In the latest edition of our weekly podcast, we recap last weekend's MBTB on Tour: Trip to the Petoskey Wine Trail, and discuss upcoming events, what we've been drinking, new additions to the MBTB Tasting Room menus and more. You can listen in by clicking here. The podcasts are available via the link above, the "MBTB Radio" button at right, on Podbean.com, or on iTunes. You also can subscribe on iTunes so they download directly to your smartphone when they go live! Check out our previous episodes here and feel free to drop us a line and let us know... Continue reading

In the latest edition of our weekly podcast, we chat with Matt Moersch about the recent opening of the latest addition to the Moersch Hospitality empire, Round Barn Filling Station, and discuss upcoming events, what we've been drinking, new additions to the MBTB Tasting Room menus and more. You can listen in by clicking here. The podcasts are available via the link above, the "MBTB Radio" button at right, on Podbean.com, or on iTunes. You also can subscribe on iTunes so they download directly to your smartphone when they go live! Check out our previous episodes here and feel free... Continue reading

This giveaway has ended. Please stay tuned for the next one. Happy Michigan Wine Month! We're celebrating as we always do: with 31+ days of giveaways, fueled by generous donations by Michigan wineries! Tune in daily throughout May and into June for another chance to win daily. Today’s Date: Thursday, May 9, 2019 Today's Sponsor: St. Ambrose Cellars Today's Prize: A $25 gift card redeemable at St. Ambrose Cellars in Beulah, a wine tour, a tasting and a charcuterie board for four. Gift card will be mailed to the winner. (Tour must be pre-arranged at a mutually agreeable time.) Today’s... Continue reading

On our latest podcast, we discuss Rove Estate becoming our newest partner winery at MBTB Shelby Township, what we're drinking, upcoming events and more.. You can listen in by clicking here. The podcasts are available via the link above, the "MBTB Radio" button at right, on Podbean.com, or on iTunes. You also can subscribe on iTunes so they download directly to your smartphone when they go live! Check out our previous episodes here and feel free to drop us a line and let us know what Michigan wine topics you'd like to hear about on the show. If you've enjoyed... Continue reading

On our latest podcast, we discuss the upcoming MichiganByTheBottle.com SUPER HUGE Michigan Wine Month Giveaway, what we're drinking, upcoming events and more.. You can listen in by clicking here. The podcasts are available via the link above, the "MBTB Radio" button at right, on Podbean.com, or on iTunes. You also can subscribe on iTunes so they download directly to your smartphone when they go live! Check out our previous episodes here and feel free to drop us a line and let us know what Michigan wine topics you'd like to hear about on the show. If you've enjoyed these podcasts,... Continue reading

The rules are up for the 2018 edition of the Michigan By The Bottle SUPER HUGE Michigan Wine Month Giveaway! Click here or on the button at right to get the scoop. The fun kicks off at 10 a.m. April 30 with a preview contest, and runs through the entire month of May — and, because we have so many generous sponsors, into the first week of June! Continue reading

They’ve been producing award winning Michigan wines for nearly 50 years, but under the new ownership of the Moersch Hospitality Group, Tabor Hill Winery & Restaurant is getting a fresh new face and brand identity to welcome the 2018 season. via MoodyOnTheMarket.com Tabor Hill's brand identity is getting a makeover! Continue reading

On our latest podcast, we discuss our recent trip to Italy with Chateau Aeronautique's Lorenzo Lizarralde, upcoming events and more. You can listen in by clicking here. The podcasts are available via the link above, the "MBTB Radio" button at right, on Podbean.com, or on iTunes. You also can subscribe on iTunes so they download directly to your smartphone when they go live! Check out our previous episodes here and feel free to drop us a line and let us know what Michigan wine topics you'd like to hear about on the show. If you've enjoyed these podcasts, please leave... Continue reading

Welcome to the latest edition of This Weekend in Michigan Wine, a listing of what's happening now, what's coming up and what's ongoing in the world of Michigan wine! We regularly check 60+ wine websites (and counting) and sift through dozens of weekly press releases to round up what's scheduled around the state. Wineries, if you'd like your event listed, please email us with all of the pertinent information, and we'd be happy to post it. MBTB fans, we hope this serves as your weekly "go-to" guide for finding the best options for getting your Michigan wine on! Cheers! Right... Continue reading

