Saturday, June 12th is Date for the Muskegon Summer Wine Up

Community News |Apr 23, 2021|2 min read

(April 23, 2021) – The second annual Muskegon Summer Wine Up will happen at Hackley Park in downtown Muskegon on Saturday, June 12th from 2 pm – 8 pm.
The wine festival, which pays homage to the beginning of summer, debuted in 2019 at Hackley Park with 10 different wineries. Because of Covid 19 restrictions, there was no Muskegon Summer Wine Up in 2020.
This year’s Muskegon Summer Wine Up will feature 20 different wineries and more than 100 different wines, according to Rich Berry from Cumulus Media – Muskegon, the organizers of the Muskegon Summer Wine Up.
“We really wanted to make the Muskegon Summer Wine Up happen in 2021,” said Rich Berry, who is Director of Sales at radio stations 98.3 WLCS, V-100 WVIB, Sunny 92.5 WWSN, and NASH 92.5 WLAW.
“We wanted to produce a wonderful event that everyone can enjoy. We are confident we can pull off a safe, and fun event.”
Sponsors include Little River Casino, Audi Muskegon, Pure Medical Spa, Eagle Alloy, and Catchmark Technologies.
Here is a list of the participating wineries for this year’s Muskegon Summer Wine Up:
1.St Julian Winery
2.Chateau Grand Traverse
3.Lemon Creek Winery
4.Leelanau Winery
5.Robert Mondavi Winery – Private Selection
6.Bonterra Winery
7.Freixenet Sparkling Wines
8.Kendall Jackson Winery
9.La Crema Winery
10.Parducci Winery
11.Palm Bay Imports – Cavit
12.Avalon Winery
13.Rodney Strong Winery
14.Francis Coppola Winery
15.Josh Cellars Winery
16.Benziger Winery
17.Forbidden Fruit Cider
18.Santero Winery
19.Babich Winery
20.Riunite Wines
In addition to wine tasting, there will be a number of wine related seminars. Admission is $15 and includes four wine tasting tickets and a souvenir glass to the first 1,000 patrons.
“We think this is going to be great kickoff to summer,” said Berry. “It’s going to be a great time for everyone.”
For more information, visit https://www.facebook.com/MuskegonSummerWineUp