2024 Harvest Update: Q&A with Vineyard Manager Nick Florip
2024 HARVEST UPDATE: Q&A WITH VINEYARD MANAGER NICK FLORIP We caught up with our vineyard manager, Nick Florip, to chat about how the 2024 growing season’s shaking out and peek at what the harvest might bring for our vineyards. How has the 2024 season ended up? “It isn’t over yet! Typically, September and October are […]
Popular Summer Event Returns to Aurora Cellars
Experience the beauty of Northern Michigan’s Wine Country with Aurora Cellars’ much-anticipated Cellar Sundays, returning this summer with a fun event each week. From May 26th until September 15th, mark every Sunday on your calendar as a day to savor the moments and share the memories. Join us and elevate your summer Sundays into unforgettable […]
How The Climate Impacts Alcohol Levels in Wine
In the vast and nuanced world of wines, the climate in which grapes are grown plays a pivotal role in shaping the characteristics of the final elixir in your glass. In this exploration, we delve into the fascinating realm of cool climate versus warm climate growing regions, focusing on a key aspect that often defines […]
Netting the Reds at Aurora Cellars
The growing season at Aurora Cellars is in full swing and our fruit is coming along very nicely! There are many important steps taken to grow and protect our fruit before it is harvested and that includes putting nets around some of the vines to protect the fruit. Join us as we take a look […]
Simpson Family Estates’ Sam Simpson Talks The Growing Demand of Red Wine
SIMPSON FAMILY ESTATES’ THE GROWING DEMAND OF RED WINE Over the years, the vineyards of Northern Michigan have gained the reputation of producing world-class white wines, but there has been an increase of red wine vines planted across the region. The increase comes as demand for the delicious red wines grow, and the longer warm […]
Mylar Foil: What Is It and How Does It Help in Our Vineyards?
There are many steps in maintaining and growing wine grapes, but Aurora Cellars goes a step further to help give our reds a unique advantage. In recent years, we have introduced the practice of using mylar foil in our vineyards. We are the only winery in the area to use this practice in our vineyards. […]
Clay Ribbons: The Foundation of a Vineyard
When visiting Aurora Cellars, you can enjoy a glass of wine while looking out over our vineyard. You can sit and view the progress of the fruit in the vines in the vineyards, however, it is often what you can’t see that really makes our wine unique. If you were to dig far enough under […]