Get a head start on warm weather fun and join us for our annual Spring Sip & Savor wine trail event. This is a great event for those who like to room to roam while out exploring the wineries & vineyards.

The event will kickoff  with a complimentary Saturday morning mixer featuring coffee from Higher Grounds, tea from Light of Day and bakery items from 9-10:30 at the Silver Tree Deli in Suttons Bay .

For added fun, event participants are encouraged to keep their pajamas on when they set out in the morning and try to win one of the prizes that many of the wineries will be offering. The grand prize consists of two nights lodging at The Homestead in Glen Arbor during any season of the year (subject to availability), dinner for two with appetizers and desert at La Becasse in Maple City, Sunday brunch for two at the Bluebird in Leland, a wood fire pizza from Black Star Farms, perfect for lunch or light meal out on the trail and a fabulous gift basket filled with Higher Grounds Coffee, Light of Day Tea, Chocolate Covered Cherries and 2 Harvest Stompede Tickets.

Some of the individual PJ contest themes at the wineries include:

Bel Lago – Most Eye Opening
Black Star Farms – Best Bed Head
Chateau de Leelanau – Most Outrageous
Chateau Fontaine – Playboy Mansion
Cherry Republic – Best Cherry Colored PJs and a discount off purchases to anyone wearing PJs
Ciccone – Most Awesome 80s PJs.
Gill’s Pier – Ugliest Flannels
Good Harbor – Craziest Slippers
L. Mawby – Most Adorable Couple
Longview – Best Historical/Traditional PJ (loose interpretation, so anything from
vintage footies to nightshirts and caps).
Shady Lane Cellars – Best “Green” PJs
Willow – Best Jungle theme
Silver Leaf Vineyard – Most Worn & Loved, Best Wine-Themed & Most Manly Macho

Food and wine pairings will be served at each winery. Examples include:

Black Star Farms – Late Harvest Crepes with an Apple Formage Filling with Sirius Maple
Chateau Fontaine – Kentucky Burgoo, a traditional sort of stew served at the Kentucky Derby
Ciccone – Oriental spinach salad and fortune cookies paired with a 2007 Gewurztraminer
Good Neighbor Organic – Organic Veggies and Pork served with various dips
L. Mawby – J’adore – Thai Spicy Hot
Longview – Serving a dry Riesling and crab stuffed mushrooms
Silver Leaf Vineyard – Yummy Granola clusters and Racine’s very own, authentic Danish “Kringle” paired with and featuring our “Chafia Cherry” wine.
Willow – Grilled Chicken Caesar Pasta paired with a Pinot Gris

Tickets, available through lpwines.com, are just $30 and include wine and food pairings at each winery, a limited edition LPVA glass coffee cup and a $10 gift certificate, that can be used at any LPVA winery!

Visit the Spring Sip & Savor page for complete event details and to order your tickets!