The $45 bottle of wine

An economic indicator at the Earle

by Sally Mitani

posted 6/18/2011

Ann Arbor began to rebound from the recession about a year ago. That's the word from Steve Goldberg, sommelier at the Earle for thirty-some years. Traffic at the Earle, a luxury restaurant with a world-class wine list, is an obvious way to measure consumer confidence. But Goldberg has a more sensitive barometer--the $45 bottle of wine.

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