The Leelanau Peninsula Vintners Association would like to extend a welcome to Mark & Patti Carlson, owners of newest winery on our trail: Silver Leaf Vineyard & Winery.
Their tasting room opens September 6th and you can click the link above to learn a little bit more about them!
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Welcome Silver Leaf Vineyard & Winery!
August 25, 2008 – 7:27 am
August at the Wineries of the LPVA
August 16, 2008 – 6:59 am
One of our photographers, Cotopaxi Sprattmoran, spent a few days photographing the wineries & vineyards of the Leelanau Peninsula Vintners Association in August 2008. These photos are available for media use - click the link below to find out more!
Check out August at the Wineries of the LPVA - the best way is to view [...]
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!
LPVA Wineries Earn Honors at 31st Annual Michigan Wine Competition
August 7, 2008 – 11:23 am
The results are in and several LPVA wineries earned high praise at the 31st Annual Michigan Wine Competition. Surprisingly this year it was Michigan reds that grabbed the spotlight over the usual suspect of Rieslings, Gewurztraminers and Pinot Blancs. Another twist to previous years was that no award was given to Best of Class Sparkling [...]
Leelanau Wine & Food Festival & Dog Parade - August 9 *UPDATE*
August 6, 2008 – 3:28 pm
Medal-winning wineries, top regional cuisine and hot blues bands headline the annual Leelanau Wine & Food Festival. Themed Red, White & the Blues, the annual festival runs from noon to 6 in Northport's expanded Haserot Park on Grand Traverse Bay.
Also in Northport on Saturday is the annual Northport Dog Parade, which starts promptly at 1 [...]
2008 Harvest Stompede poster
July 29, 2008 – 7:26 am
Our 2008 Harvest Stompede poster is available for download.
The event takes place Saturday & Sunday, September 20 & 21 and starts with a race through Leelanau's vineyards followed by a wine tour of LPVA member wineries featuring wines, gourmet pastas and other culinary delights.
Tickets are selling fast - get yours before they're all gone! Click [...]
Wine Experts to Gather in East Lansing for Michigan Wine and Spirits Competition
July 22, 2008 – 12:20 pm
Who: Respected judges from around the country and across the state
What: 31st Annual Michigan Wine and Spirits Competition and Gold Medal Reception
When: Competition - Tuesday, August 5, 2008 - 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Gold Medal Reception - Thursday, August 7, 2008 - 5-8 p.m.
Where: Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center, East Lansing
Click here for further details and ticket [...]
16th Annual Suttons Bay JazzFest - July 26
July 17, 2008 – 4:57 pm
JazzFest has dance floor, swing music, 5 acts
The 16th Annual Suttons Bay JazzFest will include something new this year: A dance floor.
The event is scheduled for July 26 at Suttons Bay Marina Park and will feature the Chris Copeland Big Band with Harry Goldson and Claudia Schmidt playing selections from the golden era of [...]
WSRT's Mary in the Morning, and Eric Villegas of Fork In the Road at BEL LAGO WINERY July 23rd
July 16, 2008 – 12:25 pm
Bel Lago will be hosting WSRT's Mary in the Morning wine tour July 23rd, 5:00-7:00P.M. Eric Villegas, of the Emmy award winning TV Show, Fork in the Road, will be on hand to prepare two recipes from his new cookbook called…. Fork in the Road! Come taste Bel Lago wines paired with delicious, local [...]
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