Wine Enthusiast Magazine

Wine in the Land of Cherries

If the phrase “Michigan wine” fails to evoke visions of terroir-driven Pinot Noir and sophisticated estates in your mind, you’re not alone. This Midwestern state is much more associated with cherries—and for good reason: It cranks out 90,000 tons of the sweet and sour stone fruit annually.

But in a small pocket of Michigan, a tiny but

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