| Current Tickets Available: Wine Days of Summer (August) • Big Grape Bus Tour (November) |
The Wine Days of Summer Picnic Trail
Saturday & Sunday - August 7 & 8, 2010
Travel along the SE Michigan Pioneer Wine Trail on Saturday, August 7 and/or Sunday, August 8 for a taste of summer!
Experience “The Wine Days of Summer,” a self-driving tour of the wineries of the Pioneer Wine Trail. At each stop you’ll be served a wonderful picnic-related food prepared by a local chef or restaurant. Each winery will provide a generous pouring of one of their wines that pairs well with the food. You’ll also receive a recipe card to take home with you. Hours of the event are Saturday, August 7 from 11 am to 6 pm, and Sunday, August 8 from noon to 6 pm. There are a limited number of tickets available - first come, first served. Ticket sales will end on Thursday, August 5 at midnight (or earlier, if sold out). Tickets will NOT be available the day of the event. Your ticket for 8 delicious Food & Wine Pairings is still only $25! Participating Wineries: For more information call (517) 592-4663. Please note: Ticket holders are welcome to visit each location over the two-day event, or they may choose to limit their visits (as time permits). The Pioneer Wine Trail strongly recommends that you bring a designated driver with you. This event is for persons 21 years or over. You will be asked for ID at each winery. According to Michigan liquor law, we are not allowed to serve anyone who is intoxicated.
Winery
Food Served
Chef/Restaurant
Wine Pairing
Burgdorf’s Winery
Lemon basil and cranberry chicken salad croissant
Savory Bites Catering
2009 Chardonnay or semi-sweet Riesling
Chateau Aeronautique Winery
Tuna Kebobs and Sesame-Ginger Slaw
Chef John Jones
Cabernet Franc
Cherry Creek - Old Schoolhouse
Northern Smoked Hothouse Chicken
Jerome Country Market
Cranberry Passion
J. Trees Cellars
Asian Barbecue Pork & Kohlrabi Spring Rolls
(vegetarian spring rolls available) Hathaway House
2008 Dry Riesling
Lone Oak Vineyard Estate
Rosemary Infused Prime Rib Kabobs
Bone Island Grill
2005 Merlot, Pioneer Red, or Festiva Red
Pentamere Winery
Grilled pork with fruit chutney
White Swan
Sandhill Crane Vineyards
Warm goat cheese salad with dried cherries and Blushing Crane vinaigrette
Blushing Crane
Sleeping Bear Winery
Michigan Summer Gazpacho Soup
Hillsdale College SAGA
It's Five O'clock Somewhere
Burgdorf's Winery - Haslett
Chateau Aeronautique Winery - Jackson
Cherry Creek Cellars Old Schoolhouse Winery - Brooklyn
J. Trees Cellars - Blissfield
Lone Oak Vineyard Estate - Grass Lake
Sandhill Crane Vineyards - Jackson
Pentamere Winery - Tecumseh
Sleeping Bear WInery - Parma
HOW TO ORDER: To purchase tickets, click on the event you wish to attend below and then add the quantity of tickets you need to your shopping basket. When ready to check out, click on the "Purchase Tickets" button on the left, then click on the green "Continue" button to proceed with buying your tickets.
Thank you and we look forward to seeing you at our next Wine Trail event!