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 [...]
Category Archives: Willow Vineyard
2008 Toast the Season Wine & Food Pairings
November 7, 2008 – 4:21 pm
Winemaker's Choice: John Crampton of Willow Vineyards
April 14, 2008 – 1:27 pm
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 [...]
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!