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Grey Hare Inn
Vineyard Bed and Breakfast
P.O. Box 1535
Traverse City, MI 49685
Grey Hare Inn Bed and Breakfast
~ Wine, Culinary, & Cultural Events & Links for 2008~


  • January 14th-16th -Winter Warm-up Weekends on Old Mission Peninsula. Visit any of the wineries on the Peninsula to enjoy mulled and other warmed wines from a souvenir mug.

  • January 19th-Chili Cookoff Downtown Traverse City

  • January 12th -TSO Saturday Family Symphony

  • January 24th -Trattoria Stella’s Annual Winter Beer Dinner

  • January 19th -Wine Immersion Seminar at Chateau Chantal. An all day event providing an excellent overview of winemaking, viticulture, and food and wine pairing. Hosted by witty and passionate winemaker Mark Johnson.

  • January 19,20 – Beat the Winter Blues at Black for 10% discount on wines

  • January 26th – What We Do For Flavor Cooking Class at Chateau Chantal- seasonings techniques in depth 12:30 – 5:30 $125 p/p

  • January 27th - Last Sunday Jazz at Sunset at Chateau Chantal with Jeff Haas 3 – 5pm

  • February 1-2 - Women’s Wine Weekend Chateau Chantal. Grey Hare Inn will also offer packages featuring massage by Maria McKane at Old Mission Massage.

  • February 2,3rd - Women’s Winter Ski Tour at Crystal Mountain Resort www.womenswintertour.com

  • February 9th -Winter Soups and Stews Cooking Class at Chateau Chantal. The basics plus some new additions to your repertoire like Tuscan mushroom soup and Apple Cheddar. In conjunction, The Grey Hare Inn will feature soup as a breakfast intermezzo this weekend.

  • February 10th -TSO Saturday Family Symphony

  • February 17th -3p Traverse Symphony Orchestra – Hollywood’s Greatest Melodies. The inn offers complimentary tickets to the event for its guests this weekend.

  • February 13th -Song of the Lakes 25th Anniversary Celebration

  • February 15-17th -Winter Warm up Weekend. Visit any of the wineries on the Peninsula to enjoy mulled and other warmed wine from a souvenir mug. The Grey Hare Inn will again be offering cross-country skiing on the inn’s 27 acres property, and a Saturday night bonfire.

  • February 9-10th -Taste the Passion/Snowshoe Stomp. Snowshoe thru the vineyards and enjoy special wine pours, chocolate goodies and appetizers. Purchase tickets online at www.lpwine.com. Grey Hare Inn will also be offering snowshoe and cross-country skiing through the vineyards and orchard

  • February 8th-Empire Winter Festival, cross country ski at the Grey Hare Inn offering fondue style menu.

  • February 23rd-Sushi 101: Making Maki Cooking Class at Chateau Chantal $125 p/p

  • February 24th-Last Sunday Jazz at Sunset at Chateau Chantal. Free 3pm

  • February 28th- Boathouse and Brys Estate Winemaker’s Dinner 6 course gourmet dinner $50, Grey Hare Inn packages available to include this event

  • March 1st-I like Meat Cooking Class at Chateau Chantal – Chef Nancy Allen teams up with a local meat cutter to teach you about meats, their cuts and appropriate uses. Classic and bistro style dishes will be prepared such as lamb shanks with polenta, $125 p/p. Grey Hare Inn guests that are participating in this experience will be asked to provide leftover samples of their efforts during the inn’s reception time and breakfasts will feature multiple meat items.
  • March 14th -TSO Traverse Youth Orchestra Spring Concert

  • March 15-16th -Traverse Symphony Messiah Complimentary tickets provided to guests

  • March 15th - The Best of Breakfast and Brunch class with chef Suzannah Greve at Chateau Chantal . Breakfast at the Grey Hare will be similar those days so you can do your own comparison with different chef techniques.

  • March 24th-Handmade Italian Pastas, Gnocci and Sauces Cooking Class at Chateau Chantal. $110


  • March 29th-Wine Immersion Seminar at Chateau Chantal. $135 March 30th Last Sunday Jazz at Chantal


    • April: Michigan Wine Month

  • April 5th -East of the Sun and South of the Border Class at Chateau Chantal – Chef Greve prepares spicy ethic dishes $125. In conjunction the Grey Hare Inn will feature Mexican huevos rancheros in this weekend’s breakfasts.

  • April 20th-22nd or 27th-29th Food and Wine Festival at the Grand Traverse Resort, Acme. Wine seminars, winemaker dinners and a reception with the Leelanau and Old Mission wineries. www.grandtraverseresort.com

  • April 19th-Wine Immersion Seminar at Chateau Chantal. $135

  • April 19th -Traverse Symphony Beethoven & Brahms Complimentary tickets and breakfast theme will be English/German all weekend

  • April 12th & 26th -Spring in Tuscan Cooking Class at Chateau Chantal. Tuscan food shines in the spring. Learn the luscious and lively cuisine of Italy and techniques of Tuscany where Chef Allen taught and learned many of these dishes. $125. The Grey Hare Inn’s menu this weekend with feature the wild onions and morels that along the inn’s woodland trails.

  • April 26th-28th- Chef’s Challenge Shanty Creek offers cooking seminars & wine pairings

  • May 3,4th -Spring Sip and Savor at Leelanau Wineries, www.lpwines.com

  • May 4th -Walloon Lake Morels & More featuring Leelanau Peninsula wines

  • May 9th-11th -Mesick Mushroom Festival

  • May 17th-18th -Blossom Days on Old Mission Peninsula

  • May ? -Interlochen Wine Festival

  • May 31, June 1st -TSO Rachmaninoff –it’s a Russian themed breakfast weekend at the Grey Hare with tickets to the concert

  • June 14th-Leland Wine Festival

  • June 20th -Divas Uncorked $25 OMP Wine Trail

  • July 15th -Dune climb concert TSO freel

  • July 26th -Suttons Bay Jazzfest, Bluegrass Festival

  • July 29th-August 3rd -Traverse City Film Festival

  • August 9th-Northport Wine/Food Festival

  • September 8th -Womp in the Park – old mission wineries and restaurants outdoors.

  • September 11-13th -Epicurean Classic – Traverse City www.epicureanclassic.com. Several Grape Harvest Stomps at inn.

  • September 20,21st -Harvest Stompede at Leelanau Wineries, www.lpwines.com

  • November 29th -Mac N Cheese Cookoff at Old Mission Peninsula wineries – Local restaurants compete with unique creations paired with wines from each winery. www.wineriesofoldmission.com




Selected Wine Events out of the area

February 2008

1st-3rd -
Fenn Valley Aspiring Chef and Wine Makers Weekend

22nd -

Flint Institute of the Arts 8th Annual Wine Tasting. Enjoy wines from Michigan and around the world in the beautifully renovated Art Museum. $75 includes strolling gourmet dinner provided by local restaurants, etched wine glass, and raffle. www.flintarts.org

April 2008

Michigan Wine Month – numerous events throughout the state

June 2008

23rd -
Lake Michigan Shore Wine Festival (Weko Beach, Bridgman)

August 2008

23rd-24th-
Harvest Party at Round Barn Winery www.RoundBarnWinery.com

September 2008
October 2008

6th,7th
Red Winemaking Classes at Round Barn Winery



Michigan Wine Country Links:

  • MI Wines/Grape Council
    • Michigan Wine Country - Bed and Breakfast
  • Wineries of Old Mission
  • Peninsula Cellars
  • Leelanau Wineries
  • Tasters Guild
  • Fenn Valley
  • Black Star Farm



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