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"Viticulture has not changed much, but vineyard management practices and cultivar choices continue to be refined through the use of developing technology, climate patterns, and knowledge."
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Today on Stateside, economists forecast how much money the state of Michigan will bring in and what it will need to spend in the coming year. Plus, some…
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After years of winning national competitions, and years of praise in major publications, there's no longer any question that Michigan does indeed make…
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You go to a fancy restaurant and order a bottle of red wine. The tuxedoed waiter calls over the sommelier who takes the order, brings the bottle, opens…
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It turns out that in France the role of the sommelier is more limited than here in the U.S., according to Christopher Cook, HOUR Detroit's chief wine…
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This next story is about a late-night call from a dealer and a sketchy interaction near the Leelanau Peninsula. Hour Detroit’s restaurant critic and wine…
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Popping the cork on a bottle of Champagne can make an occasion extra-special.The reputation of real Champagne comes largely from the industry standard…
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How much can you tell about a wine by its color?According to Hour Detroit Magazine chief wine and restaurant critic Chris Cook, not as much as you used…
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Many years ago, I was having lunch at the old London Chop House in Detroit. I was there with a very erudite Frenchman from one of the great wine…
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About 10 years ago, when the occupationally snooty world of wine was introduced to the radical idea of putting screw caps on bottles of fine wine, the…