Winery Hopping on Old Mission Peninsula, Michigan

We spent the a good portion of our day doing a little winery hopping. I can’t lie wine is one of my favorite things and Traverse has some great ones! Old Mission Peninsula has over 7 wineries, each unique and beautiful in their own way.

Our first stop was Black Star Farms which has two locations, and yes we went to both.

The reason is that we heard the location on Leelanau Peninsula housed a farm and had a restaurant that Mario Batali was raving about called Hearth and Vine. After eating there I knew what he was talking about right away. It is an unassuming little café with fresh farm finds like pickled vegetables and leeks. They offer Blackstar Farms wine and make up some great fresh food. My husband and I split the caprese and the potato pizza (Yukon potato, Leelanau cheese raclette and fromage blanc, roasted garlic oil, arugula and black pepper)..