ALL THE BEST, AND NOTHING BUT THE BEST PRODUCED ON OLD MISSION PENINSULA
If you love a sweeter-style wine, sip on our Grand Traverse Select sweet red wine, aptly named Sweet Traverse Red. This blend brings together a range of classic varietals, from Merlot to Pinot Meunier. It can be enjoyed on its own or easily paired at a variety of dinner tables. Our Grand Traverse Select collection of wines are produced from premium 100% European Vinifera grapes and grown on selected vineyard sites. For the best quality and value possible, we produce these wines in a non-vintage style and blend them in our temperature-controlled, stainless-steel tanks.
What are Small Lot Wines? They’re stylistic winemaker creations shaped by the growing season, fruit-style qualities, vineyard blocks or simply winemaker inspiration. They’re small production, one-of-a-kind, possibly never to be repeated.
Eclectic wines are vintage-dated, small-production wines. From eccentric blends to hands-on harvesting practices to vineyard-specific bottlings, each wine tells a unique story.
We are proud to showcase this special 50th Anniversary Riesling Reserve to commemorate five decades of family winemaking at Chateau Grand Traverse. Enjoy this special bottle along with great food and great friends and give an enthusiastic toast to the enduring legacy established by my father. Riesling embodies our foundation, meticulously grown, harvested and crafted each year at our Old Mission Peninsula winery. It’s been quite a journey with a lot of great memories made along the way. As we look forward, let this wine stand as a proud testament to our 50-year passion. - -Eddie O’Keefe
Chateau Grand Traverse wines are vintage dated, premium quality red and white varietal wines produced from grapes grown in our Old Mission Peninsula Vineyards.
CGT Reserve wines are our highest quality, small production red wines. These wines are single varietal and are oaked for upwards of 24 months.
Handstand…a feat of unique ability, strength, timing, spirit and a little bit of spectacle. It personifies the essence of CGT winery founder, Ed O'Keefe Jr., in his uncommon life as well as ambition to establish northern Michigan’s first commercial winery. We pay homage to his passing in 2021 with this very special wine creation in his honor. Let’s raise a glass in tribute to a life well-lived.
We craft all of our Grand Traverse Select wines to pair well with the foods that wine lovers enjoy on their dinner tables. These wines are produced from premium 100% European Vinifera grapes grown on select vineyard sites under the harvest direction of our winemaker. These wines are specially produced and blended in our temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks to express full flavor and style. The wines are produced in a non-vintage style and offer customers incredible quality and value.
Relish in the sweet mix of bright fruits and rich honey from our Late Harvest Riesling. It packs a unique punch in the world of wine, with its late harvest bringing out a sweeter Riesling grape flavor. Thanks to our cooler climate in northern Michigan, these Riesling grapes ripen at a slower pace, allowing us to produce some of the best Late Harvest Riesling wines. All our Chateau Grand Traverse wines are vintage dated, premium quality, and produced from grapes grown in our Old Mission Peninsula vineyards.
