Archive for July, 2009

Jana Riesling (Leelanau Peninsula)
July 14, 2009

by Rick Coates of the Northern Express Okay, since the inception of Bottoms Up, I have been touting the local wine industry. Regular readers by now should be aware that wines from Northern Michigan have been garnering worldwide praise by top industry critics, and winning several top medals at major international wine competitions. But as [...]

Best Rosé at the Pacific Rim Wine Competition
July 14, 2009

Below is a letter from the Pacific Rim Wine Competition regarding one of Shawn’s wines: Hi Shawn, Congratulations! Your Pinot Noir Rosé, 2008, Leelanau Peninsula was awarded the Best Pacific Rim Rosé Wine at the 2009 Pacific Rim Wine Competition last week. Your wine certainly knocked the feet out from under the judges and caused [...]