A Leelanau Peninsula wine, Forty-Five North's 2008 Pinot Noir Rose by Shawn Walters, was awarded the Best Pacific Rim Rose Wine at the 2009 Pacific Rim Wine Competition last week.
There were about 2000 wines (54 Rose and Blush wines) entered by close to 400 wineries and the Rose came in second overall to the Grand [...]
Category Archives: Forty-Five North
Leelanau wine comes up big again!
April 30, 2009 – 11:48 am
Photos from the 2008 LPVA Spring Sip & Savor
April 26, 2009 – 10:25 am
See this bigger on Flickr.
Coming up this weekend – May 2&3, 2009. Get all the details and tickets from our Sip & Savor page.
Photos from the 2008 Toast the Season wine tour
November 19, 2008 – 3:33 pm
Here's a slideshow of photos from our 2008 Toast the Season wine tour. You can see a bigger slideshow on Flickr and download large pictures there as well!
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, [...]
Forty-Five North Wine & Food Pairing Event – August 20
August 11, 2008 – 9:07 am
Please come join the fun at Forty-Five North Vineyard & Winery in our beautiful state of the art production building on AUGUST 20, 2008 (Wednesday) from 5 to 7 pm.
Taste all of our award winning wines paired with food from the Tuscan Bistro.
Fabulous door prizes given away every 15 minutes.
Enter to win dinner for 8 [...]
Barn Raising at Forty-Five North!
August 9, 2008 – 7:57 am
Forty-Five North Vineyard and Winery is raising the 120 year old barn that will be their tasting room. Read all about it and see more photos at Barn Raising! on their web site and visit their temporary tasting room Friday – Sunday!
Forty-Five North Vineyard & Winery – Award Winning Wine Tasting
July 8, 2008 – 3:53 pm
Forty-Five North Vineyard & Winery will be offering tastings of our award winning wines in our production building (#7 on LPVA Map) until our beautiful 120 year old barn is built.
Beginning July 11, 2008 our hours will be:
Friday noon till 5pm
Saturday noon till 6pm
Sunday from noon till 5pm.
Any questions please call us at 231-271-1188
Winemaker's Choice: Shawn Walters of Forty-Five North Vineyard & Winery
April 25, 2008 – 12:18 pm
Wine: 2007 Pinot Gris – clean, crisp and well balanced…a great summer wine
Food: Wild mushroom, goat and raclette cheese wrapped in a puffed pastry
Shawn Walters Winemaker
Quote from Scott Harvey of Scott Harvey Wines – Napa Valley, CA
"I'm proud to be associated with one of the new stars of American winemaking. In my opinion Shawn Walters [...]
Branding Barrels at Forty-Five North
April 9, 2008 – 5:56 am
Forty-Five North Vineyard & Winery sent over a few photos from branding their new barrels. Click them for a larger view.