was very close to Leland. This new winery, 45 North, proved to be a real delight. We had a charming woman assist us during our tastings. It probably didn't hurt that she was "tasting" along with us. If you've not done a wine tasting before, there is a typical order to it. You go from white (dry to sweet), rose (dry to sweet) and red (dry to sweet). I love dry whites. The dryer the better.
At 45 North, we went through their first 5 whites and loved everyone of them. I was particularily pleased with their unwooded Chardonnay. It was delicious. And as I have a intense dislike for oaked Chards (Mom- please note, I did not say hate), I was really pleased to be able to bring home some Chardonnay.
They also had a really nice Rose and and a Cabernet Franc that I purchased for Krissy as she loves red wine. (Don't tell her...it's a surprise.)
Since my wine cellar only got half stocked...it means I've got to make another visit in the Fall. Oh, darn. It's a dirty job, but somebody has to do it.
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4 comments:

  1. CaityJuly 9, 2009 at 3:15 PM

    I wanna go! I wanna go!

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  2. Beth AkinsJuly 9, 2009 at 7:50 PM

    Sounds wonderful. I had a great trip to a winery outside of Seattle last year. I'd like to get to a few more next visit.
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  3. donnaJuly 10, 2009 at 8:50 AM

    The winery being named 45 North reminds me of signs we saw in MI making a sorta big deal about that spot being at the 45th parallel...halfway point between the Equator and the North Pole. I've never seen such a sign here in WI. I'm not really a wine drinker but sure did love visiting the wineries and all the tasting. MI is such a cool state but seems to me it gets a bad rap and I'm not sure why. That's okay...keep the hidden treasure to yourself.

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  4. kimberbeeJuly 10, 2009 at 9:32 PM

    i wanna go too! MMMM, we're coming in the fall..

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