What do you get when you combine 15 wineries, 4 friends, lots wine & cider? SO MUCH FUN! This past weekend was Harvest Stompede, a wine tour on Leelanau Peninsula’s Wine Trail.
Harvest Stompede
featured a wine/cider tasting with a food pairing at each of the 27 wineries, as well as 2+ additional tastings. It was such a wonderful way to test out and see each winery. We were able to make it to 15 wineries, below are the wineries we went to, and my general thoughts of each one! (I’m not commenting on the actual wine because I am hardly a wine connoisseur)
Green Bird Organic Cellars and Farms – Gorgeous vineyards you can walk right up to
Baia Estate – Northport
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Small space, only indoor
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AMAZING food (you have to try the Fig and Prosciutto sandwich)
Green Bird Organic Cellars and Farms – Northport*
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Beautiful grounds, indoor/outdoor space, with bocce ball and horse shoes outside
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Michigan’s only organic winery
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Wine and cider
Silver Leaf Vineyard & Winery – Suttons Bay
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Beautiful outdoor deck overlooking vineyard
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Smaller space
Nathaniel Rose Wine – Suttons Bay
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Small space, only indoor
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Awesome, friendly workers
French Valley Vineyard and Bistro – Suttons Bay*
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Absolutely gorgeous grounds, overlooking the bay, large indoor/outdoor space
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Has a full kitchen and inn
MAWBY – Suttons Bay*
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Gorgeous grounds
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Large indoor/outdoor space
Two K Farms – Suttons Bay
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Decent sized indoor/outdoor space with great views of the bay
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Wine and cider
Incredibly cute wine glasses you get (you use these as your tasting glass at each winery)
Shady Lane Cellars – Suttons Bay*
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Incredibly gorgeous grounds (I would get married here)
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Huge indoor/outdoor space
Willow Vineyards – Suttons Bay
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Beautiful grounds and view of bay, only outdoor area rather small, has indoor gift shop
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Had lots of bees
Ciccone Vineyard & Winery – Suttons Bay
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Cute, decent size indoor area
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Wine and cider
Black Star Farms – Suttons Bay
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Huge, gorgeous grounds (totally understand why so many weddings are there)
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Large indoor/outdoor area, friendly staff
Blustone Vineyards – Leelanau
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Beautiful grounds, modern building,
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Indoor/outdoor space
45 North Vineyard & Winery – Leelanau*
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Super cute, friendly staff
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Large indoor/outdoor area, has bocce ball and corn hole outside
Aurora Cellars – Leelanau
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Absolutely beautiful (another one I can see so many weddings at)
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Small indoor, decent sized outdoor area for tasting
Tandem Ciders – Suttons Bay
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Super cute, reminded me of a cider mill almost
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Very small indoor area but decent sized out door area for tasting, had corn hole
* Would 100% go back
Overall, Harvest Stompede was a BLAST. We all had tons of fun, even my partner, David, who doesn’t drink had fun seeing each winery and sampling the food. I’m looking forward to going back to some of my favorite wineries, as well as hopefully signing up for Toast the Season, another wine tour in November.
Let me know in the comments or on Instagram what wineries in Michigan are your favorite!
