Michigan Wine Country

Alanna Grossnickle, general manager at 45 North Vineyard and Winery on the Leelanau Peninsula, shared this recipe that originated with her grandmother.“I can tell you Grandma Janet never shows up to dinner without a...

7 ripe peaches1 cup sugar1/8 teaspoon salt1/2 teaspoon almond extract1 pint whipping cream, whippedPeel, slice and chop peaches until fine. Mix all ingredients except cream. Fold all into the whipped cream. Put in freezer, cover,and stir occasionally...

Spiced Cherry Nut Bread Pudding - Heat cherries in wine until medium warm and soak for 20 minutes. Heat milk and butter in saucepan.

Select Harvest Gewurztraminer Cake - Pour this mixture over hot cake and leave in pan until completely cool before turning out.

Red Wine Raspberry Sorbet - Place all ingredients in a food processor fitted with a steel blade and process until smooth. Freeze in an ice cream maker.

Red Wine Cake (Rotweinkuchen) - Mix all of the ingredients together in the listed order. Grease and dust with flour: 2 small, or 1 large round cake pan and fill with mixture.

Perfect Peach Tart - Put flour and salt in bowl of food processor. Cut the butter and margarine into small pieces and add to flour.

Pear-Infused Pear Cake - In medium skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Add pears and stir about 5 minutes. Turn off heat and add wine. Set aside.

Late Harvest Cake - Blend boxed cake mix, pudding, water, 1/2 cup wine, oil and eggs with mixer and pour into pecan-lined tube pan.

Icewine Truffles - Bring cream to boil and add to chocolate in a bowl. Blend, then stir in Icewine. Beat in butter when cool.

Double Chocolate Cheesecake with Raspberry Glaze - For crust: In a bowl, combine wafer crumbs, butter or margarine and sugar. Blend well.

Crostoli - Combine beaten eggs and sugar. While stirring, add vanilla, wine and salt. Add melted butter, mix well. Mix baking powder and flour.

Cinnamon Poached Pears Stuffed with Mascarpone - Place the cinnamon sticks, simple syrup, dark rum, and pears in a large saucepan.

Chocolate-Raspberry Truffles - Place the 10 ounces of chocolate and butter in a medium size glass mixing bowl. Microwave for 30 seconds.

Chocolate Date Bars - Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix all ingredients in a large mixing bowl until blended. Grease bottom and sides of 13x9 inch pan.

Cherry Cheese Strata - Spread Cherry Merlot Jam over top. Scatter frozen cherries on top. Top each bread slice with another bread slice.