About Our Wines

Pinot Grigio is a varietal that thrives in the growing conditions of the Leelanau Peninsula. The Aurora 2017 Pinot Grigio was an ideal growing season with long warm days and cooler nights. The climate conditions created ripe fruit with intense aromatics of pear and lemon.

 

The fruit was pressed and fermented in stainless steel tanks where it was cold stabilized and kept at cooler temperatures until being bottled in order to preserve the bright fruit aromatics and crisp acid. This wine has a round mid-palate with a long finish and bright acid. It is a versatile wine that can be paired with lighter summer fair or can balance a richer creamier cuisine.

Aurora’s medium sweet riesling has beautiful stone fruit aromatics with hints of minerality from the soil where it is grown on the Leelanau Peninsula. The fruit that was harvested had a perfect balance of sugar and acid, which helped create this lovely wine. When consuming this Riesling, you will find a desirable level of sweetness up front followed by a perfect balanced acidity on the finish. We recommend pairing this wine with salads with crumbled blue cheese, slightly spicy Asian cuisine, grilled chicken, pork, and fish, and some savory desserts.

Gewürztraminer’s literal meaning is “Spicy Traminer.”

 

This medium sweet white wine grows well on the Leelanau Peninsula and often produces aromas of lychee, rose petals, and passion fruit. The spice, as the translated name indicates, will be found on the finish of the wine. This fruity, medium sweet, and yet spicy wine is a perfect compliment to many different Asian dishes and is well suited for a slightly fatty meat such as pork belly.

Gewürztraminer’s literal meaning is “Spicy Traminer.”

 

This medium sweet white wine grows well on the Leelanau Peninsula and often produces aromas of lychee, rose petals, and passion fruit. The spice, as the translated name indicates, will be found on the finish of the wine. This fruity, medium sweet, and yet spicy wine is a perfect compliment to many different Asian dishes and is well suited for a slightly fatty meat such as pork belly.

The nose explodes with subtle orange and apricot. The mouth-feel is lush and the finish is bright with balanced acidity. Luminous is a blend of Vignoles, Sevyal, Pinot Gris and Riesling all sourced from vineyards on the Leelanau Peninsula. This wine is fermented in stainless steel tanks and remains in stainless steel until bottled, which preserves the clean and crisp flavors of the wine. The blend provides unique, interesting, and complex flavors on the palate. We recommend serving luminous chilled with grilled white meat and fish, fresh salads, and pastas with oil or light cream based sauces.

Cherry, vanilla, and dark fruit aromas will swirl around your glass. Radiance is a lovely medium- bodied dry red blend of Michigan fruit. It

is a blend of both hybrid and vinifera grapes that allows for a richer fuller color and more complex flavors. The Marechal Foch and Leon Millot are early ripening hybrids that are inky and provide much of the rich red color. The Chancellor provides complementary fruit flavors and a strong tannin component. The Cabernet Franc adds more structure along with acidity to the finish. Radiance had a medium to long finish and will compliment a large assortment of cuisine. We recommend serving Radiance with darker poultry, most types of game, and lean cuts of red meat.