7 Monks to Host the Largest Cider Tap-Takeover in the Midwest (Tuesday June 11, Traverse City)

Whether you like it sweet or dry, fruity or woody, 7 Monks will have a cider for you on June 11, 2013, at the Michigan Hard Cider Takeover. Starting at 3 p.m., 20 different ciders will be poured from Michigan cider makers, including:

• Left Foot Charley
• Uncle John's Cider Mill
• Tandem Ciders
• Northern Natural Cidery
• 45 North
• Black Star Farms
• Vander Mill Cider
• Bowers Harbor
• and more...

“This will be the largest cider tap-takeover in the Midwest,” said Paul Vander Heide, founder and owner of Vander Mill Cider in Spring Lake, Mich.

“Michigan leads the nation in the number of brands of cider produced per state, and is the third largest state when it comes to growing cider’s main ingredient (apples),” said 7 Monks General Manager Jason Kasdorf. “We’re looking forward to highlighting several of these award-winning Michigan ciders at our event on June 11.”

About 7 Monks Taproom:
7 Monks Taproom in Traverse City, Michigan, offers 46 taps and an ever-changing bottled beer selection. Specializing in Trappist beer, 7 Monks also offers a variety of wine, cider, local mead and seasonal craft beers from Michigan and around the world. Located at 128 S Union St in Traverse City, 7 Monks Taproom is open Mon-Thurs. from 3 p.m. to midnight and Fri-Sun from noon to midnight.

Visit them online at 7MonksTap.com, or on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/7MonksTaproom

Explore Leelanau in Fall During The Homestead’s Autumn Wine Tour Weekend

Celebrate the fall color show during an elegant weekend exploring the vineyards and wineries of Leelanau Peninsula with The Homestead – America’s Freshwater Resort. This year’s annual Autumn in the Vineyards weekend is set for October 29-31.

Located within a half hour’s drive of more than a dozen vineyards and winery tasting rooms, The Homestead has become Northwest Michigan’s premier wine country destination, working closely with the Leelanau Peninsula Vintners Association (LPVA) to offer seasonal wine tours and dinners.

This season’s tour includes visits to four of Leelanau county’s finest wineries – Circa Estate Winery, 45 North, Bel Lago and Chateau Fontaine. Brunch will be served at The Homestead on Saturday morning, prior to leaving for the tour, which departs at approximately noon and returns at approximately 4 pm. Then, guests will gather at The Homestead at 6pm for a decadent five-course winemaker dinner prepared by Executive Chef John Piombo.

Weekend packages for Autumn in the Vineyards, including two nights’ lodging, wine tour with transportation, Saturday brunch, winemaker dinner and Sunday breakfast, as well as welcome gift basket including a logo wine key, is $531 per couple, based on double occupancy (plus applicable tariff/taxes).

The Homestead is Northern Michigan’s largest waterfront resort community, located in the heart of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore – a unit of the National Park Service. Along with its unmatched natural setting and miles of frontage on Lake Michigan and the Crystal River, the resort offers guest pools, tennis and golf in the summer; downhill and cross country skiing in the winter; and shops, restaurants, meeting centers and the luxurious new Spa Amira throughout all four seasons.

For more information, visit www.thehomesteadresort.com or call 231.334.5100. Find us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/thehomesteadmi.