MichiganFall Wine Weekend Remains a “Best Cellar” At The Homestead Resort

08-31-2007

GLEN ARBOR, MICH) – Three times a year, wine lovers retreat to The Homestead – appropriately titled “America’s Freshwater Resort” – for a weekend escape like no other. This year’s annual Harvest Wine Tour Weekend, October 26-28, features winery tours and gourmet meals set in the heart of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.

This year, weekend guests will be divided into two tour groups, with one traveling to Longview, Shady Lane and Ciccone and the other visiting Leelanau Cellars, Black Star Farms and L. Mawby during the day on Saturday.

 

Later that evening, an exquisite 6-course winemaker dinner will be held at Nonna’s, with paired for each course from the local wineries. This is the first winemaker dinner for Mario Deruda, The Homestead’s new executive chef. This year’s menu includes:

 

·   Bresaola E Rugola (oil and lemon marinated air cured beef served with baby rugola)

 

·   Finocchio E Arancie (fresh fennel, oranges and berries in triple sec dressing)

 

·   Quaglia Con Polenta (pan roasted European quail served with grilled polenta and mushroom sauce)

 

·   Farfalle Alla Paesana (bow tie pasta tossed with lightly spiced tomato sauce, onion, bacon and fresh herbs topped with aged ricotta cheese)

 

·   Sorbetta Al Limone (lemon sorbet)

 

·   Herb Coated Roasted Rack of Veal (served with radicchio/balsamic vinegar sauce)

 

·   Cannoli Alla Siciliana (cannoli shells filled with sweet ricotta and chocolate chips)

 

This time of year, the colors of Leelanau Peninsula are at their finest as the rolling hills and wooded valleys are awash in nature’s color. Autumn – the harvest season – is the perfect time to tour the vineyards and taste the spectacular wines of Leelanau.

 

Located just a half hour drive to of all 15 of the Leelanau Peninsula’s wineries, The Homestead has earned a reputation as Northwest Michigan’s premier wine country destination. This year marks the sixth year of a partnership with the Leelanau Peninsula Vintner’s Association (LPVA) that features seasonal wine tours and dinners.

 

The Harvest Wine Tour weekend package includes breakfast each morning, a boxed lunch along the tour route on Saturday and the evening dinner. Guests also receive a souvenir wine key and wine tasting journal to use during the tour. Gratuities for the meals are included. Rates start at $161 per person, per night for two adults. Space is limited to 49 couples.

 

The Homestead is a waterfront resort community located in the heart of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, a unit of the National Park Service. Along with its unmatched natural setting and miles of frontage on Lake Michigan and the Crystal River, the resort offers guests pools, tennis and golf in the summer; downhill and cross country skiing in the winter; and shops, restaurants and meeting centers in all season of the year.

 

For more information about the Harvest Wine Tour Weekend or other packages, call 231.334.5100 or visit www.thehomesteadresort.com.

 

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