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 feijoada ( portuguese cassoulet ), tagliatelle with carbonara or baked leg of daguet or roe deer.

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
  • 2016With 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

Michigan is a state in the Midwestern United States, located between Great Lakes Huron and Michigan, along the northern border of the United States with Canada. Grape wine production in the state focuses on cool Climate vinifera varieties, while fruit wine production is also significant. The state is also known for its craft breweries and a growing spirits industry. Riesling has quickly become the most important noble grape, supported by varieties such as Pinot blanc, pinot grigio and Gewurztraminer.

The Bordeaux varieties, Gamay and Pinot Noir are among the most important red varieties. In regions further inland from the Great Lakes, cold-hardy Hybrid grapes are more common. Examples include Marquette, Frontenac and Vidal. Michigan is one of the few wine regions in the world that can produce natural ice wines.

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 flank steak with shallots in red wine sauce, marmite dieppoise or chinese fondue.

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: Gamay noir

Gamay is a Burgundian grape variety that has existed since the 14th century. For fear of competition with the pinot noir of Burgundy, gamay was finally uprooted and planted in the Beaujolais region, from Mâcon to Lyon. These siliceous and granitic soils suit it perfectly, and it gives its best here. But it is also planted all over France, such as in Lorraine, in the Loire Valley, in Bugey, in Savoie and in Auvergne. Gamay is early and very productive and needs to be limited so that quality prevails over quantity. Short winter pruning of the shoots and high density of vines per hectare are the methods that allow it to produce very fruity, fresh and greedy red wines. Gamay is also very popular in red wine futures, and produces wines from the Beaujolais region with very interesting character and ageing potential. The AOCs Crémant-de-Bourgogne, Mâcon, Anjou, Touraine, Rosé de vallée de la Loire, Côtes-d'Auvergne, Saint-Pourçain, Bugey, Gaillac, Côtes du Luberon... and many vins de pays are proud of it. Today, about 36,000 hectares of Gamay are cultivated in France, including 22,000 hectares in Beaujolais.

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 suckling pig leg in the oven, codfish aioli or spinach and goat cheese 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
  • 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
  • Moscato
  • Pinot Meunier
  • Muscat Blanc
  • Riesling

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: Musk

A sensual, full-bodied animal substance used in luxury perfumery, produced by a small deer, the musk deer, also called musk deer.

Great pink wines of Michigan

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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 veal liver in vinegar, potato and bacon omelette or rabbit à la lorientaise.

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
  • 2018With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2014With 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: Chambourcin

Chambourcin noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Rhône-Alpes valley). It is a variety resulting from a cross of the same species (interspecific hybridization). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by large bunches of grapes of medium size. Chambourcin noir can be found in several vineyards: Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Languedoc & Roussillon, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica.

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 traditional flemish carbonades, chinchards with white wine and grapes or stuffed squid in the sétoise sauce.

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: BSA

Brut sans année, is said of non-vintage champagnes. It is the technical name of the first price champagne made from wines of different years. They are most often called Tradition, Carte blanche, Réserve. To be drunk quickly, rather as an aperitif.

Great natural sweet wines of Michigan

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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 rabbit marinated with herbs and mustard or home-made white pudding.

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

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

  • Niagara
  • Chambourcin

Discover the grape variety: Pinot

Pinot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. Pinot noir can be found in many vineyards: Burgundy, Alsace, Jura, South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Armagnac, Lorraine, Beaujolais, Rhône Valley, Provence & Corsica.

News from the vineyard of Michigan

The Macallan shines as Sotheby’s largest ever spirits auction smashes target

The auction featured more than 1,000 lots made up exclusively of Scotch whisky. The company gave a combined estimate in the region of $1.5m in the build-up to the event, so it exceeded expectations by more than 66%. The top three lots went to The Macallan, whose enduring popularity shows no signs of waning any time soon. The most expensive lot was The Macallan Millennium Decanter 50 Year Old from 1949, which sold for $40,000. A case of six bottles of Macallan 30 Year Old in their original wooden ...

Hospices de Beaune 2021 auction breaks per-barrel sales records

Despite the lowest number of barrels going under the hammer in 15 years, the 2021 Hospices de Beaune charity auction broke per-barrel price records, reaching an impressive total sales figure of €12.5m (£10.48m/$14.09m), excluding buyer premiums. The total was not too far behind last year’s high tally – close to €13.44 million – where almost double the number of barrels were sold. This year’s sale, with 362 lots, including seven barrels of spirits, reached an average price per lot of €34,980 (£29 ...

Are Bordeaux and Napa close to ‘tipping point’ on global warming? – Study

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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
  • Escanaba
  • Fennville
  • Haslett
  • Kentwood
  • Lake leelanau
  • Makanda
  • Mecosta
  • Mi
  • Northport
  • Petoskey
  • St. joseph
  • Suttons bay
  • Traverse city