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Three on SWM Wine Trail Among 10 Best Wineries in Michigan

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Three stops on the Southwest Michigan Wine Trail have been tabbed among the 10 Best Wineries in Michigan in a new ranking published online by Best of Michigan Powered by AmericanTowns Media. The locals that made the list include the number one, two and ninth positions in the ranking. Here’s what the website has to say about each:

  • #1 — St. Julian Winery in Paw Paw — Paw Paw’s St. Julian Winery is not only Michigan’s largest winery—it makes 1.5 million gallons of wine annually—but it’s also one of the most famous. It’s home to the state’s first female winemaker, Nancie Oxley, and offers a complete tour alongside its tasting room, so visitors will be able to try an array of vintages to see what best fits. Founded in 1921, St. Julian will also offer hard cider and spirits for those who want something harder, and reports suggest the Reserve Meritage is one to make a special stop for.
  • #2 — Tabor Hill Winery in Buchanan — Tabor Hill in Buchanan offers features beyond wine that make it great. Some have said that wine is fine and good by itself, but it can be even better when properly paired with food. That’s a point Tabor Hill takes seriously, sufficiently so that it offers a restaurant on the same grounds. Each component works together. The winery offers some supply for the restaurant and the restaurant gives diners a view of the vineyard. 
  • #9 — Round Barn Winery in Baroda — The centerpiece for Baroda’s Round Barn Winery has to be its titular feature, an Amish round barn that dates back to 1911 and was imported from Indiana, where it was reassembled on the site. It’s not just a way to check out turn-of-the-century Amish craft, though, it’s also a great place to find beer, wine, and spirits all in the same place. It’s not only a winery, but also a brewery and a distillery. In fact, Mlive.com recommended the Black Walnut Creme liqueur as a must-have choice, a drink that, given Michigan’s abundance of black walnut trees, is all over pure Michigan.

AmericanTowns Media was co-founded by Ed Panian and Jim Maglione. Panion has more than 15 years of senior digital strategy and experience, and serves as President of Technology at AmericanTowns Media. He oversees the ‘local platform’ product strategy and development which is the local relevancy backbone for a number of companies, including AmericanTowns, AARP Local, WhatsGoodHere and GreenTowns.

Maglione has deep relationships with high-profile, community-related companies and serves as President of Community AmericanTowns, where he has directed content development and outreach for more than fifteen years. His previous work with Save the Children and Reader’s Digest Children’s Publishing helped him to perfect his gifts for “team-building, grassroots marketing and creating really cool content,” according to the website.

AmericanTowns Media, according to their own description online, “Connects brands to local consumers with dynamic, hyperlocal content at unprecedented scale.” The company is based in Westport, Connecticut.

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Here is a link to the complete list of the 10 Best Wineries in Michigan as compiled by AmericanTowns Media:

https://bestthingsmi.com/wineries-vineyards/