Michigan Vineyards & Wineries
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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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: [...]
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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. [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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