A Cork and A Fork
At last, a bottle of wine has found its place on the family dinner table! Join us for our 1st Cork and a Fork with Marigold Productions! We'll taste wines and enjoy hors d'oeuevres at the Hearth and Vine on March 29th from 6pm – 8pm. Chef Johnathon Dayton and Chef Paul [...]
January 27, 2010 – 9:01 am
Along with a perfume mixing in southern France, skiing by moonlight in St. Moritz, and the glamorous beach scene in Bali, the vineyard views of the Grand Traverse Bay wine area provide one of Travel + Leisure magazine's 50 Best Romantic Getaways for 2010. They suggest the Inn at Black Star Farms as the [...]
January 20, 2010 – 11:52 pm
Through March, the Inn is offering its Wednesday and Thursday night guests $50 Dinner Dollars to be used at either Hearth & Vine right there at the farm or at TASTES of Black Star Farms in the Mercato at the Village at Grand Traverse Commons in Traverse City. At Hearth & Vine guests will dine [...]
January 20, 2010 – 11:45 pm
Our vineyard cafe has gone through a metamorphosis and become an intimate space with a supper club feel.  Not only that, it's open to the public as well as to Inn guests for dinner on Wednesday through Sunday evenings from 6 to 9 p.m.
Chef Paul is turning out delicious wood-fired fare and Maggie's desserts are [...]
December 12, 2009 – 3:25 pm
The Gang of Pour stayed at the Inn at Black Star Farms and visited Anne and John at Leelanau Cheese Co. Click here to read their nice comments in the Afterword to their Tasting Leelanau blog.
November 25, 2009 – 8:59 am
If you've been planning to cycle the Leelanau Wine Trail, but haven't gotten around to it, Lee Levitt did it for you last October. His story was published in the Jerusalem Post, and you can read about his solo tour  in a blog from the Leelanau Peninsula Vintners Association.  He certainly gathered all the facts and inside scoops [...]
November 20, 2009 – 4:51 pm
Fall Wine Club Dinner was a huge success! The wine, food and company were fabulous. The menu included: Â
Rack of Lamb with Black Pepper, Rosemary & Balsamic Reduction
Smoked Brisket of BeefÂ
Deconstructed Roasted Beef Tenderlion with accompaniments
 Pork & Wild Mushroom Roulade with Black Star Farms Pinot Noir Reduction
 Crispy Breast of Duck with Cranberry & Goat Cheese
 Roulade of Whitefish & [...]
November 11, 2009 – 4:53 pm
The Traverse City area is becoming one of the Midwest's best food towns as reported in a recent issue of Midwest Living. Our local wineries and terrific restaurants are making this the place to eat and drink delicious local products.
Black Star Farms in Suttons Bay will soon be a dinner destination, too. Hearth & Vine [...]
November 11, 2009 – 4:26 pm
Innkeeper Jill has just returned from a Select Registry regional meeting held in Petoskey, MI at Stafford's Bayview Inn. The Inn at Black Star Farms is proud to be a member of this elite group of about 400 Distinguished Inns of North America that each presents consistently exceptional experiences in surroundings that have been inspected [...]
October 8, 2009 – 10:13 am
Another great review of Northern Michigan that also includes very nice comments about Black Star Farms.
"Black Star Farms on the Leelanau Peninsula celebrates northern Michigan's agricultural bounty. In addition to its winery and tasting room, this extraordinary working farm includes a creamery creating European-style cheeses, a market featuring regional produce and a cafe serving oven-fresh pizza and [...]
