Top 100 wines of Michigan
Discover the top 100 best wines of Michigan as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of Michigan and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Discovering the wine region of Michigan
Midwestern wine state on the 45th parallel (Burgundy, Piedmont), tempered by the Great Lakes (lake effect). Signature Riesling: precise, taut whites with signature notes of citrus, green apple, white peach, white flowers and saline minerality, crisp acidity - from dry to off-dry. Also ample Chardonnay, perfumed Pinot Gris, opulent Gewürztraminer (lychee, rose). Fresh, silky Pinot Noir in red.
Star AVAs: Old Mission and Leelanau in the northwest.
Discover the grape variety: Riesling
Crystalline, taut whites with vibrant acidity and aromas of citrus, green apple, white flowers, vineyard peach and mineral/petrol notes with age. Made as dry (Trocken, Alsace), off-dry (Kabinett, Spätlese) and sweet (Auslese, Beerenauslese, Trockenbeerenauslese, late harvest). Star of the Moselle, Rheingau, Alsace AOC and Wachau. Also exported to Clare Valley and Finger Lakes.
Food and wine pairing with a wine of Michigan
wines from the region of Michigan go well with generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of country-style veal roulades with risotto, wild boar stew or forest rabbit.
Organoleptic analysis of wine of Michigan
On the nose in the region of Michigan often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit. In the mouth in the region of Michigan is a with a nice freshness.
