Michigan By The Bottle

Reds Emerging in Northern Michigan? | Howard W. Hewitt

Spending the better part of a day tasting and judging 21 wines from the latest vintage of Northern Michigan winemakers is enough to kill the palate. But the effort showed this quirky corner of the northern state is producing some world class wines with more to come.

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Wine writer Howard Hewitt weighs in on the Northern Wine Loop new releases. Head over to our Facebook page to discuss your favorite Northern Michigan reds!

The road less traveled

Apparently, many Leelanau wine country visitors who start their tasting day with lofty goals of touring most of the wineries on the peninsula never make it to the northern reaches. Enter the newly formed alliance of wineries north of M-204 and encircled on the other three sides by M-22. Dubbed the Northern Leelanau County Wine Loop, member producers include (in order on the “loop’) Tandem Ciders, Raftshol Vineyards, Silver Leaf Vineyard, Leelanau Cellars, Good Neighbor Organic Winery, Gill’s Pier Vineyard and Winery, Verterra Winery, Boathouse Vineyards, Forty-Five North Vineyard and Winery and Circa Estate Winery.

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SUPER HUGE Michigan Wine Month Giveaway: April 23

Congratulations to ROXANNE MORR EVANS! She was randomly drawn from yesterday's entrants to win a T-shirt and tasting tokens from Round Barn Winery. Roxanne, please email us at cort@michiganbythebottle.com within 48 hours to claim your prize. (For prizes not claimed within 48 hours, we will redraw from the original pool of entrants to determine a new recipient, so be sure to check back daily to see if you're a winner!)

This contest is closed as of 11:59 p.m. Monday, April 23.

Today's sponsor: Northern Wine Loop 

Today's prize: THREE winners will each receive a pair of tickets to the Northern Wine Loop's Northport Wine Festival in Northport, on the Leelanau Peninsula. The event, which will take place 1:30-6 p.m. Aug. 11 in Haserot Park, will showcase the 10 Northern Wine Loop wineries and local food vendors while raising funds for the Northport-Omena Chamber of Commerce. (Three winners drawn today!)

Please click through for restrictions and instructions on how to enter...

Video Feature: Northern Wine Loop's Wine Release Weekend

Want the short version? Watch the video. Want the long version? Read the recap. Want the full story? Do both! 

Keep reading for a meandering travel diary detailing our whirlwind weekend on the Northern Wine Loop, including where we stopped and (of course) what we drank ... Then stop by our Facebook page to chat about which Northern Wine Loop wineries are your favorites!