The annual Leland Wine & Food Festival takes place this Saturday (June 11, 2011) and features many of the wineries of the LPVA, so we thought it would be a great time to pull out this feature by Lansing-based wine writer Michael Brenton. He’ll be back there this year, so stay tuned for the report, [...]
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The wineries of the Traverse City Wine & Art Festival (and LPVA!) are excited to be pouring at the Crooked Tree Art Center for the 12th Annual Petoskey Gallery Walk. The event takes place in downtown Petoskey on Thursday, June 16 from 6-9 pm, and many of the galleries will have the artists present to [...]
Read MoreStay tuned for details on the 2012 Small Plates happening on June 16th, 2012! The 2nd annual LPVA Small Plates on Saturday, June 18was a sold-out success!!! Participating wineries will offered a full glass of wine with a well-presented and substantial tapas dish in their tasting room. Click here to read all about it [...]
Read MoreMark your calendar for the annual Leland Wine & Food Festival. The festival is a northern Michigan tradition held on the second Saturday in June (June 11, 2011) from noon til 6pm. Come enjoy a day near the Leland Harbor and Leland’s historic Fishtown tasting wines from local wineries and tasting the specialties from local restaurants [...]
Read MoreThe 8th Annual Empire Asparagus Festival will be held May 20-22, 2011 and features a slew of asparagus-themed events including a fun run (or walk), Asparagus Eats/Wine and Beer Tasting, Asparagus recipe contest, the Asparagus Parade, chalk art, music & dance and kids games. You can get all the details on the tasty eats and drinks [...]
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The ballots have been tallied and the results are in for the 2011 Spring Sip & Savor PJ and Hat Contest! Winery Prizes Bel Lago is choosing the group #7-11 (Ivette D & co) as the Most Eye Opening. They were a ‘clam bake’ and won a Gift Basket of Fair Trade Coffee from Higher [...]
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Update: Here’s a nice feature on Chateau Fontaine’s Gewurztraminer from Northwest Michigan’s Second Wave! The Leelanau Enterprise reports that Chateau Fontaine’s 2010 Gewurztraminer was named the best white wine at the Pacific Rim International Wine Competition last week! The competition, held April 21 and 22 in San Bernardino, Calif., featured more than 1,400 wines from [...]
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Here’s the list of wine & food pairings along with the prizes for the 2011 Sip & Savor PJ & Hat Contest – there’s a whole lot of themes, so check your closet for the perfect hat or sleepwear! The Grand Prize will be two nights lodging at The Homestead in Glen Arbor during any season [...]
Read MoreHere are pairings from Small Plates 2011. Click here for the current LPVA Small Plates. Black Star Farms Wild mushroom dusted sea scallop with a bundle of truffle oil infused fries wrapped in prosciutto, asparagus tips and smoked yellow tomato coulis paired with 2010 Sur Lie Chardonnay. Chateau Fontaine Assorted Pates, Proscuitto, Sausage, Rillette from [...]
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In 2009, a green-robed woman named Jan-Al Robinson won the Grand Prize in the first-ever PJ contest at the Spring Sip & Savor. In 2010, a union-suited man with a terrible hangover named Jason Robinson took top honors in the PJ contest. The LPVA super-computer flashed an alert and we realized that Jason & Jan-Al [...]
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