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 venison stew to be prepared the day before, alsatian sauerkraut or wild boar with honey.

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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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 rabbit with hunter's sauce, mussels with bleu de bresse or dauphine apples.

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: Riesling

White Riesling is a grape variety that originated in France (Alsace). It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Riesling can be found in many vineyards: Alsace, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Lorraine, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, South West.

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 rabbit in white wine (casserole), leek and fresh salmon tart 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
  • 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: Natural sweet wine

Wine obtained by mutage with wine alcohol of the must in the course of fermentation, from the Muscat, Grenache, Macabeu and Malvoisie grape varieties, and corresponding to strict conditions of production, richness and elaboration.

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 osso bucco, endive frichti or autumn duck aiguillette.

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: Seyval blanc

A relative of the Saint Pepin, this direct-producing hybrid is the result of an interspecific cross between 5656 Seibel and Ray d'Or (4986 Seibel) obtained in 1921 by the Seyve-Villard company, formerly based in Saint Vallier (Drôme). Seyval blanc is registered in the official catalogue of wine grape varieties, list A. It can be found in the United States, Canada, Brazil, Australia, South Africa, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Germany, Romania, Switzerland, etc. It is practically non-existent in France and is in danger of disappearing.

Great sweet wines of Michigan

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Want to buy a sweet wine of Michigan cheap or sell a 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 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 ham with leek fondue, smoked salmon sandwich or keftas tajine with eggs.

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: Groslot

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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 roast duck breast stuffed with foie gras confit or pho soup.

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: Sauvignon blanc

Originally from Bordeaux, Sauvignon, or Sauvignon Blanc, is reputed to be one of the best French grape varieties for white wine. It is a white grape variety, not to be confused with Sauvignon Gris and its pale yellow color, or with Cabernet Sauvignon which produces red wines. Particularly famous thanks to Sancerre, Sauvignon Blanc is cultivated as far as New Zealand, where it produces great wines whose reputation is well established.

News from the vineyard of Michigan

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Pierreclos

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Pierreclos, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are availablein French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneW ...

The Mâcon plus appellation seen by Charles Lamboley

Charles Lamboley, marketing and communication director from Vignerons des Terres Secrètes, explains the differences between the appellation Mâcon-Villages and Mâcon plus a geographical denomination. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (March 2020). The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to enjoy this video in which Jean-Pierre Renard, Expert Instructor at the Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne, explains the topographical and geological characteristics of t ...

The Morey Saint Denis appellation seen by Laurent Lignier

Laurent Lignier from Domaine Hubert Lignier and Président of the winegrowers union, mentions the great diversity in the expression of the Morey-Saint-DenisPremier Cru wines. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program broadcasted in April 2021. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/​​​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinsdebourgogne/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bivb​ ...

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