Michigan Vineyards & Wineries
First Annual Traverse City Wine & Opera Festival
Ciccone Vineyard & Winery invites you to enjoy the first live operatic recital ever at the historic City Opera House in Traverse City. The “Operatic tribute to Mario Lanza” will take place on Friday October 28th, 2011 at 7pm. Known as “The Grand Old Lady”, the City Opera House will serve as a classic setting (built [...]
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Truth, Earth and Wine at Verterra Winery in Leland
In Viva Verterra from the Lansing City Pulse, wine writer Michael Brenton begins: As fall colors explode in full splendor, and freshly picked grapes begin their metamorphosis into fine wine, what better time to enjoy a weekend excursion to one of Michigan’s fine wine trails? And there is no better time for an introduction to [...]
MOREFall for Art, Fall for Color, Fall for LEELANAU!
Fall is the perfect season to enjoy wine touring with the 19 wineries of the Leelanau Peninsula Wine Trail. There’s energy in the vineyards as grapes finish ripening and are harvested, pressed and started on the journey to become the 2011 vintage. There’s also a riot of color as the hillsides erupt in yellow, orange [...]
MOREPackages for Toast the Season
Below is a listing of lodging packages for Toast the Season. Nature’s Rentals has charming and tranquil rooms in the center of the Leelanau wine peninsula. Package to include 2 nights lodging, couples Toast the Season tickets and a $10.00 Cherry Republic gift certificate. Please call Nature’s Rentals at 877-228-8558 for details. Package rates starting [...]
MOREDo you have 47 words for Leelanau wine?
DrinkLocalWine hosts the fourth annual Regional Wine Week from Sunday, October 9 through Saturday, October 15, where wine writers, bloggers and enthusiasts share information about wine from “The Other 47″ states (excluding California, Washington and Oregon), providing a one-stop shop to see what’s cutting edge in regional wine. You can join the fun during Regional [...]
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Fall Color Touring at Leelanau’s Wineries
Fall is the perfect time to tour the wineries of the Leelanau Peninsula. The vineyards are buzzing with the activity of harvest and the trees are on fire with the colors of autumn. Color is kicking off right now and will continue for a solid month – check our B&B and Lodging pages for some [...]
MOREBrengman Brothers winery opens Saturday!
We would like to welcome the 19th winery to the Leelanau Peninsula Wine Trail, Brengman Brothers at Crain Hill Vineyard! They open tomorrow (Saturday, September 24, 2011) and we are very excited to have them join the trail! The Crain Hill vineyard is 45 acres with approximately 20 acres in grape production. The main focus [...]
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Report on the 2011 Harvest Stompede
The Leelanau Enterprise has a nice report on the 2011 Harvest Stompede that begins: The weather was perfect for both events sponsored by the Leelanau Peninsula Vintners Association. “I’ve heard it’s beautiful, and that’s why I’m here,” said Liz Tiffany of Traverse City, who has been running for two years but was experiencing her first [...]
MOREToast the Season tickets on-sale now!
Tickets for our annual Toast the Season wine trail tour are on sale now! The tour takes place either of the first two weekends in November, November 5 & 6 OR November 12 & 13, 2011. Both weekends sold out in 2010, so you’ll definitely want to buy early to reserve your space! Get all [...]
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