The best wines of Michigan

Discover the best wines of Michigan as well as the best winemakers of Michigan and estates of Michigan to visit. Explore the popular grape varieties of Michigan and the best vintages to taste in this region.

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Top wines of Michigan by region

Looking for a good wine of Michigan among the top wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent wines of Michigan. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be appropriate with these exceptional wines. Learn more about the region and the wines of Michigan with technical and enological descriptions.

Great red wines of Michigan

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Want to buy a red wine of Michigan cheap or sell a red wine of Michigan at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.

Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Michigan

Red wines from the region of Michigan go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef tongue with vegetables, baeckeoffe or roast wild boar with beer.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Michigan

On the nose the red wine of the region of Michigan. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, microbio or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.

The best vintages in red wine of Michigan

  • 2014With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.12/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.03/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.95/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.95/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.83/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Michigan

  • Cabernet Franc
  • Merlot
  • Pinot Noir
  • Riesling
  • Chambourcin
  • Vidal

The best wineries and winemakers for red wine of Michigan

A wine route planned in the region of Michigan? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best red wine of Michigan.

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.

Great white wines of Michigan

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Want to buy a white wine of Michigan cheap or sell a white wine of Michigan at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.

Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Michigan

White wines from the region of Michigan go well with generally quite well with dishes of veal, shellfish or poultry such as recipes of blanquette of veal in pickle sauce, mouclade or couscous chicken and merguez.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Michigan

On the nose the white wine of the region of Michigan. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, earth or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of tropical fruit, spices or vegetal.

The best vintages in white wine of Michigan

  • 1988With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.06/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.92/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.91/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Michigan

  • Riesling
  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Grigio
  • Vignoles
  • Vidal
  • Gewürztraminer

The best wineries and winemakers for white wine of Michigan

A wine route planned in the region of Michigan? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best white wine of Michigan.

Discover the grape variety: Pinot grigio

Crisp, light dry whites with a pale, sometimes copper-tinged robe, slender palate and fresh acidity, showing delicate aromas of citrus (lemon, grapefruit), green apple, pear, white flowers, almond and mineral notes. Refreshing profile. Absolute star of northern Italy: Pinot Grigio delle Venezie DOC, Friuli Colli Orientali DOC, Alto Adige DOC and Trentino DOC. Italian synonym for Burgundy's pinot gris (grey mutation of pinot noir), one of Italy's most exported whites.

Great sparkling wines of Michigan

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Food and wine pairing with a sparkling wine of Michigan

Sparkling wines from the region of Michigan go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of cassoulet of yesteryear, cream and tuna quiche or mushroom, bacon and gruyere quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wine of Michigan

On the nose the sparkling wine of the region of Michigan. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, non oak or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, citrus fruit or earth.

The best vintages in sparkling wine of Michigan

  • 2008With an average score of 4.03/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.94/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.90/5

The most used grape varieties in sparkling wine of Michigan

  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Noir
  • Pinot Gris
  • Moscato
  • Pinot Meunier
  • Muscat Blanc

The best wineries and winemakers for sparkling wine of Michigan

A wine route planned in the region of Michigan? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best sparkling wine of Michigan.

The word of the wine: Marie-jeanne (or double magnum)

Bottle with a capacity of 3 litres.

Great pink wines of Michigan

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Want to buy a pink wine of Michigan cheap or sell a pink wine of Michigan at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.

Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of Michigan

Pink 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 beef bourguignon with cookéo, pasta carbonara or wild boar with honey.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wine of Michigan

On the nose the pink wine of the region of Michigan. often reveals types of flavors of earth, red fruit.

The best vintages in pink wine of Michigan

  • 2008With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.81/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.80/5

The most used grape varieties in pink wine of Michigan

  • Pinot Noir
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Catawba
  • Merlot
  • Gamay Noir
  • Blaufränkisch

The best wineries and winemakers for pink wine of Michigan

A wine route planned in the region of Michigan? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best pink wine of Michigan.

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Supple, fragrant reds with fine tannins and vibrant freshness, showing raspberry, violet, green pepper, pencil lead and gentle spice aromas. Star of the Loire as a single variety (Chinon, Bourgueil, Saumur-Champigny) and of the right bank of Bordeaux in blends (Cheval Blanc at 60%). Also in semi-dry Anjou rosés. A historic Bordeaux variety, parent of Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Carmenère.

Great sweet wines of Michigan

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Food and wine pairing with a sweet wine of Michigan

Sweet wines from the region of Michigan go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of beef tagine with vegetables, norwegian salmon parmentier or marinade for chicken brochettes.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wine of Michigan

On the nose the sweet wine of the region of Michigan. often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit or non oak.

The best vintages in sweet wine of Michigan

  • 2015With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.30/5

The most used grape varieties in sweet wine of Michigan

  • Riesling
  • Vidal Blanc
  • Merlot
  • Pinot Noir
  • Pinot Meunier
  • Gamay Noir

The best wineries and winemakers for sweet wine of Michigan

A wine route planned in the region of Michigan? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best sweet wine of Michigan.

The word of the wine: Interknot

Botanical term for the interval between two nodes or between two leaf insertions on a branch (see merithallus).

Great natural sweet wines of Michigan

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Want to buy a natural-sweet wine of Michigan cheap or sell a natural-sweet wine of Michigan at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.

Food and wine pairing with a natural-sweet wine of Michigan

Natural sweet wines from the region of Michigan go well with generally quite well with dishes of game (deer, venison) or spicy food such as recipes of sarthe pot or grilled tuna with mediterranean marinade.

Organoleptic analysis of natural-sweet wine of Michigan

On the nose the natural sweet wine of the region of Michigan. often reveals types of flavors of oak, microbio.

The best vintages in natural-sweet wine of Michigan

  • 2011With an average score of 4.60/5
  • 0With an average score of 4.11/5

The most used grape varieties in natural-sweet wine of Michigan

  • Niagara
  • Chambourcin

Discover the grape variety: Regent

Richly coloured and structured reds with a deep purple colour and supple tannins, on aromas of blackcurrant, blackberry, plum, spices and discreet herbal notes. Round palate, fruity finish. A disease-resistant hybrid (downy and powdery mildew), it produces modern organic reds in Germany (Rheinhessen, Palatinate), Switzerland, Belgium and the Netherlands. Created in 1967 at Geilweilerhof by Gerhardt Alleweldt.

Discover other regions and appellation of Michigan

A wine route in the region of Michigan ? Visit the most beautiful wine towns and villages

  • Alden
  • Alpena
  • Au gres
  • Baroda
  • Benton harbor
  • Berrien springs
  • Brooklyn
  • Buchanan
  • Coloma
  • Escanaba
  • Fennville
  • Haslett
  • Kentwood
  • Lake leelanau
  • Makanda
  • Mecosta
  • Mi
  • Northport
  • Petoskey
  • Ryno road
  • St. joseph
  • Suttons bay
  • Tecumseh
  • Traverse city