Six Course Wine Dinner
Chateau Chantal, Traverse City
Wednesdays and Saturdays through September 4, 6 p.m.
chateauchantal.com
Experience the gorgeous Chateau Chantal winery and bed & breakfast mansion as it looks over the great Grand Traverse Bay. If you don’t have the time or money to stay a peaceful night, treat yourself to the six-course wine dinner, with all local wines, amuse-bouche (bite-sized hors d’oeuvres), soup, Great Lakes salmon, sorbetto, duck, salad, crème brulee, and an optional winery tour. Reservations are required at least a day in advance. Cost is $50 per person; an empty stomach required.
Exotic Fruit Wine
Tempo Vino Winery, Kalamazoo
tempovinowinery.com
Turn Michigan’s midsummer heat into an exotic paradise, as Exotic Fruits White Zinfandel is back. Taste the chill of mango, peach, passion fruit and papaya as it creates the perfect summer mixture with your Zin. Try it with your favorite dessert or cheese, for just $9.50 a bottle.
Global Wine Pavilion
Traverse City Cherry Festival
Clinch Park Zoo, Traverse City
July 8-10; 5-10 p.m.
cherryfestival.org
This event will feature a superb collection of more than 100 local, domestic and international wines. A $10 entry fee buys visitors an Andrea Robinson designed glass, and the first glass of wine to be tasted. Wines will be available in 2.5-ounce and 5-ounce pours in prices ranging from $3 to $30. Generally, you can expect at least 50 wines to be priced at $3 per 2.5-ounce pour. Food will also be in $3 portion sizes. Admission tickets are available online and will also be available at the event.
July 8-10; 5-10 p.m.
cherryfestival.org
This event will feature a superb collection of more than 100 local, domestic and international wines. A $10 entry fee buys visitors an Andrea Robinson designed glass, and the first glass of wine to be tasted. Wines will be available in 2.5-ounce and 5-ounce pours in prices ranging from $3 to $30. Generally, you can expect at least 50 wines to be priced at $3 per 2.5-ounce pour. Food will also be in $3 portion sizes. Admission tickets are available online and will also be available at the event.
