Small Plates Event - Saturday, June 16

The days are getting longer and summer is just about here! We have so many exciting events coming up, but you won't want to miss this one! With a cost of only $15 per person per seating, it's quickly becoming known as one of the greatest values of the season.

Join us for the Leelanau Peninsula Vintner's Association's 3rd Annual Small Plates Event on Saturday, June 16th. The event will feature eight of the member wineries and offers a full glass of wine paired with a tapas dish at each location. 

At Silver Leaf, we will have 3 separate seatings, one hour each from 6:00-9:00pm. We're limited to 20 people at each seating, so make sure you purchase your tickets soon!

Check out the list of small plates pairings from the participating wineries:

2012 SMALL PLATES PAIRINGS

Bel Lago
Bel Lago will be pairing their 2010 Pinot Grigio with Chicken Paillard with an asiago crust and Lemon Caper sauce accompanied by a salad of local greens.

Black Star Farms
Black Star Farms will be serving their own Hard Apple Cider brined pork tenderloin with bacon, shiitake mushroom and goat cheese risotto, candied fig butter and red onion agrodulce. This amazing dish will be paired with 2011 Arcturos Cabernet Franc Rosé..

Chateau Fontaine
At Chateau Fontaine, Paul Carlson, the chef from Bella Fortuna, will be preparing Seared Scallops with Toscanelli Bean Puree, crispy Housemade Panchetta, and a Lemon/ Spring Pea Shoot Pesto. Served with award winning 2011 Pinot Blanc.

Ciccone Winery
Tris Mediterraneo will be the theme for the evening at Ciccone Vineyard. We will be serving champignon : Small Mushroom stuffed with Crumb Bread, Cheese, Mushroom and Parsley.- asparagus wrapped in a puffy pastry with ham and shaved Parmesan cheese and Arancine – made with saffron rice and meat ragu; all paired with our Riesling. (second seating only)

Forty-Five North
45 North is partnering with Ethnic Garden Catering and doing a semi spicy-sweet and savory coconut curry with shrimp and rice noodles paired with their choice of 2010 dry Riesling or 2009 semi dry Riesling.

Gills Pier
Gills Pier’s Chef de Cuisine is Kristin Karam of K2 Events and Edibles. They will serve Majaraja Curry (tomato, chickpea, cinnamon and cream with a bit of spice) served over basmati rice with vegetarian or lamb kabobs. The pairing will be the 2011 Semi-dry Estate Riesling. Vegetarians welcome! Contact the tasting room to specify: 231.256.7003 – Laurie@gillspier.com

Silver Leaf
Silver Leaf will serve Butterflied Prawn with Andouille sausage & Remoulade sauce paired with their 2010 Riesling.

Verterra
To demonstrate the versatility of Rieslings and Spicy Asian cooking, Verterra is serving a Chinese spicy, crispy Hunan prepared Catfish with a Tempura batter to be paired with a medium sweet Riesling.

For tickets, please visit the Leelanau Peninsula Vintner's Association's website. 

Win a Night at Our Cabin

Do you have tickets to the upcoming Leelanau Peninsula Vintner's Association 2nd Annual Small Plates Event yet? Make sure you purchase a seat at one of our three separate seatings, because one lucky attendee will win a weekday stay in our cabin rental!

With a cost of only $11 per person per seating, the Small Plates Event is quickly becoming known as one of the greatest values of the season. The event is on Saturday, June 18th and will feature seven of the member wineries. Each winery will offer a full glass of wine paired with a tapas dish. 

At Silver Leaf, we will have 3 separate seatings, one hour each from 6:00-9:00pm. We'll be serving petite crab cakes with a red pepper coulis paired with our new "oak mellowed" 09 Reserve Chardonnay. They will be prepared by Chef Josh from The Village Inn in Suttons Bay. We're limited to 20 people at each seating, so reserve your spot quickly! 

Everyone in attendance will have the opportunity to enter their name for our giveaway! One person will enjoy a night in our cabin (a $150 value). Our cozy log cabin boasts spectacular views of our vineyard and neighboring cherry trees. Enjoy your relaxing time during a no phone/no TV get-away.

If you're the lucky winner, you can enjoy our vineyard grounds, picnic near the cedars in our vineyard, take a two-mile walk through our vineyard, or you can always go wine tasting!

For tickets, please visit www.lpwines.com!

LPVA Small Plates Event - June 18th

The days are getting longer, the world in northern Michigan is starting to grow and summer is just about here! We have so many exciting events coming up, but you won't want to miss this one! With a cost of only $11 per person per seating, it's quickly becoming known as one of the greatest values of the season.

Join us for the Leelanau Peninsula Vintner's Association's 2nd Annual Small Plates Event on Saturday, June 18th. The event will feature seven of the member wineries and offers a full glass of wine paired with a tapas dish at each location. 

At Silver Leaf, we will have 3 separate seatings, one hour each from 6:00-9:00pm. We're limited to 20 people at each seating, so make sure you purchase your tickets soon!

Check out the list of small plates pairings form the seven participating wineries:

Black Star Farms

Wild mushroom dusted sea scallop with a bundle of truffle oil infused fries wrapped in prosciutto, asparagus tips and smoked yellow tomato coulis paired with 2010 Sur Lie Chardonnay.

Chateau Fontaine
Assorted Pates, Proscuitto, Sausage, Rillette, accompanied by a selection of Cheeses,Veggies,Bread, Crackers, and Mustards. Rillette is a shredded duck/pork mixture served warm and it is paired with 2010 Woodland White.

Ciccone Winery
Tony Ciccone (Owner/Vintner) will be attending the event featuring a Roasted pork loin with a sausage torteloni with black truffle cream from Tuscan Bistro paired with 2009 Tre Rossi.

Forty-Five North
Parmesan encrusted walleye over a bed of white wine risotto and an in season greenery prepared by Shawn Bottruff from the Bluebird. Perfectly pairing with the 2009 Pacific Rim Internationa Best of Class award winning Pinot Gris!

Gills Pier
Featuring a Costa Rican Chalupa & Beef Fajita Wraps paired with 2008 Leelanau Peninsula Merlot.

L. Mawby
Chicken Pad Thai with spicy green curry sauce (pick your “heat” level) prepared by 22 Vines Restaurant. This will be paired with 2 different ‘sec’ sparkling wines – Wet and Consort.

Silver Leaf
Petite crab cakes with a red pepper coulis paired with Silver Leaf Chardonnay 2009.

To purchase tickets for the event, visit the LPVA's website.