Tasting Room

Certified Cicerone

A Pint of Passion

Strenuous certified training has made Annette May, beer manager of Dearborn’s Merchant’s Fine Wine, America’s first female Certified Cicerone — the beer world’s equivalent to best sommelier in the business.
Lorenzo tasting room

Taking off

If it’s true you that have to be fearless to fly a plane, Lorenzo Lizarralde has a lot of courage. A self-taught pilot since the age of 17, he’s navigated the world in all sorts of flying machines including DC-8 cargo jets to South America and Europe-bound Boeing 747s. So it’s really no surprise that Lizarralde, at age 47 in 2008, took a flying leap and started a winery in Jackson, Mich.
Blackrocks sign

Making the Leap

Jutting into Lake Superior from Marquette’s northern tip, Presque Isle paved the path for new craft brewers in town.
Todd and Kellie Fox

Sweet Legacies

From picking asparagus to packaging fresh-cut zucchini, many aspects of farming were ingrained in Kellie Fox growing up in Walkerville.“My family has been farming...
Herbed Cheese on Toast

2011 Vintage: Just a Sampling

At Brys Estate, family owners and members create easy recipes based on simple ingredients and the seasonality of Old Mission Peninsula to pair with wines crafted by award-winning vintner Coenraad Stassen.
Lemon Creek Winery bottles

All in the family

Lemons growing in Michigan since 1834? It’s true. But if you think that sounds like a tall tale, you haven’t met the latest generation.
coffee beans

Wake the Bite

The smallest detail can start a day off right, from seeing sunrise over a glistening lake to the savory aroma of a rich coffee brew.
self-serve stuffed shell bar

Sweet & Savory: Presenting the Small Plate Recipes

Tantalizing bites with Lilliputian appeal can transform at-home get-togethers into lively foodie affairs.
Sandhill Crane Vineyard Wine

Night of the living red

Inspired by autumn’s bounty and the Halloween season, a southeast Michigan winery revels in a new harvest night of the living red.

Harvest Brews

Blending seasonal flavors like nutmeg, cloves and allspice, Michigan’s craft beers taste like autumn.

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