On Cloud Wine
April 2023 Shipment
Spring Splendor
The flowers are blooming. The bees are buzzing. The warm days are approaching. You can feel it. Spring is here. And you need a bottle to celebrate the new season arrival. Look no further than this bottle of Spring Splendor. This white wine is a part of our Seasonal Series, and it brings everything you want from a spring wine. So add a little spring to your step with this well-balanced white wine, featuring a touch of sweetness and an aroma of a balanced floral bouquet.
Suggested pairing:
Shrimp cocktail
2022 Vignoles
You are among the first to try the 2022 Vignoles, as this white wine was bottled on March 2, 2023. The semi-sweet dessert wine features notes of bright citrus, passionfruit, and pineapple, and it captures you with that citrus flavor on the front end and smooths its way down with a well-balanced finish. This is the perfect wine for bringing out the grill on the first warm day after a long, cold winter. Sunshine, grillin’ and Vignoles. That’s a mighty trio.
Suggested pairing:
Spicy Chicken Tacos
Blueberry Bubbly Moscato
Farm Fresh wines feature all-natural fruit with no additives, flavoring, or artificial coloring. This Blueberry Bubbly Moscato features the classic blueberry flavor but without the watered down or syrupy tastes you can find with juice. Add the bubbles, and now we’re talking. It’s the ideal wine for a day out on the lake or a girls’ night in with a new episode of The Bachelor on.
Suggested pairing:
Cinnamon Rolls
Suggested pairing:
Shrimp cocktail
Suggested pairing:
Spicy Chicken Tacos
Suggested pairing:
Cinnamon Rolls
Lakeshore Collection Riesling
Imagine this scene. You’re on your front porch. There’s a slight breeze in the air. You see the neighbors walking their dogs. “What a Wonderful World” by Louis Armstrong is on. All you need is the perfect wine. We got you. The Lakeshore Collection Riesling is a sweet approach to your typical Riesling wine. Take a sip and you get the tones of peaches, apricots, and pears. Add some Buffalo Wings with a kick of heat, and you’re in the perfect zone.
Suggested pairing:
Buffalo Wings
Country Crush Blackberry
When it comes to fruit wine, we all know that fresh is best, and that rings true for Country Crush wines. Check out this all-natural blackberry wine, which took home Silver in the 2022 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition. Country Crush Blackberry provides sweet, juicy, and ripe blackberry flavors along with a nose of fresh blackberries. This crisp, fruity wine brings you right into grandma’s kitchen where you can smell blackberry pie ready to eat.
Suggested pairing:
Vanilla Ice Cream
Sweet Red
Our Sweet Red wine is the perfect solution for fans of reds who want something on the sweeter side. This red wine features Ruby Cabernet grapes, which give it notes of raspberries, citrus and ample fruit flavor. This is the wine you want to grab after a long day at work and all you need is a rom-com movie, pizza, and a delicious wine to end the day on a sweeter note.
Suggested pairing:
Margherita Pizza
Suggested pairing:
Buffalo Wings
Suggested pairing:
Vanilla Ice Cream
Suggested pairing:
Margherita Pizza
Lakeshore Collection Moscato
Need mo’ wine? You need Moscato. This Lakeshore Collection wine has the clean and crisp taste you look for in white wines along with the sweet, stone fruit flavors that scream: “It’s almost summertime!” Get ready for mo’ bonfires and mo’ grillin’ with Moscato.
Suggested pairing:
Spicy Bean Burger
Witches Brew
Halloween’s in six months, but let’s celebrate in April with the classic Witches Brew! Last year, this wine celebrated its 25th anniversary at Leelanau Cellars. This magical wine features an irresistible combination of spices with flavors of cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger. Want to experiment in the potion room? Try heating it up and see if that soothes your taste buds.
Suggested pairing:
Caramel Apple
Peach Sparkling Moscato
The Lakeshore Farms brand features all-natural fruit wines along with Moscatos and Sparkling Moscatos. This Peach Sparkling Moscato brings you the sweet taste of peaches along with a refreshing hint of bubbles. Have a day full of sun in the forecast? Set up the lawn chair, find your favorite book, and pour yourself a glass to enjoy.
Suggested pairing:
Spicy BBQ Pulled Pork Sliders
Suggested pairing:
Spicy Bean Burger
Suggested pairing:
Caramel Apple
Suggested pairing:
Spicy BBQ Pulled Pork Sliders
Dry Riesling
We feature nine different vineyards with the Riesling grape here at Leelanau Cellars. Our Dry Riesling came from our vineyards in Omena, and it doesn’t disappoint. This easy-drinking, dry wine contains aromas of key limes and lemon custard. Plus, it’s award-winning! In 2022, it earned a Silver Award in the San Francisco Chronicle International Wine Competition. Do you see a beautiful, sunny day coming up in the forecast? Get ready to have the perfect day. Lounging outside, listening to some music, and drinking a glass or two or, let’s be honest, three.
Suggested pairing:
Smoked Salmon
Red Sangria
Our Red Sangria is the best of the best, and that’s not just our opinion. It was voted Best of Class by the San Francisco International Chronicle Wine Competition. Have a glass and see for yourself! One taste, and you can feel the intense aroma of ripe raspberries and a punch of tart black cherries and rhubarb coming your way. This drink gives you the ultimate feeling of summer being just around the corner. So pour yourself a glass and enjoy a beautifully sunny day in paradise.
Suggested pairing:
Chips and guac
2022 Pinot Grigio
You are among the first to try our 2022 Pinot Grigio, a new estate wine released this month. This Pinot Grigio has a palate of honey and lemon and an aroma of fresh apricots and stone fruits. In 2022, our vineyards had great results, bringing us wines with great structure and body. We have Pinot Gris at three different vineyard sites. One site was picked early to bring that bright flavor you taste on the front end, while the other two had a later harvest to provide a subtle dryness and crisp acidity you taste at the end. It’s a perfect wine for a date night with pasta, board games, and your favorite feel-good movie.
Suggested pairing:
Garlic Shrimp Pasta
Suggested pairing:
Smoked Salmon
Suggested pairing:
Chips and guac
Suggested pairing:
Garlic Shrimp Pasta
Strawberry Pinot Grigio Mojito
¼ cup of fresh, sliced strawberries
2 oz. simple syrup
1 tbsp. fresh mint
2 oz. fresh lime juice
1 ½ oz. of vodka
2 oz. of 2022 Pinot Grigio
Ice
Muddle the strawberries, simple syrup and mint in a cocktail shaker. Add lime juice, vodka, and ice. Cover and shake until well combined and chilled. Add Pinot Grigio. Garnish with fresh mint and sliced strawberries, if desired.
Spicy Chicken Tacos
Ingredients
1 small onion, chopped
1 large jalapeno, finely chopped
4-6 cloves garlic, minced
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon tomato paste
2 teaspoons chili powder
1 teaspoon cumin
½ teaspoon smoked paprika or chipotle chili powder
salt, pepper, and cayenne pepper to taste
juice of ½-1 lime
flour or corn tortillas
Preparations
1. In a large skillet brown chicken pieces, onion, pepper, garlic, and olive oil over medium heat until chicken is cooked through.
2. Add tomato paste, chili powder, cumin, smoked paprika or chipotle, salt, pepper, cayenne, and lime juice. I sometimes will add 1/4 cup of water or chicken broth to make it a little saucy. Serve with desired toppings.
