About a year ago I had the good fortune of meeting Jonathan Lutz, owner of the Uptown Kitchen and The Mark Dine & Tap restaurants in Granger and South Bend, Indiana. In the past year not only have his restaurants become wine customers of ours, but more importantly Jonathan and Jenny Lutz have become family […]
Cambria Pinot Noir Julia's Vineyard, Jonathan Lutz, Pago Cimera Torrontes, Uptown Kitchen
Have you ever been to Sawyer, Michigan? No, you say? Well up until Saturday, August 10, 2013, I don’t think I had either. Sawyer is situated north of Three Oaks, Michigan, along I-94. It is about 50 minutes to an hour and 15 minutes northwest of Elkhart. It is located in an area that is […]
Michigan, Sawyer Gardens, wine shop, wine tastings
I don’t how you are with iPhones, Droid phones, laptops, iPads and assorted technological innovations, but Mrs. Tiedemann and I embrace them with a degree of intimidation and at times reluctance. While at the same time, I love my laptop, smart phone, the use of social media and other rapidly changing forms of technology. I […]
QR codes, ScanLife, scanners, wine labels
Should you return wine at a restaurant? What are some of the causes of getting faulty wine? And how should you properly send wine back if you need to? Let’s discuss these topics in today’s blog on sending a bottle of wine back…
cork taint, maderization, oxidization, refermentation, returning wine, sending wine back
As we have talked about before in this blog, wine tasting events are a great, inexpensive way for people to taste and learn about wines they may not have tried before. What could be better than going to a wine tasting where you were able to drink wine AND all the money you spent to […]
Cabernet, Chalet Party Shoppe, charity event, Glenwood Cellars, Sauvignon Blanc, wine tasting, Zinfandel