Wine: Wet
Food: Thai green chili buttered popcorn
Why: Popcorn with bubbly just sounds like good fun
Larry Mawby is just about the bestest winemaker there ever was. He has been making wine here in the Leelanau Peninsula since his first crush in the fall of 1978. Now he makes entirely methode champenoise and cuve close method sparkling [...]
Category Archives: L. Mawby
Winemaker's Choice: Larry Mawby of L. Mawby
April 15, 2008 – 10:06 am
Fall In Love with Leelanau: Taste the Passion of Wine, Chocolate & Love
January 2, 2008 – 7:20 pm
(LEELANAU PENINSULA, Mich) – Love is in the air as you celebrate the upcoming Valentine's Day at the "Taste the Passion" weekend, February 9-10. This is the first of four seasonal wine touring weekends hosted by the wineries of the Leelanau Peninsula Vintner's Association in 2008. As an added bonus, all participants will be [...]
Photos from the 2007 Harvest Stompede
September 24, 2007 – 7:55 pm
We have posted almost 200 photos from the 2007 Harvest Stompede Vineyard Run & Walk (slideshow).
You can click that link to head over to Flickr and view or print them. They are available in high-resolution format through Flickr and media outlets are welcome to use them under a creative commons license. These photos ARE available [...]
LPVA Epicurean Classic Schedule
September 11, 2007 – 10:24 am
The Traverse Epicurean Classic takes place on September 13-15 and this year the LPVA will have a presence at the event. The wineries will also be featured at Thursday's Opening Reception and Saturday's Grand Reception.
The schedule is as follows:
FRIDAY THEMED TASTINGS (12-4 PM)
All participants in Friday's themed tastings will have their wines featured [...]
Area Wines Receive Praise
September 5, 2007 – 1:01 pm
Cindy Goodaker of Crain's Detroit Business writes:
"On an August vacation in the Traverse City area, I thought I would undertake a long-delayed tour of northern Michigan tasting rooms, sampling both a variety of wines as well as comparable wines across a number of wineries.
My travels encompassed nine tasting rooms chosen mostly at random over three days…"
Read [...]
Fall Wine Weekend Remains a "Best Cellar" At The Homestead Resort
August 30, 2007 – 12:08 pm
(GLEN ARBOR, MICH) - Three times a year, wine lovers retreat to The
Homestead - appropriately titled "America's Freshwater Resort" - for a
weekend escape like no other. This year's annual Harvest Wine Tour Weekend,
October 26-28, features winery tours and gourmet meals set in the heart of
the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.
This year, weekend guests will be [...]
2006 Harvest Stompede photos
August 12, 2007 – 12:17 pm
Here are two photos from last year's Harvest Stompede as runners passed through the vineyard at L. Mawby. Be sure to get your registration for the Vineyard Run & Walk and the Harvest Stompede wine tour in soon!
You can click the photos to view larger versions. Use the links below to download high-quality images for [...]
2007 Michigan Wine & Spirits Competition Results
August 9, 2007 – 6:48 am
We have a listing of medal-winning Leelanau Peninsula wines from the 2007 Michigan Wine & Spirits Competition. Read on for the winners and congratulations all!
LPVA Wineries join Green Cuisine Celebration
July 11, 2007 – 11:29 am
Four LPVA member wineries (Black Star Farms, Cherry Republic, Ciccone Vineyard and Winery, L. Mawby and Shady Lane Cellars) will be among the participants of Food for Thought's Green Cuisine 2007 event held Wednesday, July 18 2007 from 5-8PM at their location on Oviatt Rd. in Honor.
The annual event is open to the public and [...]
New lpwines.com website!
June 22, 2007 – 4:06 pm
The new web site for the Leelanau Peninsula Vintners Association has been launched.
Our member wineries will soon be posting news & events - stay tuned!
avantisalescompampan: HELLO TO ALL THE CICCONE’S I JUST WANTED TO SAY HELLO I HOPE ALL IS WELL. HAPPY BIRTHDAY...
Ann Rebhan: We are returning to MI to visit our family. I am interested in purchasing a few bottles of the collection...
kathy: Are you able to share the recipe for the Swiss Onion soup? It was delicious!
Daniel E. Johnson: Had a great time!