The Pioneer Wine Trail
www.pioneerwinetrail.com

In the 1820's and 1830's the first Michigan pioneers trekked into the swampy woods around Detroit, carving out a new life for themselves and a new state for the Union.

Now, in this first decade of the 21st century, winemaking pioneers are boldly going where no winemaker has gone before: that same land, no longer swampy, but fertile farmland—and previously overlooked as an excellent source for great wine grapes.

The Pioneer Wine Trail sets the seal on Michigan's newest wine region. The Trail is an association of nine wineries and tasting rooms that have banded together to tell the story (and make the history) of great wine in the shadow of Michigan's greatest city.

The Nine Wineries and Tasting Rooms Are:

• Pentamere Winery (of course!)
• Burgdorf Winery
  Haslett, Michigan.
  517-655-2883.
• Cherry Creek Cellars
  Albion and Cement City, Michigan.
  517-531-3080 (Albion) or 517-592-4663 (Cement City).
• Lone Oak Vinyard Estate
  Grass Lake, Michigan. 517-522-8167.
• St. Julian Winery
  The grandaddy of Michigan wineries, with tasting rooms in Dundee and Parma, Michigan.
  517-531-3786 (Parma) or 734-529-3700 (Dundee).
• Sandhill Crane Vineyards
  Jackson, Michigan. 517-764-0679.
• Fruit House Winery at Uncle John's Cider Mill
  St. Johns, Michigan. 989-224-3686.

Other Michigan Wine Links:

• Michigan Wines
  Of course, Pentamere isn't the only winery in Michigan (the best, maybe, but not the only...) This site gives you the “wine map” of Michigan.
• Detroit News Wine Report
  A guide to wines around Michigan and around the world.
• Wine Women
  Women in the wonderful world of (wait for it) wine.
• Majestic Coach
  Luxury coach service for Southeast Michigan winery tours.