Forty-Five North Winery Awards

Steve Grossnickle at Forty-Five North has an update on awards his winery has won this year. See: Forty-Five Carat!

San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition

* Gold - Hard Cider
* Bronze - 2007 Pinot Gris
* Bronze - 2007 Reserve Chardonnay

Finger Lakes International Wine Competition

* Gold - 2008 Nouveau Pinot Noir Rosé
* Gold - 2008 Select-Harvest Riesling
* Silver - 2007 Cabernet Franc
* Silver - 2008 Pinot Gris
* Silver - 2008 Semi-Dry Riesling
* Bronze - 2008 Unwooded Chardonnay

Pacific Rim International Wine Competition

* Best of Class - 2008 Pinot Noir Rosé
* Gold - 2007 Reserve Chardonnay
* Gold - Peach Crémant
* Silver - 2008 Pinot Gris
* Silver - 2008 Select-Harvest Riesling
* Silver - 2008 Semi-Dry Riesling
* Silver - 2008 Unwooded Chardonnay

He's also enthusiastic about the quality of this year's white wines.

New York City Following Traverse City's Lead

Via NYT: On Tap? How About Chardonnay or Pinot Noir

A Chocolate Festival!

The chocolate news in Traverse City keeps getting better.

Via the TCCVB blog: The First-Ever Traverse City Chocolate Festival!

Official site: Traverse City Chocolate Festival

Brown Gold

Downtown Traverse City is gushing with chocolate. I was planning on making a post about it but the TCVCB blog has a post up about the new tasty trend:

Time to Talk Chocolate….

Traverse City is incredibly fortunate to get a Jacques Torres Chocolate store. Five New York City locations and one in Traverse City. This store alone will make Traverse City one of America's best places to live.

Follow Chef Torres in NYT Topics.

[Update 4/6/2009 via UpNorthFoodies] NWI.com: The cherry capital has a taste for chocolate