Becks Davis of Detroit Moxie has a great feature on Touring Michigan's Wine Country that features a number of our wineries and last weekend's Traverse City Wine & Art Festival.
As much as I love Detroit, sometimes you need to get away. You know, go on a holiday. Or, as we say here in Michigan, [...]
Category Archives: Chateau Fontaine
Touring Michigan's Wine Country with Detroit Moxie
August 25, 2010 – 12:03 pm
Leelanau posts another strong showing at Michigan Wine Competition
August 4, 2010 – 10:43 am
Joel Goldberg at michwine.com has a great Michigan Wine Competition Live Blog where he shares some of the behind the scenes work that judges did. Leelanau wineries continued their strong performance at the competition, taking 5 of the 9 major medals!
Sparkling: Black Star Farms Arcturos
Dry Whte: 2009 Black Star Farms Pinot Gris
Rose: 2009 45 North [...]
blu and Chateau Fontaine Wine Dinner
May 10, 2010 – 1:28 pm
On Thursday, May 27 blu and Chateau Fontaine will team up to bring you a special wine dinner. The menu for this event is below. For more information, please visit glenarborblu.com or chateaufontaine.com
Chateau Fontaine Wine Dinner
~Canapé Reception~
Duck Liver Mousse, Fig Jam, Port Syrup
Chateau Fontaine Pinot Gris, 2007
Seared Sea Scallop, Gremolata, Lemon Risotto
Chateau [...]
Come to the Michigan Wine & Food Showcase
April 12, 2010 – 12:41 pm
If you're in the metro Detroit area, you will want to check out the first-ever Michigan Wine & Food Showcase from the Michigan Culinary Tourism Alliance. The event takes place on Monday, April 19, 2010 at Shiraz Gardens in Bingham Farms. Two of Michigan's Master Sommeliers, Madeline Triffon and Claudia Tyagi, [...]
Art from Wine Country & Taste the Passion Weekend
February 3, 2010 – 3:50 pm
Art from Wine Country – Friday, February 5
“Art from Wine Country” will be a feast for the senses bringing together some of the best that Leelanau County has to offer; art, wine, and food. It’s all for a good cause. Part of the proceeds from admissions and sale of artwork will go to the Glen [...]
Videos: Harvesting at Chateau Fontaine from "The 45th"
December 10, 2009 – 4:29 pm
The 45th is a brand-new magazine celebrating the wine, food, and leisure of Northern Michigan. Recently via their "Short Takes on the 45th" email article they featured the following videos discussing the harvesting of grapes at Chateau Fontaine Vineyards & Winery.
Getting grapes to the point of being picked off the vine, after surviving all the [...]
Tasting Leelanau – Wine experts visit some LPVA wineries
December 4, 2009 – 10:17 am
In November, Master Sommelier Claudia Tyagi, retired engineer and avid wine aficionado David Rusnell, and Kim Adams and George Heritier of Gang of Pour visited the Leelanau Peninsula to taste at a number of our wineries. In the first post of a fantastic series, George begins:
Picture driving back roads through the hills of the Leelanau [...]
Talking Leelanau Wine with Master sommelier Claudia Tyagi & George Heritier of Gang of Pour
November 30, 2009 – 4:19 pm
MyNorth.com Video: Video: Sommeliers Come to Northern Michigan to Taste Leelanau Wines
Traverse Magazine talked with Master sommelier Claudia Tyagi and George Heritier, co-founder Gang of Pour. The pair were part of a group of wine experts who came North to tour and taste in Leelanau County wineries. Claudia talks about the power of combining spectacular [...]
Cycling the Leelanau Wine Trail
November 23, 2009 – 10:50 am
Last fall in late October, Lee Levitt took a solo cycling tour of the Leelanau Peninsula wine trail. His extensive article has been published in the tourism section of the Jerusalem Post. It captures the intimate feel of our tasting rooms in the off-season and is well worth a read:
It was just Kelly, the long [...]
Vintage Michigan for the Holidays
November 18, 2009 – 4:01 pm
Tuck a Vintage Michigan club membership in someone’s stocking this holiday season and you’ll be on their “nice” list for next year!
At just $15 for a lifetime membership, you can’t beat the price for this unique gift for the Michigan wine lovers on your list. Vintage Michigan members receive discounts on their purchase of Michigan [...]