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!
Category Archives: L. Mawby
Celebrate the Holidays and Toast the New Year with a Michigan Sparkler!
November 10, 2008 – 3:27 pm
We received the following article from Promotion Specialist Karel Bush of the Michigan Grape and Wine Industry Council and wanted to share it with visitors of our site. Enjoy!
Celebrate the Holidays and Toast the New Year with a Michigan Sparkler!
Whether you call it champagne, bubbly or just plain fizz, sparkling wine is just the thing [...]
2008 Toast the Season Wine & Food Pairings
November 7, 2008 – 4:21 pm
The first weekend Toast the Season is upon us and is sold out but there are still tickets available for November 15 &16. Here's a glimpse of some of the delicious wine and food pairings being served along the wine trail.
Bel Lago Vineyard & Winery
For the 2008 Toast the Season Event they will feature 2006 [...]
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.
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 [...]
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
July 11 – First Friday Vineyard Seminar in NW Lower Michigan
July 3, 2008 – 3:37 pm
Larry Mawby's vineyard, S. Elm Valley Road. Annemiek Schilder will lead discussion on grape pathology issues. For more information, contact Paul Jenkins at jenki132@msu.edu or 517-432-7751. These monthly events are co-sponsored and co-hosted by Parallel 45 Vines & Wines and Michigan State University Extension. Contact Duke Elsner, Regional Grape & Wine Agent in NW Michigan [...]
Winemaker's Choice: Larry Mawby of L. Mawby
April 15, 2008 – 10:06 am
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 [...]
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 [...]