In today's USA Today, wine writer Jerry Shriver and travel editor Chris Gray have profiled four up-and-coming wine regions in Off the beaten wine trail. The four are New York's Hudson Valley, Hill Country in Texas, the Eastern Townships, Quebec and yes, Michigan's Leelanau Peninsula!
The state's 56 wineries — six opened in the past year [...]
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Leelanau Peninsula wine trail tapped by USA Today
October 3, 2008 – 6:44 am
Sunset for Mawby's Redd
October 2, 2008 – 1:49 pm
L. Mawby wants you to know that Redd (their only red sparkling) is saying goodbye soon (so get a bottle!)
They will be releasing a vintage dated bubbly in November.
The photo is Mawby Sunset by Andy McFarlane.
Harvest Stompede 2008 a Smashing Success!
September 26, 2008 – 12:35 pm
As the Leelanau Enterprise reports, this was a record breaking year for the annual Harvest Stompede - Annual Vineyard Run & Walk. The event hosted more than 900 runners and walkers in the race among grapevines and nearly 1,000 participants in the wine trail tour.
A blogger named Ken has a nice retrospective on his experience [...]
2008 Leelanau Harvest Stompede Photos & Race Results
September 22, 2008 – 8:56 am
Click for 2008 Harvest Stompede race results from Classic Race Management (who again did an amazing job of running the race!)
View a set of 150+ photos from the 2008 Harvest Stompede (slideshow) on Flickr. Carol aka Church of One has some great photos in her Harvest Stompede 2008 set - check out the slideshow for [...]
Let's get STOMPING!
September 19, 2008 – 10:55 am
The photo is 1st Annual … 2001 and is a picture of a shirt from (you guessed it) the 1st Harvest Stompede in 2001. This year there are over 650 runners registered making it the biggest ever!
A reminder that you can head over to the Holiday Inn West Bay in TC tonight starting at 5 [...]
Vineyards gear up for annual grape harvest, tasting season
September 16, 2008 – 11:35 am
Bill O'Brien of the Traverse-City Record Eagle has a nice piece on this year's grape harvest in Northern Michigan. It looks to be another good year for winemakers and wine lovers alike.
Northern Michigan vineyards are quiet these days, the fruit soaking up late summer sunshine, even as the region's other top crops are carted [...]
"Ankle Biter" Release Party at Gill's Pier August 30th, 2008
August 27, 2008 – 2:55 pm
Join the staff and the winery dogs this Saturday, August 30th, 2008 at Gill's Pier Winery for the formal release of "Ankle Biter"! This is the newest edition of the K9 Wines…an off dry, light, crisp Rose! We will be having Wine by the Glass specials of both the Ankle Biter and the [...]
Michigan A World Class Wine Region? Shawn Walters of Forty-Five North Vineyard and Winery Explains
August 26, 2008 – 2:06 pm
Shawn Walters, winemaker for Forty-Five North Vineyard and Winery and recent winner of 8 gold medals at the 31st annual Michigan Wine and Spirits Competition was interviewed by AppellationAmerica.com and discusses winemaking in Northern Michigan.
Within the last year, six new wineries opened in Michigan, bringing the state total to 56. One of the six, [...]
Welcome Silver Leaf Vineyard & Winery!
August 25, 2008 – 7:27 am
The Leelanau Peninsula Vintners Association would like to extend a welcome to Mark & Patti Carlson, owners of newest winery on our trail: Silver Leaf Vineyard & Winery.
Their tasting room opens September 6th and you can click the link above to learn a little bit more about them!
August at the Wineries of the LPVA
August 16, 2008 – 6:59 am
One of our photographers, Cotopaxi Sprattmoran, spent a few days photographing the wineries & vineyards of the Leelanau Peninsula Vintners Association in August 2008. These photos are available for media use - click the link below to find out more!
Check out August at the Wineries of the LPVA - the best way is to view [...]
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