Wine: a full-bodied 2006 barrel of fermented Chardonnay
Food: Grilled Chicken Caprese Roll
Why: The Chardonnay softens the Balsamic marinade and smokey flavor of the cheese.
John was a professional landscaper and design until his mid-forties, when he moved to the Grand Traverse area and started wine-making. His 1st vintage was 1996, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. Willow is [...]
Category Archives: Willow Vineyard
Winemaker's Choice: John Crampton of Willow Vineyards
April 14, 2008 – 1:27 pm
What a View from Willow Vineyard
March 14, 2008 – 7:38 am
The winter has been long but it's nearing an end!
Here's a photo from our Leelanau Wine group on the photo sharing site Flickr that might help bring back the sun. KT writes This is the view you'll see if and when you visit Willow Vineyard in Suttons Bay, MI. It's just gorgeous and the wine [...]
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 [...]
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!
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!