On our latest podcast, we discuss our recent trip to Italy with Chateau Aeronautique's Lorenzo Lizarralde, upcoming events and more. You can listen in by clicking here. The podcasts are available via the link above, the "MBTB Radio" button at right, on Podbean.com, or on iTunes. You also can subscribe on iTunes so they download directly to your smartphone when they go live! Check out our previous episodes here and feel free to drop us a line and let us know what Michigan wine topics you'd like to hear about on the show. If you've enjoyed these podcasts, please leave... Continue reading

Welcome to the latest edition of This Weekend in Michigan Wine, a listing of what's happening now, what's coming up and what's ongoing in the world of Michigan wine! We regularly check 60+ wine websites (and counting) and sift through dozens of weekly press releases to round up what's scheduled around the state. Wineries, if you'd like your event listed, please email us with all of the pertinent information, and we'd be happy to post it. MBTB fans, we hope this serves as your weekly "go-to" guide for finding the best options for getting your Michigan wine on! Cheers! Right... Continue reading

On our latest podcast, we discuss the underappreciated world of semi-dry whites, what we’ve been drinking, upcoming events and more. You can listen in by clicking here. The podcasts are available via the link above, the "MBTB Radio" button at right, on Podbean.com, or on iTunes. You also can subscribe on iTunes so they download directly to your smartphone when they go live! Check out our previous episodes here and feel free to drop us a line and let us know what Michigan wine topics you'd like to hear about on the show. If you've enjoyed these podcasts, please leave... Continue reading

The past two years, we've had the incredible opportunity to tag along on trips to Champagne, France (2016), and Bordeaux, France (2017), with our buddy Lorenzo Lizarralde, owner and winemaker at Chateau Aeronautique and a commercial pilot (not to mention international man of mystery). Lorenzo embarks on these trips to learn more about Old World-winemaking and apply it toward his own craft. This year, we're excited to be heading a bit farther south: to Italy! Along with Lisa and Bill Hendricks, two grape growers with whom Lorenzo works closely, we'll be heading to Rome, then spending time in the Tuscany... Continue reading

Welcome to the latest edition of This Weekend in Michigan Wine, a listing of what's happening now, what's coming up and what's ongoing in the world of Michigan wine! We regularly check 60+ wine websites (and counting) and sift through dozens of weekly press releases to round up what's scheduled around the state. Wineries, if you'd like your event listed, please email us with all of the pertinent information, and we'd be happy to post it. MBTB fans, we hope this serves as your weekly "go-to" guide for finding the best options for getting your Michigan wine on! Cheers! Right... Continue reading

On our latest podcast, we discuss the underappreciated world of semi-dry whites, what we’ve been drinking, upcoming events and more. You can listen in by clicking here. The podcasts are available via the link above, the "MBTB Radio" button at right, on Podbean.com, or on iTunes. You also can subscribe on iTunes so they download directly to your smartphone when they go live! Check out our previous episodes here and feel free to drop us a line and let us know what Michigan wine topics you'd like to hear about on the show. If you've enjoyed these podcasts, please leave... Continue reading

I can see them doing it. At our tasting rooms, the white section of the menu is arranged by sweetness level, and subdivided into “Dry,” “Semi-Dry,” and “Sweet.” Guests’ eyes begin moving down the column, taking in the dry whites ... and then skip directly over the semi-dry section to peruse the sweets. It’s almost as if there’s a black hole in the middle of the menu. via HourDetroit.com In her March Hour Detroit Michigan wine blog, Cort explores the often underappreciated world of semi-dry whites ... Continue reading

Welcome to the latest edition of This Weekend in Michigan Wine, a listing of what's happening now, what's coming up and what's ongoing in the world of Michigan wine! We regularly check 60+ wine websites (and counting) and sift through dozens of weekly press releases to round up what's scheduled around the state. Wineries, if you'd like your event listed, please email us with all of the pertinent information, and we'd be happy to post it. MBTB fans, we hope this serves as your weekly "go-to" guide for finding the best options for getting your Michigan wine on! Cheers! Right... Continue reading

