UnchartedwinesJun 1, 20212 minUncharted Flight: Lemon Creek Tasting NotesOn a recent jaunt through Southwest Michigan, we stopped by Lemon Creek Winery. Open since 1984 and 100% estate grown, the Lemon family...
UnchartedwinesApr 28, 20211 minReview: Virtue Michigan Cherry CiderFew places in the country grow better cider apples than the Lake Michigan shore. Something about that lake effect provides all the...
UnchartedwinesApr 26, 20211 minReview: Bell Spring Winery 2018 Chenin BlancChenin Blanc plantings may be declining in France and California, but that’s ok, places like Texas and South Africa are more than happy...
UnchartedwinesApr 20, 20212 minReview: Bell Spring 2018 Alicante BouschetAs we learned in our recent interviews of Bell Springs winery owner Nate Pruitt and winemaker Nic Compton, there are a lot of great...
UnchartedwinesApr 14, 20211 minReview: Lemon Creek Pinot Noir RoséSouthwest Michigan does not get the attention the Mission Peninsula and Leelanau Peninsula do, but we find their wines to be solid and...
UnchartedwinesApr 7, 20211 minReview: B Nektar's The Dude's Rug CiderWe like The Big Lebowski, but we don’t love it. Our tasting panel had more love for B. Nektar’s cider The Dude’s Rug, inspired by a...
UnchartedwinesApr 5, 20211 minReview: Hive and Barrel Hibiscus MeadKentucky’s Hive and Barrel Meadery has been making mead and cider in the Louisville suburbs for a decade. Their meads tend towards the...
UnchartedwinesMar 26, 20211 minReview: Duplin Carolina RedIn many areas of the country, wine shoppers will never see muscadine wine on the shelf. A specialty of the Southeast United States,...
UnchartedwinesMar 22, 20211 minReview: Restoration Cider Door County Cherry Semi Dry Based out of Madison, Wisconsin, Restoration Cider was inspired to make cider after visiting Northwest Spain (not Basque country in the...
UnchartedwinesMar 19, 20211 minReview: Gurutzeta Original Basque Cider Basque ciders are, like most things Basque, a delightful blend of the rustic and the funky. Certainly not a cider to start your journey...
UnchartedwinesMar 17, 20211 minReview: 2015 Domaine Vetriccie Corse RougeSicily seems to be getting all the love these days from fans of off the beaten path grapes, and why shouldn’t it? Full of indigenous...
UnchartedwinesMar 15, 20211 minReview: Urban Artifact Brut Fruit Tart Ale with Pinot Grigio Grapes Beer/wine blends are nothing new, but often the sum is not better than the parts. When our tasting panel sat down with Urban Artifact’s...
UnchartedwinesMar 10, 20211 minReview: Manoir de Grandouet Fermier Brut French ciders are characterized by their fruity aroma and character, which often comes from slow or arrested fermentation or...
UnchartedwinesMar 5, 20212 minReview: Mountain View Vineyards Noiret Mountain View Vineyards sits in the Poconos Mountains in the northeast part of the state. The Poconos are full of resorts, as well as...
UnchartedwinesFeb 24, 20211 minReview: Crafted Meadery Bananas Foster ForeverCrafted Meadery has been making meads since 2012. Located just outside of Akron, Ohio, they have an interesting and expansive lineup of...
UnchartedwinesFeb 22, 20211 minReview: 2017 Shalauri Kisi We love tasting new grapes. We especially loving sitting down with indigenous grapes being grown or made in a traditional way. So when...
UnchartedwinesFeb 15, 20211 minReview: Vinkolet Sweet JackieFruit wines are often a mixed bag. What those who drink only grape wines don't realize is they require a skilled hand that balances the...
UnchartedwinesFeb 13, 20211 minReview: 2016 Red Tail Ridge Sekt Sparkling Riesling When trends converge. The Finger Lakes, Riesling, and Sekt are all hot right now, and Red Tail combines all three in this bottling. What...
UnchartedwinesFeb 11, 20211 minReview: 2018 Sokol Blosser Bluebird CuveeSokol Blosser has been making wine for 50 years, with a focus on sustainability (the bluebirds on the label refer to a project the winery...
UnchartedwinesFeb 9, 20211 minReview: Malvira Rive Gauche Sparkling Arneis Once down to only two Italian producers, Arneis has been plucked from obscurity into a sort of winelover’s handshake, one that separates...