A big thank you to everyone who entered the 12 Days of Christmas Contest this year — we loved reading your amusing and creative responses to our questions every day!
For each response, players earned another entry in the random drawing for one of 12 "virtual stockings" containing gifts donated by this year's sponsors: 12 Corners Vineyards, 2 Lads Winery, Chateau Aeronautique, Chateau Chantal, Domaine Berrien Cellars, L. Mawby, Mackinaw Trail Winery, St. Ambrose Cellars, St. Julian Winery and (well, duh) Michigan By The Bottle Tasting Room.
Keep reading/click through to see if you were a winner!
If you're listed below, please email us at cort@michiganbythebottle.com with your mailing address by Dec. 31 to claim your prize! We will redraw for any stockings not claimed by Jan. 1.
And the winners are...
Stocking #1: Walt Bischoff (claimed)
• VIP tour and barrel tasting at St. Julian Winery in Paw Paw
• Set of coupons redeemable for discounts at Chateau Chantal on Old Mission Peninsula
Stocking #2: Michelle Flower Crook (claimed)
• St. Ambrose Cellars sweatshirt and honey-based gift box from their sister company, Sleeping Bear Farms
• Set of coupons redeemable for discounts at Chateau Chantal on Old Mission Peninsula
Stocking #3: Nina Simone (claimed)
• 12 Corners T-shirt
• 2 tasting coupons redeemable for a tasting flight at L. Mawby on Leelanau Peninsula (includes choice of two sparkling wines, paired with smoked whitefish pate, herbed goat cheese or a seasonal offering)
• Set of coupons redeemable for discounts at Chateau Chantal on Old Mission Peninsula
Stocking #4: Jessica Albert (claimed)
• Domaine Berrien Cellars bottle ornament and T-shirt
• 2-for-1 tasting voucher for Michigan By The Bottle Tasting Room in Shelby Township or Royal Oak
• Set of coupons redeemable for discounts at Chateau Chantal on Old Mission Peninsula
Stocking #5: Beth Roszatycki
• 2 tasting coupons redeemable for a tasting flight at L. Mawby on Leelanau Peninsula (includes choice of two sparkling wines, paired with smoked whitefish pate, herbed goat cheese or a seasonal offering)
• 2-for-1 tasting voucher for Michigan By The Bottle Tasting Room in Shelby Township or Royal Oak
• Set of coupons redeemable for discounts at Chateau Chantal on Old Mission Peninsula
Stocking #6: Nancy Pilarski (claimed)
• Private Tasting Voucher for Four at Chateau Aeronautique in Jackson
• Set of coupons redeemable for discounts at Chateau Chantal on Old Mission Peninsula
Stocking #7: Mary Tompkins (claimed)
• 12 Corners T-shirt
• 2-for-1 tasting voucher for Michigan By The Bottle Tasting Room in Shelby Township or Royal Oak
• Set of coupons redeemable for discounts at Chateau Chantal on Old Mission Peninsula
Stocking #8: Lauren Kobylarz (claimed)
• 2 Lads Bubbly Survival Kit, containing two logo champagne flutes, a bottle opener and a bubbly stopper
• Set of coupons redeemable for discounts at Chateau Chantal on Old Mission Peninsula
Stocking #9: Mindy Muniz Findley
• Voucher for two free flights of wine and a free appetizer at Mackinaw Trail Winery in Petoskey
• Set of coupons redeemable for discounts at Chateau Chantal on Old Mission Peninsula
Stocking #10: Suzanne Delaney (claimed)
• 12 Corners T-shirt
• 2 tasting coupons redeemable for a tasting flight at L. Mawby on Leelanau Peninsula (includes choice of two sparkling wines, paired with smoked whitefish pate, herbed goat cheese or a seasonal offering)
• Set of coupons redeemable for discounts at Chateau Chantal on Old Mission Peninsula
Stocking #11: April Rujan (claimed)
• 12 Corners T-shirt
• 2 tasting coupons redeemable for a tasting flight at L. Mawby on Leelanau Peninsula (includes choice of two sparkling wines, paired with smoked whitefish pate, herbed goat cheese or a seasonal offering)
• Set of coupons redeemable for discounts at Chateau Chantal on Old Mission Peninsula
Stocking #12: Michelle Mynderse
• Domaine Berrien Cellars bottle ornament and T-shirt
• 2-for-1 tasting voucher for Michigan By The Bottle Tasting Room in Shelby Township or Royal Oak
• Set of coupons redeemable for discounts at Chateau Chantal on Old Mission Peninsula
* Please note that any prizes involving VIP tastings/tours require prior arrangement with wineries on a mutually agreeable date. Winners will receive more info when they claim their prizes!
We could not run these contests without the support of Michigan wineries, so please stop by these folks' websites and Facebook pages and show them some love!
