Marquette Grapes, a Coming of Age Story
May 13, 2011 
Bill Ward 
Minnesota vintners have had a tough row to hoe over the years, especially if the row contained red grapes. Some of the hybrids crafted decades ago by Elmer Swenson made some passable wine. But the same U of M outfit that created the Honeycrisp apple has not had as much success with red grapes. Frontenac,
Wino Wednesday: May 11th, 2011
May 11, 2011 Twin Cities Wine An incredibly busy week ahead for Twin Cities wine lovers! TONIGHT, Wednesday May 11th 6:30pm: Ultimate Intro to Wine at North Loop Wine and Spirits taught by Jason Kallsen of Twin Cities Wine Education. Thursday May 12: The Taste of Edina. Marsha Trainer of City Pages talks about one of the best food and wine
Local wine lists: D’Amico Kitchen
May 10, 2011 Jason Kallsen 
Recently I had a leisurely lunch at D’Amico Kitchen at the Chambers Hotel in Downtown Minneapolis. It’s one of my favorite rooms in the city, and I’m happy to see the restaurant continue to bring in customers even after transforming from the former Jean-Georges inspired Chambers Kitchen. For quite some time, they were running a
Bill Ward’s Wines of the Week – May 2-8
May 09, 2011 Mike Dombrow 
Bill Ward, wine writer for the Star Tribune posted his Wines of the Week over at his blog, Decant This! I haven’t tried the Brown Estate Zinfandel but have had the Salvard Cheverny many times and have always found it to be a near perfect wine. Great Picks, Ward, see you next week for another
Rosé Wine Round-Up
May 06, 2011 Mike Dombrow The ever eloquent and witty Elvis Costello sings, “I asked for water and they brought me Rosé wine…” and with that line running through my head I spent a few hours recently traipsing around the Cities checking out a bunch wine shops to see what they had for Rosé wines. It was a beautiful spring
Winegeektv.com: The best local wine show you might not know about
May 05, 2011 Jason Kallsen 
Jeff Kycek, wine buyer at Zipp’s Liquors (the store that wins the “I had no idea!” prize from many consumers) produces great wine videos along with Jeff Bovee, fellow wine aficionado and the ‘video guy’, and posts them at www.winegeektv.com. The videos are relevant, funny, and worthwhile. A particular favorite is watching Jeff open a
Wino Wednesday update: May 4, 2011
May 04, 2011 Twin Cities Wine Local wine scene happenings and updates: Bill talks about a love of Viognier and Chenin Blanc Leslee gets a bit ‘crunked’ in HD on wine made by lead singer of Tool (yes, Tool) Thursday May 5: The Cork Dork has some great stuff being poured tomorrow night including a full line up of Rioja Thursday
Local Wine lists: Luci Ancora
May 01, 2011 Jason Kallsen 
Last night we walked up to Luci Ancora for dinner (or I should say down … it’s all downhill from our house). I’ve been there many times for wine business lunches, but haven’t been for dinner in a couple of years. Also, since for most lunches I’m there with a winemaker or winery rep, there
