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 [...]
Archive for July, 2009
Jana Riesling (Leelanau Peninsula)
July 14, 2009
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 [...]