“The continued recognition is a testament to our little corner of Michigan which has an abundance of vineyards on two outstanding grape growing peninsulas,” said Sherri Campbell Fenton, President of Traverse Wine Coast. “The oldest wineries here are 50 years old, and many are much less, yet we all continue to produce better and better wines.”
Wine | Winery | Score | Comments |
Whole Cluster Riesling – 2021 | Chateau Grand Traverse | 93 | A quintessential well-balanced and food-friendly Riesling |
Arcturos Dry Riesling – 2021 | Black Star Farms | 92 | Taking home the ‘Best in Show’ in Canberra International Riesling Competition in 2018, the current vintage still delivers. |
Dry Riesling – 2021 | Verterra Winery | 92 | The strong acidity aids in food-friendliness. Enjoy with spring rolls, pad thai, or grilled peaches & burrata. |
Select Harvest Riesling – 2021 | Rove Estate | 92 | The acidity lifts the palate to keep the wine refreshing and cleansing. |
Riesling Reserve – 2021 | Brys Estate | 91 | With acidity and sweetness dancing in unison, this off-dry Riesling delivers precisely what it should. |
Riesling Reserve – 2022 | Brys Estate | 91 | Fruit concentration forms the backbone of this off-dry Riesling. The generosity of fruit and acidity cements this wine’s food friendliness. |
Reserve Riesling – 2020 | Shady Lane Cellars | 91 | The Riesling-like tension of rocks (wet stone minerality) plus fruit give a zippy character to this wine. |