Sandhill Crane Winery, 4724 Walz Road, Jackson
Feb. 14, 12-6 p.m.
sandhillcranevineyards.com, (517) 764-0679
Forego the sappy card this Valentine's Day and instead treat someone special (and yourself) to some sampling of award-winning wine produced by the Moffatt family at Sandhill Crane Vineyard and Winery. Live music and romantic treats will also be supplied. As a bonus, all bottles of red and pink wines will be 5% off that day. Admission is free. Also, Sandhill Crane Winery begs you not to forget what's becoming a national holiday among wine lovers: February 27, otherwise known as "Open That Bottle Night." OTBN is the night you finally uncork that bottle you've been saving for a special occasion which never arrives. To celebrate, Sandhill Crane Winery is offering a 15% discount on the 27th to replace that bottle you'll be drinking.
(Wine) Lovers Open House II
Cherry Creek Old Schoolhouse Winery, 11000 Silver Lake Highway, Brooklyn
Feb. 13, 6-9 p.m.
cherrycreekwine.com, (517) 592-4663
Money can't buy love and doesn't have to, thanks to Cherry Creek Vineyard and Winery, who's offering free wine tasting, free appetizers, and free live music by "noted crooner" Matt Walsh. Plus, a chocolate fountain. All this goes down in the wine-producing Burtka family's historically restored 1870s schoolhouse. While you're there, peruse their selection of award-winning wines. Be sure to check out The Winds, a 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon born of a collaborative effort among a vintner, visual artists, entrepreneurs, and an art school director. All proceeds from this wine go directly to children of Jackson, via the Jackson School of the Arts.
(Wine) Lovers Open House III
Howell's Main street Winery, 201 W. Grand River Ave., Howell
Feb. 6, 27; 12-2 p. m. and Feb. 18, 6-8 p. m.
howellsmainstreetwinery.com, (517) 545-9463
Howell's Mainstreet Winery is hosting a Be-My-Valentine Truffle Making Class and Dessert Wine Tasting on the 6th. For $30 a person, you'll head home with a box of beautiful homemade truffles and a new talent to last you for a lifetime of Valentine's Days. For more substantial fare, join Howell's either on the 18th or the 27th, for a Mexican Cooking Class and Wine Pairing or a Mediterranean Cooking Class and Wine Pairing, respectively. Cost is $42.
