Michigan Wine Month

April is Wine Month in Michigan, and there’s plenty to celebrate as warmth and greenery return to the vineyards. The Great Lake State’s vintners produce award-winning wine as well as memorable experiences enjoying the fruit of the vine at scenic spots in both the Lower and Upper Peninsulas. The beauty of the rolling hills, sunsets over Lake Michigan, inland lakes, harbor towns, art communities and two-lane country roads invite exploration. Visiting tasting rooms, taking winery and vineyard tours, sharing dinners with the winemakers, attending wine festivals and harvest celebrations, participating in winemaking classes, and enjoying overnight wine-themed lodging packages are all ways to sip and savor a taste of Pure Michigan.

    

Michigan Wine Facts

Most of the state’s quality wine grapes thrive in the sandy soil of the rolling terrain along the Lower Peninsula’s west coast, within 25 miles of Lake Michigan.  >more 

    

    

Wine Events

Wine regions of Michigan are represented by five organizations known as “wine trails.”  Wineries along the wine trails cooperate in hosting annual celebrations and also feature their own special activities throughout the year, including opportunities for making your own wine.  >more 

    

    

Sip & Stay

Get away to Michigan’s beautiful wine country regions at Bed & Breakfasts or other properties with special overnight packages that combine wine tasting and lodging.  >more