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Michigan Wine Pour: Five Delightful Northern Michigan Pinot Gris/Pinot Grigios

Michigan Wine Pour: Five Delightful Northern Michigan Pinot Gris/Pinot Grigios

This month's Michigan wines to try, five Pinot Gris/Pinot Grigios from Old Mission Peninsula wineries, near Traverse City, and Leelanau County wineries.

January Wine Pour: Four Northern Michigan pinot blancs

January Wine Pour: Four Northern Michigan pinot blancs

Sip the glow of warmer seasons with any one of these four Northern Michigan pinot blancs, from Left Foot Charleys, Peninsula Cellars, Brys Estate and Chateau Grand Traverse.

An Interview Larry Mawby of L. Mawby Vineyards in Northern Michigan

An Interview Larry Mawby of L. Mawby Vineyards in Northern Michigan

Larry Mawby is a nationally-recognized vintner in Leelanau County who specializes in sparkling wines.

Four Holiday Sparkling Wines From Northern Michigan

Four Holiday Sparkling Wines From Northern Michigan

It's the season for the bubbly and Traverse, Northern Michigan wine editor Tim Tebeau has picked four Northern Michigan sparkling wines from L. Mawby Vineyards, Shady Lane Cellars and Black Star...

Making Ice Wine in Northern Michigan

Making Ice Wine in Northern Michigan

Step into the harvest of just-frozen grapes in the vineyards of 45 North, a winery in Lake Leelanau, and explore the art and science of making ice wine.

8 Northern Michigan Ice Wines to Savor This Season

8 Northern Michigan Ice Wines to Savor This Season

Here are eight Michigan ice wines, sometimes called dessert wines, to warm your season.

Video: Sommeliers Come to Northern Michigan to Taste Leelanau Wines

Video: Sommeliers Come to Northern Michigan to Taste Leelanau Wines

Interviews with master sommelier Claudia Tyagi and George Heritier, co-founder Gang of Pour, who were among the wine experts on a tasting tour of Leelanau County wineries.

Video: Spencer Stegenga Walks the Vines of Bowers Harbor Vineyard

Video: Spencer Stegenga Walks the Vines of Bowers Harbor Vineyard

Walk along with Spencer Stegenga, proprietor of Bowers Harbor Vineyard on the Old Mission Peninsula, as he talks techniques in planting and maintaining a vineyard as well as judging when a grape is...

Video: Mark Johnson of Chateau Chantal Demonstrates Wine Tasting

Video: Mark Johnson of Chateau Chantal Demonstrates Wine Tasting

Mark Johnson, winemaker for Chateau Chantal Vineyard on the Old Mission Peninsula near Traverse City, demonstrates the steps to effective wine tasting.

Video: Chateau Grand Traverse Talks About Rieslings

Video: Chateau Grand Traverse Talks About Rieslings

Sean O'Keefe, of Chateau Grand Traverse, on Old Mission, talks about the many flavors found in Northern Michigan Rieslings.

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