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Grey Hare Inn Vineyard Bed and Breakfast P.O. Box 1535
Traverse City, MI 49685
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Grey Hare Inn Bed and Breakfast ~ Wine, Culinary, & Cultural Events & Links for 2009 ~
- Dec 5, 6, and 18th Wine Dinners at the Boathouse – featuring wine respectively from Black Star, then Brys, and Bowers Harbor
- Dec. 11 Grey Hare Inn proprietors Christmas Party – guests are invited to participate in this year’s “Grapes of Wreath” theme at no additional charge.
- Dec 12 5 – 9p Black Star Farms Tastes Open House at the Village in Grand Traverse Commons from 5 – 9p. Enjoy complimentary wine tasting and get creative with a paint your own wine stopper - a perfect stocking stuffer! The Village festivities also include live music, delicious appetizers, and seasonal specials. For more information contact TASTES at 231.944.1349.
- Dec 20 – Metropolitan Opera Live at the State Theater 12n Thais by Massenet.
- Jan 10,17,31 Wine Dinners at the Boathouse featuring, in that listed order, wines from Brys Estate, Bowers Harbor, Black Star Farms
- January Metropolitan Opera Live at the State – Jan 10th La Rondine by Pucci, and Jan. 24th Orfeo ed Euridice at 1p
- January 19-20 Winter Warmup at the Wineries of Old Mission Peninsula – enjoy mulled wine from a souvenir mug for $5; desserts, appetizers, and other local promotions from 12 – 5pm, followed by a bonfire at the Grey Hare Inn. Cross country skiing available through the inn’s vineyard.
- January 10 Super Soups and Stews class at Chateau Chantal $125 p/p will teach basic techniques to make your own stock like the pros. The class will focus on such items as Tuscan wild mushroom soup, apple cheddar, and many more; while breakfast entrees at the Grey Hare will include an intermezzo course of a similar soup.
- January 24 Handmade Pastas and Sauces class at Chateau Chantal $125 p/p where you’ll learn the traditional and modern techniques for making a variety of northern Italian fresh pastas, 12:30p – 5:30p. Guests at the Grey Hare will enjoy such Italian specialties as the Potato, Garlic, Fontina Cheese Strada that was a recent award winning recipe and homemade crostini.
- January 30- Feb 1 Super Getaway Weekend – guests can choose between a package that will include dinner at a local sports bar to watch the Super Bowl or a women’s pamper package including a massage and nightly turndown chocolates.
- Jan. 31 – Winemaker Dinner at Chateau Chantal , 6p – 9:30p , offers a 5 course gourmet meal paired with the winery’s award winning wines for $100 p/p. In conjunction with these dinners the vineyard manager at the Grey Hare offers personal escorted tours through the vineyard on snowshoes or cross country skis.
- Feb. 7 – Pan Saute, Pan Sauce class at Chateau Chantal where you will break the mystery of dishes like Chicken Marsala and Saltimbocca with wine sauce at $125 p/p, 12:30 – 5:30p. Our guests will experience the elegance of a finely prepared Herbes de Provence cream sauce on the inn’s signature dish “Crepes du Nord”
- Feb 7 Met Opera Live at the State Theater – Lucia di Lammermoor by Donizetti 1p
- February 7,8 Leelanau Wineries 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 at the inn.
- February 14-15 Romancing the Riesling at Old Mission Wineries showcasing a Riesling perfectly paired with a food offering in your $5 souvenir glass from 12 – 5p, and a special artistic presentation on Saturday. Breakfast at the Grey Hare will offer a similar pairing of wine poached fruit with cheese. Cross country skiing available through the inn’s vineyard and wooded trails at the Lighthouse park.
- Feb. 20 and 27th Boathouse Wine Dinners featuring Bowers Harbor then Peninsula Cellars
- Feb. 21 – I Like Meat class at Chateau Chantal $125 p/p to have an opportunity to grill the meat cutter and find out why it’s better to shop at a butcher for your meat, 12:30p – 5:30p. To compliment but contrast with the emphasis on meat this weekend, the Grey Hare will offer a completely vegetarian option to our regular breakfasts
- March 7 – I Like Fish class at Chateau Chantal $125 p/p to grace the table and dine on dishes such as grilled stuffed trout, Italian tuna with roasted red bell pepper sauce. On this weekend the breakfast option at the Grey Hare will include “Scarborough Fair Tuna Crepes” substituting creamed tuna with parsley,sage, rosemary and time for the regular inn specialty crepes.
- March Met Opera Live Simulcast at the State Theater – 7th Madame Butterfly by Puccini, and the 21st La Sonnambula by Bellini 1p
- Mar. 13,20 Wine Dinner at the Boathouse featuring wines from Brys Estate then Bowers Harbor Wineries
- March 15 Rich Ridenour’s Big Band Blast with the TSO at Lars Hockstad 3pm. Grey Hare Inn guests will receive complimentary tickets to Rich’s rocking of the rafters with his energetic salute to the Big Band greats. And weekend guests will received a discounted Sunday night stay-over rate in order to attend.
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Selected Wine Events Out of the Area
Dec. 6 Nouveau Release Party at Round Barn Winery 1 – 4p
Feb 17-19 Winery Establishment Conference – Jordan Tatter Conference Center at the SW Michigan Research and Extension, Benton Harbor – can provide prospective winery owners with a good start
April 3,4 Michigan International Wine Expo at Rock Financial showplace in Novi 5 – 10p $45 – providing a unique fine wine and gourmet food experience, featuring wine tasting and seminars along with sampling from the area’s premier restaurants.
April 25 – Ann Arbor Wine Fest at Art Center
May 21 Great Lakes Great Wine Walk Around Tasting 6:30p – 9:30p Oakland Community College – sample more than 500 wines , including ice wines and compare your palate with the judges from the Great Lakes Great Wine Competition.
Michigan Wine Country Links:
MI Wines/Grape Council
Wineries of Old Mission
Peninsula Cellars
Leelanau Wineries
Tasters Guild
Fenn Valley
Black Star Farm
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