Michigan Vineyards & Wineries
Choose Leelanau wines for Thanksgiving!
Give Michigan wines a second look on Thanksgiving by Sylvia Rector in the Detroit Free Press features some Leelanau wines. Sylvia talked with Matt Morgan, co-owner of Ann Arbor’s Morgan & York Fine Wines & Specialty Food who says: “Before dinner, I would recommend Larry Mawby’s (sparkling) wines…. One we like is the L. Mawby [...]
MORERecipes from Toast the Season: Bel Lago's Potatoes stuffed with the Leelanau Cheese Co. Peppercorn Fromage Blanc
Potatoes stuffed with the Leelanau Cheese Co. Peppercorn Fromage Blanc 1 lb New Potatoes (several colors), 1 8 oz. container of Peppercorn Fromage Blanc from Leelanau Cheese, and herbs to garnish. Boil potatoes until slightly firm. Cool. Slice in half. Scoop out 1/3 of potato. Bake until slightly browned. Spoon or pipe in 1 tbsp [...]
MOREFollowup: Silver Leaf Winery to support AC PAW animals during Toast the Season
Thanks to our generous Toast the Season participants & tasting room visitors during the two weekends $1,115 was donated to AC PAW. This is greatly appreciated by the organization on behalf of the dogs & cats that are rescued, fed & foster-homed. Gina, the abandoned puppy now our winery dog, wags her tail for all [...]
MOREVideo Interview with Good Neighbor Organic
MyNorth.com has an excellent video interview with Stan Silverman of Good Neighbor Organic. They write: Learn about organic grape and fruit farming as you wander the Good Neighbor Organic Vineyard and Winery in Northport in Leelanau County, Northern Michigan’s first and only totally Certified Organic Vineyard. Founder Stan Silverman explains why organic farming is no [...]
MOREToast the Season photos from Cara Spinniken
Cara Spinniken took some photos for us at Toast the Season. Check out the whole slideshow on Flickr and visit her web site.
MOREToast means Tourism!!
The Leelanau Enterprise has a feature on Toast the Season that underscores how important all of you who attend our wine trail tours are to the Leelanau Peninsula. They talked with Alanna Grossnickle of Forty-Five North who said that sales were up about 20%. Gill’s Pier Winery tasting room manager Jill James noted that it’s [...]
MORETaste Leelanau Wines at the Grand Rapids Wine Festival – Nov 18-20th
Many Leelanau Peninsula wineries will be in attendance at the 2010 Grand Rapids International Wine & Food Festival. Of the 1200+ beers, wines, ciders and spirits at the festival, nearly 200 are crafted in Michigan. The festival draws over 10,000 over three days, making it the largest food and wine festival in Michigan and one [...]
MORE"Something is Going on in Michigan" from Palate Press
Big and bold is easy for any wine drinker to understand. Nuance, on the other hand is more of a challenge. Michigan’s 70 wineries are producing wines some call surprising, a revelation, exceptional, and nuanced. With nearly every U.S. state producing wine, Michigan is trying to nab a spot, along with regions like New York’s [...]
MORETwitter Tasting with Black Star Farms
Michigan By the Bottle’s will be holding a Twitter Tasting with Black Star Farms next Tuesday, November 16 at 7:30 pm. These events allow you to taste the wine at home and then share your observations with the winemaker and others through the social media site Twitter. Click that link above for the details on [...]
MOREUncorked dinner at The Cherry Stop in Traverse City featuring Silver Leaf on November 9, 2010
Silver Leaf is proud to be November’s featured winery for The Cherry Stop’s Uncorked dinner. There will be 5-6 food & wine pairings including a comparison of ’08 & ’09 Chardonnay. Meet the winemaker and enjoy a wine dinner on Tuesday, November 9th, at The Cherry Stop. Location is 211 E Front St in Traverse [...]
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