Michigan Wine Country

As Cassandra Poné describes it, Michigan’s warm days enable grapes to develop fruit flavors and sugar levels slowly, while cool nights help them maintain high acidity.“It’s this balance between bright fruit and vibrant acidity...

If you live in the Mitten — or even a short ways outside of it — you’re never too far from a glass of Michigan wine.That’s partly thanks to these tasting rooms that partner with...

Jessica Youngblood is busy pruning vines on her 46-acre farm in Ray during a phone interview with Michigan Wine Country magazine. January in the Mitten is no match for this seasoned viticulturist, who is...

 Michigan’s wine scene is growing — a lot. Multiple wineries have opened their doors recently, bringing the grand total just under 200. Here are some of the newest wineries in the state.468 Urban Winery Offering community...

Sure, summer and fall are glorious times to visit wineries across Michigan. Vineyards are flourishing, and the weather is perfect for being outside with a glass of wine overlooking a tableau of a lake,...

Maxwell Eichberg still remembers the day he realized his vineyard in Buchanan was special.“I moved to Buchanan from Fennville in January of 2021, and I was sitting there in my tractor one day, looking...

Nothing says warm weather quite like popping a bottle of rosé. The blush beverage — traditionally made by allowing red wine grapes to soak on their richly colored skins for just a short amount...

Michigan’s wine scene looks a lot different today than it did 30 years ago.Mark Hanlin, a financial planner who has lived in Marshall since the early 1990s, has had a front-row seat to watch...

Michigan’s award-winning wines deserve an award-winning advertising campaign to promote them — and now they have it.Just in time for Wine Month this May, the Michigan Wine Collaborative, a nonprofit organization that supports the state’s...

After more than 20 years in operation under the same family, Karma Vista Vineyards in Coloma has new owners.Music lovers might recognize the name of the rebranded winery: Zach Filkins, guitarist in the pop...

Michigan wine’s appeal increasingly stretches beyond the borders of the Great Lakes State.Just ask Susan Smith, a Michigan wine superfan who lives outside of Toledo, Ohio, who travels up to visit nearby Flying Otter...

The name Chateau Grand Traverse has become synonymous with success in the Michigan wine industry. In 2024, the Traverse City winery celebrates 50 years of hard work, award-winning wines, and proving skeptics wrong. Since the...

Steve Salisbury knows a thing or two about Southwest Michigan wine country. His family grew grapes there in the 1970s and ran a wine supply store. In 1973, he went to work for regional...

Whether you’re planning an extravagant dinner party or a casual night in, you can’t go wrong pairing (Michigan) wine and cheese. Here, three Michigan-based experts weigh in on how to find a combination that...

Exercise doesn’t have to entail hitting the treadmill or picking up dumbbells. At these Michigan wineries, it’s easy to get active thanks to hiking trails, yoga classes, and (soon) even platform tennis. (Plus, there’s...

Jeremy Jurewicz from Grand Rapids is a big fan of wine — so much so, in fact, that he took his interest to the next level last year by becoming a certified specialist of...

Originally grown in the Rhône Valley of France, the Viognier grape has found a home away from home here in Michigan. Viognier, which can have aromas of peach, tangerine, and melon, reacts well to Michigan’s...

A hot cup of coffee, a square of dark chocolate, and a glass of wine. According to Shady Lane Cellars’ executive winemaker and general manager, Kasey Wierzba, these are a few of the “vices”...

Once you know what kinds of wine you like, it can be easy to get stuck in a rut. After all, nothing can beat your familiar favorites, right?However, if you’re willing to be a...

If you ask metro Detroit resident Jenny Pike which Michigan wineries she likes, she has a tough time narrowing them down.“I can’t even think of any that we don’t like to go to,”...