Have you been waiting to book a private farm tour and tasting this season? Wait no more! We’ll be wrapping up our farm tours in September. Vintage 2024 is coming into focus, the grapes are changing color, we're starting to taste apples, and it's an amazing time to visit the farm. A private tour and tasting includes a 90 minute reservation, walking tour of the Folklor farm with grape growers and winemakers Izabela or Derrick, and a tasting of 6 wines and ciders for $30 per person. We slow things down, talk about what makes farming in Northern Michigan so special, and answer all of your questions one-on-one. Our reservation system accommodates groups up to 10. For larger parties, please email hello@folklorwinecider.com. You can also drop in for a tasting or glass during our regular hours. #folklorwinecider #winery #farmtour #michiganwine #michiganwinery #midwestwine #midwestwinery #charlevoix #charlevoixmi #visitcharlevoix #upnorth #northernmichigan #lakemichigan #puremichigan #petoskeymi #visitpetoskey #traversecity #traversecitymi #visittraversecity

How do we figure out when to pick grapes? A little bit of sampling, a little bit of science, and a lot of neurotically watching the weather!  We've been tasting the grapes since they started changing color. Tasting for sweetness and flavor, for the texture of the skins, and to see if the seeds are turning brown which will all ultimately impact the wine made from them.  As we get closer to the start of harvest, we also start to measure chemistry in the grapes. We'll take a sample of berries and test the juice for PH and brix. PH is a measure of acidity and Brix measures the amount of soluble sugar in the fruit. We'll start harvest with our Osceola Muscat later this week. If you haven't signed up to volunteer yet, DM us your e-mail address to get on the list! #folklorwinecider #winery #michiganwine #michiganwinery #midwestwine #midwestwinery #charlevoix #charlevoixmi #visitcharlevoix #upnorth #northernmichigan #lakemichigan #puremichigan #petoskeymi #visitpetoskey #traversecity #traversecitymi #visittraversecity

September hours start this week! This month we are open Friday, Saturday, Sunday & Monday 12 - 7.  Catch us at the Charlevoix Farmers Market every Thursday 8 - 1. Farm tours by appointment through the end of September only!  #lakemichigan #lakecharlevoix #torchlake #walloonlake #littletraversebay #grandtraversebay #traversecity #visittraversecity #charlevoix #visitcharlevoix #petoskey #petoskeymi #visitpetoskey  September hours start this week! This month we are open Friday, Saturday, Sunday & Monday 12 - 7. Catch us at the Charlevoix Farmers Market every Thursday 8 - 1. Farm tours by appointment through the end of September only! #lakemichigan #lakecharlevoix #torchlake #walloonlake #littletraversebay #grandtraversebay #traversecity #visittraversecity #charlevoix #visitcharlevoix #petoskey #petoskeymi #visitpetoskey

August slipped away into a moment in time 💁‍♀️ Tasting Room is open 12 - 8 Labor Day Monday Fall hours start this week 🍂🍷 #charelvoixmi #charlevoixmichigan #lakecharlevoix #upnorth #puremichigan #northernmichigan

Last week we got to see a lot of our Michigan wine friends, hear from some exceptional speakers and present on Intentional Hybrid Cultivar Selection at @dirt_to_glass conference. Photo dump and a few highlights: 🍇 the continued momentum and curiosity about farming our grapes more sustainably  🍇 seeing the undervine management at Leelenau Cellars - seeing a vineyard of that size embrace under-vine cover cropping is so exciting and we really appreciated the transparency about the work-in-progress  🍇 hearing the winemaking team @shadylanecellars in conversation with @hermannjwiemer nursery about how clonal and cultivar selection ties into winemaking 🍇 tasting through Pinot Noir with a panel of sommeliers and winemakers really set off some green lights about how decisions in the cellar translate to the finished product, and how we can work with our retail partners to tell our stories to consumers  🍇 for me (Iza) personally, I was so, so happy to see all the women in attendance at the conference this year, especially the students from Lake Michigan College and Michigan State University! Seeing all the women in Michigan wine from agronomists, vineyard managers,  winemakers, educators and hospitality professionals is so exciting to me and at the same time, is a reminder we have a lot more work to do to make sure everyone who wants to be part of our industry in Michigan has the opportunity to do so.  Thank you to Amanda Danielson, Paulo Sabbatini and all the @dirt_to_glass volunteers for bringing us together and getting us energized ahead of harvest! #michgianwine #michigangrapes #michiganvineyard #michiganviticulture #coolclimatewine #coldhardygrapes #hybridgrapes #womeninwine