On a Monday afternoon, in the first part of April, I had the pleasure of hosting a tasting of our wines for three of Bud Distributing’s clients. Bud is our southwestern Michigan wine distributor. Vilath Viengmyxay, who works in the wine department, brought Laura Gelder of Dablon Winery and Vineyard, Samer Badreddine, Dining Room Manager […]
The Tiedemann On Wines Wine Club

In the summer of 2014 Jonathan Lutz, owner of the Uptown Dining Group (Uptown Kitchen and The Mark Dine & Tap restaurants) and I were discussing the benefits of wine events and ways to increase attendance at them and, of course, sell more wine. After several discussions and an equal number of bottles of wine, […]
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Here’s a video where I sit down with Tom Borger of McCarthy’s on the Riverwalk to talk about the Elkhart restaurant’s wine list. Hear what goes into the decisions about which wines are featured in which season, bestsellers by the bottle versus by the glass, and more. Thanks to Flavor574.com and to Jeff McCullough for shooting […]
McCarthy's On the Riverwalk, Tom Borger, wine listsMcCarthy’s Wine List – Part 2: The Interview

McCarthy’s Q&A with Tom Borger Sr. I had the opportunity to sit down with McCarthy’s partner Tom Borger not long ago and discuss the restaurant and its wine program. What follows is the condensed version of that conversation. When did the restaurant open? Tom Borger (TB): The restaurant opened in October of 2009 after spending […]
McCarthy's On the Riverwalk, Tom Borger, wine listsMcCarthy’s Wine List – Part 1: Assessment

One of my goals when I started Tiedemann On Wines.com was to be a source of information on wine and the lifestyle wine is such a part of. We like to provide as much knowledge and general information on wine and its culture as we can at all levels…knowledge or information you can use in […]
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