GRANITE RIDGE VINTAGE RELEASE

First Pour. At the Place It Began.

Once each year, we gather among the vines at Granite Ridge Vineyard to open the newest Mahan Family Wines vintage where it began.

It is an evening shaped by the vineyard itself—new wines, dinner, music, conversation and sunset—with Wine Club members and guests among the first invited to the table.

THE TRADITION

Pruning. Bud break. Long summer days. Harvest. Cellar decisions. Bottling.

Then, finally, the first pour.

The Granite Ridge Vintage Release is our annual gathering to share the newly bottled estate vintage for the first time—at the vineyard where the grapes were grown.

  • Guests enjoying a candlelit vineyard dinner celebrating the annual estate wine release at twilight in Southwest Michigan

    THE TABLE

    Dinner as Daylight Gives Way to Candlelight.

    Guests gather among the vines for an evening that unfolds at the pace of the vineyard—wine, dinner, conversation and music as late-summer daylight gives way to candlelight.

    Throughout the evening, the newly bottled vintage is introduced and shared, not as a formal tasting, but as part of the meal and the story of the year that produced it.

    RESERVE YOUR PLACE
  • A bottle of white wine, a glass of white wine, a white candle with smoke rising, and greenery on a wooden table outdoors.

    THE WINE

    First Pour. First Taste. First Chance.

    This is where the new vintage makes its debut.

    Be among the first to taste the newly bottled estate wines, hear the story of the growing season and discover what has been taking shape in the cellar.

    DISCOVER THE WINES
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    MEMBERS COME FIRST

    One of the Reasons We Have a Wine Club.

    Membership is about more than the bottles that arrive throughout the year.

    It's about getting closer—to the vineyard, the people behind the wine and the moments when something new is ready to be shared.

    The Granite Ridge Vintage Release is one of those moments.

    DISCOVER THE WINE CLUB
  • Guests enjoying a candlelit vineyard dinner celebrating the annual estate wine release at twilight in Southwest Michigan

    THE NEXT GRANITE RIDGE VINTAGE RELEASE

    2027 Celebration

    Debuting the 2026 Mahan Family Wines Vintage

    Saturday, October 16, 2027
    Granite Ridge Vineyard · Southwest Michigan

    3-7PM ET
    $175 per guest
    Dinner among the vines
    Live Music
    Transportation to/from select New Buffalo hotels
    A Vintage With Its Own Story.

    The story of the 2027 release is still being written. As the next growing season unfolds at Granite Ridge, we'll share more about the wines, the harvest and what will make this vintage one worth gathering around the table for.

    RESERVE YOUR PLACE
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    MAKE A WEEKEND OF IT.

    Stay in New Buffalo.

    Granite Ridge Vineyard is just north of New Buffalo, Michigan. For guests traveling in, New Buffalo makes an easy home base for the weekend—with accommodations, restaurants, the lakefront and wine country nearby.

    Nonstop Amtrak service from Chicago Union Station to New Buffalo, Michigan.

    Marina Grand Resort ($$$)
    Fairfield Inn & Suites ($$)

    Chicago to wine country—without the drive.

    AMTRAK AWAY
  • newly married couple walking among the vines at Granite Ridge Vineyard

    YOUR TABLE COULD BE NEXT.

    Some Celebrations Belong Among the Vines.

    Granite Ridge Vineyard welcomes a limited number of private gatherings, from welcome evenings and rehearsal dinners to select intimate wedding celebrations.

    DISCOVER PRIVATE EVENTS AT GRANITE RIDGE

THE INVITATION

Your Place at the Table.

Once a year, the newest vintage leaves the cellar for the first time.

We'd rather open it with you.

RESERVE YOUR PLACE

Wine Club members receive priority access.

Questions? Email hello@mahanfamilywines.com and we’ll make sure you get all your questions answered.