Tweet & Taste Michigan
I am honored to have been invited to participate in the first "Tweet & Taste Michigan" on March 8th at 8:00 p.m. This is a "virtual tasting" of 3 wonderful wines from Michigan's own Black Star Farms. It is a great opportunity to taste some fantastic wine, offer up your comments on each wine and see the comments of others, including the winemaker from Black Star Farms. . . all on Twitter!
Conceived by Shannon Casey of www.MichiganbytheBottle.com, this is a rare opportunity to attend a tasting from your home (or wherever your computer is!). Here is how it works. . .
When: Monday, March 8 at 8 p.m. EST
What is it: Join MichiganByTheBottle, the winemaker, a master sommelier and several local wine bloggers as we explore a select group of wines from Black Star Farms and share our tasting notes and impressions on Twitter.
How it works:
- Pick up the wines we are tasting at your local wine shop or online. Black Star Farms is offering $.01 shipping to business addresses for participants who order between February 23 and March 9. Use code TweetNTaste in the online shopping cart or place your order by calling 231-944-1270.(For questions or possible exceptions on the shipping discount please call Black Star Farms at 231-944-1311)
- Log into Twitter on Monday, March 8, at 8 p.m. (using either Twitter.com or your favorite Twitter client, such as TweetDeck).
- Search using #ttmi (this is the hashtag that we will add to all of our posts).
- As we taste through the wines, share your impressions and feel free to ask the winemaker any questions. Add #ttmi after every post, to ensure everyone sees it.
- If you can't find the three specific Black Star Farms wines we are tasting, feel free to pick up any Black Star Farms wines and we will talk about those after discussing the featured wines.
The wines:
- 2008 Black Star Farms Arcturos Dry Riesling
- 2007 Black Star Farms Arcturos Pinot Noir
- 2007 Black Star Farms Arcturos Barrel Aged Chardonnay
Who is participating?
Shannon Casey (@MichByTheBottle) is the publisher of MichiganByTheBottle.com.He believes that Michigan is producing world-class wines and is devoted to sharing them with the world. He prides himself on making wine more approachable for the 21 to 30 something crowd.
Lee Lutes (@BStar2009). As the head winemaker for Black Star Farms, Lee Lutes oversees winemaking operations for the two processing facilities on the Leelanau and Old Mission Peninsulas. He also directs the distillation program that produces European style fruit brandies and dessert wines. In his role as general manager, Lee oversees tasting room operations, local and out-of-state distribution as well as production of fruit from all associated vineyards and orchards. He is a life-time "Michigander"and a full time advocate for the proliferation of fine Michigan made products. Lee lives in Traverse City with his wife, daughter and dognamed Bear.
Coryn Briggs (@BStar2009) is the Winery Promotions Coordinator for Black Star Farms. Coryn moved to Traverse City 6 years ago and quickly immersed herself into theMichigan wine industry which she has been active within for the last 5years. As the Winery Promotions Coordinator for Black Star Farms Coryn manages the many pieces of the wineries marketing mix including, off-site events, website content, advertising, social media, as well as graphic design. Coryn enjoys local food and wine and lives in downtownTraverse City with her husband and two young daughters.
Cortney Casey (@cortcase) is a newspaper reporter by day and trusty sidekick on MichiganByTheBottle.com by night. She's a shameless fan of sweet whites and bubbly, and, like Miles Raymond, hates merlot.
Read Michigan By The Bottle's interview with Claudia: Part 1, Part 2.
George Heritier and Kim Adams (@gangofpour). TheGang of Pour, online since 1997, is a close-knit group of friends based in the Detroit area, California, Ohio, Virginia and the wilds of Canada. We gather to enjoy fine wine whenever we can, but don’t call us connoisseurs. Rather, we like to think of ourselves simply as explorers who seek out new wines from around the world. Besides holding tastingsof our own, we also report on larger trade events, review wines, interview winemakers and comment on just about anything else that catches our attention, wine related or otherwise. You can follow the mat Blogs.GangOfPour.com.
Chris Ternes (@thewineauxs) has been blogging about wine, with assistance from his wife Fran, since 2006. So far, he was written over 600 reviews and continues to post several times a week at TheWineauxs.blogspot.com.Chris frequently sings the praises of Michigan wine as well as sparkling wines, lighter whites, and virtually anything red from all over the globe. When not (or even while) drinking, Chris enjoys German opera, the music of Iron Maiden, the films of Kevin Smith, and the television show Psych.
Mike Fifer (@WineMonologues) is a wine enthusiast with a passion to learn as much as he can about wine and the wine industry. He has no background in the "wine business" nor does he claim to be a wine "expert." He just enjoys the wine world and all it has to offer. Follow his journey at TheWineMonologues.com.
Bill Wilson's (@WineForNewbies) fascination with wine began when he was about 8 years old and visited Fetzer Vineyards with his parents—long before Fetzer became a huge operation. After graduating from law school, his interest in wine was renewed when he represented a group of Indiana wine enthusiasts who wanted to overturn a law that prohibited direct shipping. Since then, he has continued to enjoy wine regularly, has taught wine appreciation at Indiana University's South Bend campus, and has run the Wine For Newbies web site and podcast since 2005.
http://www.michiganbythebottle.com/ttmi.html
I want to thank Shannon Casey and his wife/"MichbytheBottle sidekick" Cortney Casey for all their work in putting this truly unique opportunity together and for inviting me to join in on all the fun! Shannon and Cortney are huge proponents of the Michigan wine industry and I would highly recommend you follow them at www.MichiganbytheBottle.com
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