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Category Archives: Leelanau

About Wine: Tasting Room Etiquette

Wine Trail Traveler has a nice feature on Tasting Room Etiquette that begins:
Many small, boutique wineries are family-run. When visiting a wine tasting room consider yourself a guest. The owners and staff are proud of their facility and want everyone to enjoy their visit. Expectations in wine tasting rooms are different than at wine festivals [...]

Explore Michigan's FOOD Coast!!

Absolute Michigan reports that Michigan has an impressive 5 chefs in the running for best chef of the Great Lakes region, but even more amazing is that Leelanau County & Traverse City have three of the five nominees!
Myles Anton of Trattoria Stella in Traverse City
Randy Chamberlain at Blu in Glen Arbor
Guillaume Hazaël-Massieux of La Bécasse [...]

Northport Winter Carnival Afterparty: Gill's Pier February 27, 2010

Gill's Pier Winery is a proud sponsor of the Northport Winter Carnival and our own Jill James will be on hand to judge the "Outhouse Race"! After the carnival – grab a friend and come to the tasting room for a Wine & Cheese buffet and bonfire. $5 at the door gets you a glass [...]

Music for the Wine Festival

Here is the basic schedule for music at the Traverse City Wine & Art Festival Winter Wine Wonderland on Sunday, February 14 2010.
All times are approximate and subject to change!
3:00 PM – New Third Coast
3:20 PM – Claudia Schmidt joins N3C
3:50 PM – Barbara Faith Jordan joins N3C
4:10 PM – N3C takes it home
4:30 PM [...]

Winter Wine Wear Award at the Winter Winefest on Valentines Day!

We're excited to announce the inaugural Mary Rogers Winter Wine Wear Award at the first-ever Traverse City Wine & Art Festival Winter Wine Wonderland this Sunday (Feb 14, 2010).
This prize will be given to the wearer of the best pair of winter boots as judged by an expert panel that will include Mary Rogers, host [...]

Taste the Passion twitter: #tpassion

Our Taste the Passion wine trail event takes place this weekend (February 6 & 7) at the wineries of the Leelanau Peninsula.
You can still purchase very limited tickets at Gills Pier and other wineries (please call ahead). Check this page for contact info in case you want to call ahead!
Here's Saturday's #tpassion from Twitter with [...]

New Owners for Chateau de Leelanau Vineyard and Winery

The owner of Chateau de Leelanau Vineyard and Winery, Dr. Roberta Kurtz, is pleased to announce that she is selling her winery business to Cherry Bay Orchards and a group of second generation fruit growers. This transaction marks the first winery sale in Leelanau County. The parties’ initial acquaintance began when Dr Kurtz [...]

Hearth and Vine vineyard café at Black Star Farms

Black Star Farms announces the opening of Hearth & Vine serving dinner to the public Wednesday through Sunday evenings.
A new star is born. Black Star Farms, already well known for its award-winning wines and cheeses, is now serving dinner in Hearth & Vine, a vineyard café, at the Suttons Bay farm featuring wood-fired fare [...]

Tweet & Taste Michigan: Wines of Black Star Farms

by Shannon Casey
Social media is changing the Michigan wine landscape. Michigan By the Bottle is teaming up with Black Star Farms for the state's first virtual wine tasting conducted through Twitter. Tweet & Taste Michigan will be held on March 8, 2010 at 8pm.
Michigan wine fans are invited to log onto their computers and [...]

Wine & Vine Experience at the Old Art Building

On Saturday, January 30th, the Old Art Building in Leland hosts their "Wine & Vine Experience." The event features a tasting of Leelanau Peninsula wines selected by Sommelier Amanda Danielson of Trattoria Stella. With each of the local wines, a complementary appetizer suggested by each wine maker will be served.  The setting will be an [...]