Lone Oak Vineyard Estate Schedules 9th Annual Harvest Party October 2

   Lone Oak Vineyard Estate, 8400 Ann Arbor Road, Grass Lake, Michigan, (517) 522-8167, has scheduled its 9th Annual Harvest Party for 4:00 to 9:00 PM Saturday, October 2.

The event, the biggest of the year for the winery, will be held rain or shine and a 3,200 square foot tent will be erected. The entertainment includes The Swingin' Sirloins, Koke McKesson with Doug Decker and will wrap up with Ian Steward during the bonfire at 9 PM.

Food from Bone Island Grille will be available with hourly drawings for gift baskets. No reservations are needed. Admission is $7.

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Regional Wine Week Scheduled October 10-16

  DrinkLocalWine.com will hold its third annual Regional Wine Week Oct. 10-16, 2010,

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featuring some of the best writing about regional wine from some of the best wine writers in the country. This year, for the first time, Regional Wine Week will include a haiku contest, in which wine drinkers across the United States can submit haiku about their favorite regional wine. The winning entries will be posted on the DrinkLocalWine.com Facebook page.

“Regional wine week has a special place in our heart, since that’s how DrinkLocalWine.com got started,” says DLW co-founder and Washington Post wine columnist Dave McIntyre. “Who would have thought that getting a bunch of people together to write about regional wine on their blogs turned into the national movement?”

During Regional Wine Week, writers across the U.S. post stories about their favorite regional and local wines, wineries, and events to their their blogs, Web sites, magazines, and newspapers. Then, the DLW Web site aggregates all that information, giving consumers a one-stop shop to see what’s cutting edge in regional wine. Over the past two years, writers from across the country have covered dozens of states.

The only rule? That the blog post or article be about something that isn’t from California, Washington or Oregon. And anyone -- whether professional wine writer or not -- can submit a story to be linked to on the DLW Web site.

The haiku contest is equally as simple. Just write a haiku -- three lines of poetry, with five, seven and five syllables in each line -- about your favorite regional wine, winery, event or personality and email it to DLW.

Or, as DLW co-founder Jeff Siegel, proprietor of the top 100 blog The Wine Curmudgeon, noted:

“Drinking Texas wine
leaves me with a feeling that
much is possible”

For information about regional wine week, or to submit a story link or haiku, call (978) 276-9463 or go to the DLW Web site.

Toledo Museum of Art Announces Wine by the Glass Pavilion Schedule

   The Toledo Museum of Art has announced its schedule for the up coming Wine by the Glass Pavilion tastings. These popular drop-in tasting event are scheduled Fridays from 7:00 to 9:30 PM at the Glass Pavilion.

Enjoy four wines, light snacks, and a view of our Hot Shop. Prices are $15 for members and $20 for nonmembers.

September 24 -- Green Wineries

October 8 -- Fall Friendly Wines

October 15 -- Off the Beaten Path

October 22 -- Blind Tasting

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Wine Tastings & Events: Sept. 22-25, 2010

Wednesday, September 22
The Andersons, Sylvania, Wine Tasting. 6-8 PM. Nominal fee per sample.

Beer and Wine Cave, 4400 Heatherdowns, (419) 382-6221. 6-8 PM. Chilean wines. $15. 

Thursday, September 23

The Andersons, Maumee, Wine Tasting. 5-7 PM. Nominal fee per sample. 
 

The Andersons, Talmadge Road. Wine Tasting. 6-8 PM. Power Italians. Nominal fee per sample.

Beer and Wine Cave, 4400 Heatherdowns, (419) 382-6221. 6-8 PM. Chilean wines. $15. 
 
Corks Wine and Liquor, Promenade Plaza, 27250 Crossroads Pkwy., Rossford – (419) 872-6800. 6-9 PM.Mediterranean Madness. No other place in the world is so focused on wine; Southern Italy, Sicily, Languedoc, Provence, Greece, and Lebanon all produce vast amounts of spectacular wine. So let's grab some hummus and olives, and go on vacation!  Nominal fee per sample.

Friday, September 24
* Special Event * Bowling Green Parks and Recreation Foundation’s 15th Annual Wine & Cheese Social, 5:00 to 8:00 PM, at the Simpson Building, 1291 Conneaut Ave., in Bowling Green. International selection of wines, plentiful food, silent and live auction. Tickets are $30 each and are available at the door.

* Special Event * Wine by the Glass Pavilion, Toledo Museum of Art. 7:00 – 9:30 PM. Drop-in wine tasting: Green Wineries. Enjoy four wines, light snacks and a view of the Glass Pavilion Hot Shop. $15 members, $20 non-members.

