Michigan Vineyards & Wineries

Taste the Passion is SOLD OUT!

We’re excited to report that we are SOLD OUT for Taste the Passion 2012!! 800 tickets and packages have been sold – the most ever for Taste the Passion, and our wineries are ready for a great weekend! Thanks to everyone who purchased tickets and make sure to get your tickets early for our next [...]

Food Pairings & Activities for Taste the Passion!

Our wineries are dishing up some delightful delicacies for our Taste the Passion wine trail tour, held February 4th & 5th, 2012. Tickets are limited – get them before they’re gone!! Bel Lago will serve a Decadent Dark Chocolate Brownie topped with a Rich Balaton Cherry sauce and will be pairing it with their new release 2010 [...]

Art from Michigan’s Wine Country at the Homestead

Great art, wine and food are the main events of a special evening, Art from Michigan’s Wine Country which kicks off our Taste the Passion weekend (Feb 4 & 5, 2012). For a fourth year, this fun winter event will be held on Friday, February 3rd at the Homestead’s Mountain Flowers Lodge and features wine from Leelanau wineries, original [...]

Leelanau Rieslings on The Splendid Table

Lynne Rossetto Kasper and the listeners to the nationally syndicated food show The Splendid Table received the news that the Leelanau Peninsula is one of the world’s leading Riesling regions. Her guest was Riesling superstar Stuart Piggot, and Stuart discussed the phenomenal range of Rieslings, from the very dry to the very sweet, and the very light to [...]

12 Days of (wine) Christmas!

Today is Day 1 in the 12 Days of Christmas contest from our good friends at Michigan by the Bottle. The contest is sponsored by the Leelanau Peninsula Vintners Association and the Michigan Grape & Wine Industry Council, and the goal is to rack up as many points as possible December 12-23 for your chance [...]

Wine is a bright spot in Michigan (and Leelanau)

A national AP feature by John Flesher touts the wine industry as one on the bright spots in Michigan’s economy, as it is growing 5 times faster that the state’s economy. The article quotes Leelanau vintner Dan Matthias and says: Michigan’s reputation for quality wine has surged while its lineup of varieties has expanded. Wineries are [...]

Taste the Passion Lodging Packages

Some of our lodging partners are offering special packages for the Taste the Passion weekend help February 4-5, 2012. We will continue to add packages to this page as we receive the information. The Homestead will offer a Taste the Passion package that includes two nights lodging February 3rd to 5th, tickets to Friday night’s [...]

Photos from Toast the Season (part 1)

We sent a number of photographers out on the wine trail for the sold out Toast the Season wine trail event. The weather was amazing (especially for November) and photographer Robert Freimuth captured some of the fun in and out of our tasting rooms. Click here for his LP Wines Toast the Season 2011 slideshow! Photo credit: [...]

2011 Toast the Season Wine & Food Pairings

Here is a sampling of wine & food pairings for our sold-out Toast the Season wine trail event, held the first two weekends of November (November 4 & 5 and November 12 & 13, 2011). Read on for the pairings! Chateau de Leelanau will be dishing up their “World Famous Willies Chili” with Solem Farm Red. [...]

Leelanau Cellars Hires New Winemaker

Michigan by the Bottle reports that one of Leelanau’s leading winemakers is moving to Leelanau Cellars: One of the most well-respected winemakers in Michigan, Adam Satchwell, is leaving Shady Lane Cellars after 12 years to join Leelanau Cellars. Although his first official day at Leelanau Cellars was Sept. 30, he will continue to assist Shady [...]