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Wine columnist Joel Goldberg talks with George McAtee, a self-described “water sommelier” who is bottling artesian spring water from an aquifer on his organic farm in western Washtenaw County. [Full Story]
Columnist Joel Goldberg reports from a wine-tasting master class, where Master Sommelier Claudia Tyagi teaches the ins and outs of evaluating wine – in this case, from the Lake Michigan Shore region. [Full Story]
Wine columnist Joel Goldberg suggests 10 resolutions for the coming year to help you enrich your appreciation of wine, whether you’re a connoisseur or a wannabe wine lover. [Full Story]
Chronicle wine columnist Joel Goldberg and the Vinous Posse sample 20 bottles of moderately priced Champagnes, and make some recommendations for the holiday season. [Full Story]
Wine columnist Joel Goldberg reports results from the 2009 Ohio vs. Michigan Wine Clash. The Wolverine State fared well in the second year of this friendly rivalry. [Full Story]
Wine columnist Joel Goldberg interviews Bill MacDonald of Ann Arbor, an amateur winemaker who’s been winning awards for his work. [Full Story]
Columnist Joel Goldberg compares wine markups at several local restaurants, and finds quite a range of prices. [Full Story]
The Chronicle talks with local restaurateur Eve Aronoff about her experience competing on Bravo’s “Top Chef.” The sixth season of the Emmy-winning reality TV series premieres on Aug. 19. [Full Story]
As a preview to the Aug. 4 Michigan Wine Competition in East Lansing, Chronicle wine columnist Joel Goldberg combines a series of vignettes from past Michigan Wine Competitions to give a sense of what might go on behind the scenes this year. [Full Story]
Columnist Joel Goldberg says it’s time for a winery road trip, and suggests checking out four wineries within an hour’s drive south and west of Ann Arbor, and a fifth that opens its tasting room later this summer. [Full Story]
Oddly dressed individuals on steps of grad library. Screaming “crowd” watching [photo].
The Detroit Free Press reports on a local woman whose letter to Barack Obama elicited a handwritten note from the president, who writes several such notes each week. The article quotes Michael Traugott, a UM communication studies professor, who said one of the motivations for Obama’s letter-writing is political: “Without casting any aspersions on his campaign, it would be interesting to track where the letters are going by state and congressional district. Are they going to districts with wavering or persuadable members of Congress on health care?” [Source]
Ann Arbor’s Huron Hills Golf Course has opened for the season, and Leslie Park Golf Course could open as early as March 22, according to the city’s website. [Source]
In a recent report on an AAPS board meeting, we paraphrased remarks of participants, and we employed the informal nomenclature of the speakers for “Ann Arbor Open School @ Mack.” Those variants were departures from the accepted standard shortening to “Ann Arbor Open.” We acknowledge the name of the school here, and have cleaned up references to it in the original piece.
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