Family Traditions & Quality Wines at Good Harbor
Northern Michigan’s Second Wave has a nice feature on Good Harbor Winery. It begins:
Winemaking is a family affair at Good Harbor Vineyards. The winery’s history begins, as do many stories in Northwest Michigan, with cherries. From cherry orchards to vineyards, the Simpsons (no, not the TV family) have tilled the land in Leelanau County for three generations.
Sam Simpson and Taylor Simpson own and operate Good Harbor Vineyards, under the guidance of their mother, Debbie Simpson. Bruce Simpson, Debbie’s husband, opened the fourth winery on the Leelanau Peninsula back in 1980 after studying viticulture and enology at the University of California–Davis. Sam credits his father as his inspiration for winemaking.
“My dad was my best friend; and being in the vineyards was a great excuse to hang out with him,” says Sam. That’s the vibe at Good Harbor Vineyards–friendly, warm and fun.
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We enjoy Good Harbors wines and hospitality. Visiting the tasting room for the Taste the Passion & Sip & Savor event, we were greeted with such a warm friendliness. With that kind of hospitality and great wines, we will go out of our way to take that drive around lake Leelanau just to drop in.