Howard Hewitt, Author at Leader Publications

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Local businesses tie in Ice Time chili crawl

DOWAGIAC — What could have been as a disaster for Baker’s Rhapsody owner Jordan Anderson’s entry in Dowagiac’s annual Ice Time chili crawl ended up ... Read more

by Howard Hewitt, Thursday, February 6, 2020 8:54 am

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Optimistic for great 2016 Hoosier vintage

FRENCH LICK, Ind. – Learning about wine means spending time in the vineyard. The next best thing is talking with the men and women worrying ... Read more

by Howard Hewitt, Thursday, August 11, 2016 5:33 pm

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A big month for Indiana wine tasting

Indiana’s top wine event is unquestionably Vintage Indiana held in Indianapolis in early June each year. Vintage Indiana brings 30-plus Hoosier wineries to Military Park ... Read more

by Howard Hewitt, Thursday, August 4, 2016 5:14 pm

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Wine travel depends on region

For wine lovers nothing is more fun than a day visiting tasting rooms or maybe even wine travel. Depending on where you go, there are ... Read more

by Howard Hewitt, Thursday, June 16, 2016 4:16 pm

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Cool summer whites for hot days

One lesson from eight years of wine writing is recommending types and styles of wine instead of specific bottles. Many often think of summer as ... Read more

by Howard Hewitt, Friday, June 3, 2016 2:01 pm

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‘Deano’ Wilson back in Indiana with a story

Any wine geek living around Indianapolis the past 15 years knows Dean “Deano” Wilson. Deano had a couple of retail wine operations, a restaurant, and ... Read more

by Howard Hewitt, Thursday, May 5, 2016 11:11 am

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No vineyard damage yet

Mark Twain once quipped, “The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated.” Apparently the same can be said about any spring frost damage to the ... Read more

by Howard Hewitt, Wednesday, April 27, 2016 5:24 pm

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Time to try something different

One of the greatest joys of appreciating wine is trying something new and different. Maybe you love Chardonnay and really enjoy trying the big oak-flavored ... Read more

by Howard Hewitt, Friday, April 15, 2016 3:26 pm

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What’s happening in the wine world?

A New Year’s wine column usually focuses on the best of the previous year or predictions about the coming year. One scribe’s musings have minimal ... Read more

by Howard Hewitt, Thursday, January 14, 2016 3:56 pm

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Have you tried Indiana wine lately?

Indiana wine producers now boast 80 wineries with more opening their doors annually. Most important, Indiana wine quality has significantly improved over the past 5 ... Read more

by Howard Hewitt, Friday, November 6, 2015 12:11 pm

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8 years of wine education

Grape Sense debuted eight years ago this month in a small handful of newspapers. Crawfordsville, Frankfort, Seymour and a couple of others were the first ... Read more

by Howard Hewitt, Wednesday, October 21, 2015 4:48 pm

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Think French if you want to upgrade your vino

There are those who believe if you continue to drink wine, over a number of years you will eventually drink more French vino than others. ... Read more

by Howard Hewitt, Friday, October 9, 2015 9:28 am

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Give peace (water) a chance

All 80 Indiana wineries offer something a bit different. Sometimes that’s good different and sometimes not. Many have a unique niche’ in the Indiana wine ... Read more

by Howard Hewitt, Thursday, September 24, 2015 7:58 am

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Traminette winning over wine lovers all over U.S.

Approximately half of Indiana’s wineries sell a Traminette wine. Wine lovers can find the very sweet to bone dry examples of floral wine in stores ... Read more

by Howard Hewitt, Thursday, August 20, 2015 9:12 am

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Weather impacting Indiana wine industry

Indiana’s corn and soybean crops have sustained $475 million in rain and flood damage this summer according to Purdue University agriculture economists. Indiana’s grape crop ... Read more

by Howard Hewitt, Wednesday, August 19, 2015 10:54 am

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Wine time in southern Indiana

One of the state’s best, if not the best, wine celebrations returns to Huber Orchard and Winery in southern Indiana, 4 to 7 p.m., July ... Read more

by Howard Hewitt, Thursday, July 16, 2015 9:31 am

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Find the right drink to compliment your cookout

Any regular wine column should include occasional education and certainly advice. Summer is a big time for cooking out, family outings and friends sharing good ... Read more

by Howard Hewitt, Thursday, July 2, 2015 9:25 am

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Can wine cause health problems?

Anyone who has lived 40 years or so has read all of the conflicting information about what will and will not lead to cancer. Even ... Read more

by Howard Hewitt, Monday, June 29, 2015 11:29 am

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Face to face? Legislators working to eliminate law

There are numerous websites and publications detailing everything happening in the world of wine. Sometimes those issues are worth sharing. Indiana Senate Bill 113 – ... Read more

by Howard Hewitt, Thursday, March 5, 2015 10:02 am

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Celebrate wine for a good cause

There is never a better time for a nice bottle of wine than around Christmas and New Year’s. Why not try something different and make ... Read more

by Howard Hewitt, Thursday, December 11, 2014 2:14 pm

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Merlot makes a comeback

It’s time to move beyond the so-called “Sideways Effect” and try merlot again. It’s been documented over and over how the 2004 movie “Sideways” wrecked ... Read more

by Howard Hewitt, Thursday, October 30, 2014 9:43 am

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Roses are pink

Long-time Grape Sense readers know of my passion for dry rosé. The latest numbers show more and more Americans are enjoying the dry pink passion. ... Read more

by Howard Hewitt, Thursday, October 2, 2014 10:30 am

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Buying wine on a budget

Summer time is grilling time and there is not a better part of the year for some charcoal fire and beef. If you’re a wine ... Read more

by Howard Hewitt, Thursday, August 21, 2014 10:51 am

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Summertime is wine time

If you could be a super hero, mythical character or fictional leader, who would you choose? Superman? A Mutant Ninja Turtle? Or maybe Jean ValJean? ... Read more

by Howard Hewitt, Thursday, June 12, 2014 10:48 am

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Keep your wine just right this summer

A bag of ice or the fridge can keep your wines chilled for any summer outing as easy as any geeky wine device. But if ... Read more

by Howard Hewitt, Thursday, May 29, 2014 11:23 am

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