Since first launching Gravity Winery near Baroda seven years ago, Rockie Rick has been a veritable perpetual motion machine. He’s always planting new ideas along with new grapes…he’s always innovating to make the business bigger, stronger, better, and more welcoming to visitors along the Southwest Michigan Wine Trail and now he’s growing once again. via MoodyOnTheMarket.com Have you heard? Gravity Winery is expanding — in more ways than one! Continue reading

On our latest podcast, we discuss pairing wine with Girl Scout cookies, what we’ve been drinking, upcoming events and more. You can listen in by clicking here. The podcasts are available via the link above, the "MBTB Radio" button at right, on Podbean.com, or on iTunes. You also can subscribe on iTunes so they download directly to your smartphone when they go live! Check out our previous episodes here and feel free to drop us a line and let us know what Michigan wine topics you'd like to hear about on the show. If you've enjoyed these podcasts, please leave... Continue reading

Welcome to the latest edition of This Weekend in Michigan Wine, a listing of what's happening now, what's coming up and what's ongoing in the world of Michigan wine! We regularly check 60+ wine websites (and counting) and sift through dozens of weekly press releases to round up what's scheduled around the state. Wineries, if you'd like your event listed, please email us with all of the pertinent information, and we'd be happy to post it. MBTB fans, we hope this serves as your weekly "go-to" guide for finding the best options for getting your Michigan wine on! Cheers! Right... Continue reading

Few outsiders ever see one of America’s most impressive floral displays. Every May, about 2.6 million cherry trees are adorned with fragrant creamy white blossoms that fill ridges above the region’s cobalt blue waters. It is one of Michigan’s great secrets, because it happens a few weeks before tourists typically head to Traverse City, in the northwest corner of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula. via Ohio.com Our southern neighbors highlight some attractions of the Traverse City area — including WINE! Continue reading

On our latest podcast, we discuss the beauty of Pinot Noir, what we’ve been drinking, upcoming events and more. You can listen in by clicking here. The podcasts are available via the link above, the "MBTB Radio" button at right, on Podbean.com, or on iTunes. You also can subscribe on iTunes so they download directly to your smartphone when they go live! Check out our previous episodes here and feel free to drop us a line and let us know what Michigan wine topics you'd like to hear about on the show. If you've enjoyed these podcasts, please leave us... Continue reading

Welcome to the latest edition of This Weekend in Michigan Wine, a listing of what's happening now, what's coming up and what's ongoing in the world of Michigan wine! We regularly check 60+ wine websites (and counting) and sift through dozens of weekly press releases to round up what's scheduled around the state. Wineries, if you'd like your event listed, please email us with all of the pertinent information, and we'd be happy to post it. MBTB fans, we hope this serves as your weekly "go-to" guide for finding the best options for getting your Michigan wine on! Cheers! Right... Continue reading

It was just about 45 years ago that I met Bernie Rink. I had recently graduated from college, and was trying to figure out what I wanted to do with my life. Bernie was the librarian at NMC, growing grapes on his small sand hill farm on the east side of Lake Leelanau in Leelanau County and making wine in his basement. With his wife, Suzanne, they were raising five boys. via Record-Eagle.com L. Mawby owner/winemaker Larry Mawby reflects on lessons learned from Boskydel owner/winemaker Bernie Rink, a pioneer of grape-growing and winemaking in Northern Michigan. Continue reading

On our latest podcast, we discuss the 2018 Michigan Grape & Wine Conference, what we’ve been drinking, upcoming events and more. You can listen in by clicking here. The podcasts are available via the link above, the "MBTB Radio" button at right, on Podbean.com, or on iTunes. You also can subscribe on iTunes so they download directly to your smartphone when they go live! Check out our previous episodes here and feel free to drop us a line and let us know what Michigan wine topics you'd like to hear about on the show. If you've enjoyed these podcasts, please... Continue reading