Brain Dufek and I flew up and back to Harbor Springs for
the Waterfront Wine Festival. Abby Dart started
the wine festival 10 years ago and asked us to attend and participate. Many thanks to Abby for hosting us and many
thanks to Brain for helping navigate our flight up there!
My job was to use my wine experience and knowledge to
meet guests, offer wine advice and taste their wine selection…not a bad job!!!
During the weekend we had the chance to try two restaurants: The Pier
Restaurant and The New York
Restaurant. At The Pier Restaurant
we had an amazing Lake Superior Whitefish paired with a French Muscadet white
wine. Muscadet is from the lower Lorie
Valley and always goes well with fish dishes.
The two together were fantastic!
This was my second visit to The New York Restaurant and it is always a
wonderful experience. They have an
impressive wine list because it features wines most people already know about
but offers those hidden gems you must try at some point. We had several bottles but the table favorite
was a dark red grape from the Puglia region in Italy called Nero di Troia. This wine is hard to
find but if you see it please try it. It
is a unique and wonderful wine!
The main event of the weekend was the Waterfront Wine Festival. The weather was perfect and the people I had
the chance to meet made the event a memorable experience. I look forward to seeing them again! I also want to thank all the restaurants and
wine distributors for donating their food, wine and time to this event. It was an incredible experience and I am very
grateful to have been able to be a part of the wine festival this year!
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