Aficionado Wine and Cigars, The Shoppes at RiverPlace, 26567 N. Dixie Highway, Suite 135, Perrysburg, (419-873-4444). 5:00 – 8:30 p.m. Time for Cabs: 1. Mackenzie, 2. B.R. Cohn, 3. Justin, 4. Covington Cellars. $10 tasting.

Corks Wine and Liquor, Promenade Plaza, 27250 Crossroads Pkwy., Rossford – (419) 872-6800. 6-9 PM.Mediterranean Madness. No other place in the world is so focused on wine; Southern Italy, Sicily, Languedoc, Provence, Greece, and Lebanon all produce vast amounts of spectacular wine. So let's grab some hummus and olives, and go on vacation!  Nominal fee per sample.

Saturday, September 25
Aficionado Wine and Cigars, The Shoppes at RiverPlace, 26567 N. Dixie Highway, Suite 135, Perrysburg, (419-873-4444). 5:00 – 8:30 p.m. Time for Cabs: 1. Mackenzie, 2. B.R. Cohn, 3. Justin, 4. Covington Cellars. $10 tasting.

The Andersons, Woodville, Wine Tasting. 1-3 PM. Nominal fee per sample or flight.

Walt Churchill’s Market, 3320 Briarfield. Maumee, (419) 794-4000. Noon to 5:00 PM. Customer Appreciation Tasting #3. Pay by the sample or flight. Premium tasting.

[Information on tastings can be sent to TWAV@ATT.NET.]

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Big Grape Bus Tour To Visit Pioneer Wine Trail

 The Pioneer Wine Trail of Southeastern Michigan is offering a very special "Big Grape" Bus

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Tour November 13-14. The trip includes a day of wine, food, and fun as you travel by motorcoach from one wine trail winery to another, five in all. Each winery will be featuring one of their best wines paired with food. Following the wine and food pairings, you will check into the Marriott at Eagle Crest in Ypsilanti followed by dinner and dancing.
The wine excursion includes:

• Deluxe motorcoach transportation

• Dinner and overnight accommodations at the Marriott at Eagle Crest in Ypsilanti

• A Pioneer Wine Trail glass

• Live entertainment and dancing after dinner

• A generous pour of wine with a food pairing at the following wineries:

Lone Oak Vineyard Estate in Grass Lake, (517) 522-8167

Sandhill Crane Vineyards in Jackson, (517) 764-0679

Chateau Aeronautique in Jackson, (517) 569-2132

Sleeping Bear Winery in Albion, (517) 531-7777

Pentamere Winery in Tecumseh, (517) 423-9000

Cost is $159.00 per person (Double Occupancy) or $209.00 (Single). The dealine for registration is October 10.

Ticket reservations are available online at http://www.pioneerwinetrail.com/ or from any Pioneer Wine Trail winery.

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The Best Wines Under $30: Austin's List

  Our good friend Austin Beeman, wine manager of Walt Churchill's Market in Maumee,

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has
been running an interesting series of tastings. Last week he did a tasting highlighting his list of best wines under $30. The tasting this week will be the best wines under $50. You can click on the Wine Tastings & Events button to get the time and location for the tasting.


Austin Beeman's List of Best Wines Under $30

1. Paul Thomas 2009 Sancerre “Les Comtesses” $23.99, Old World White Wine. This is a superstar Sauvignon Blanc with great food-friendliness.

2. Lioco 2008 Chardonnay. $19.99, New World White Wine. The epitome of Sonoma Chardonnay terroir with no manipulation of any kind. This is pure Chardonnay.

3. Eyrie Vineyards 2007 Pinot Noir ‘Oregon.’ $29.99, American Red Wine. The first, and still one of the best, Oregon Pinot Noirs. It transcends simple fruitiness with some of the most complex Pinot flavors in the USA.

4. J.L. Chave 2007 Cotes-du-Rhone ‘Mon Coeur.’ $25.99, European Red Wine. One of the legendary wine producers in the world and a historically great vintage collaborated on a wine so good it doesn’t really belong in this price category.

5. Dona Paula 2006 Tannat/Malbec ‘Salix Vineyard.’ $29.99, South of the Equator Red Wine. A dark and complex wine that embraces the uniqueness of the Argentine climate by embracing blending and single vineyards.

6. Machmer 2002 Bechteimer Rosengarten Riesling Eiswein. $29.99/ 375ml, Sweet Wine. A German Riesling Eiswein for less than thirty dollars? Are you kidding me?

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