2023 Gamay Noir

Philosophy

Each year, we let the wine speak to the vintage, expressing the idiosyncrasies of Gamay and of our unique Northern Michigan terroir. Gamay Noir is the traditional variety of French Beaujolais wine, where it makes everything from light and easy nouveau styles to beautifully complex medium bodied examples. The first Gamay grapes in our region were planted by Ed O’Keefe—friend to Mari’s Owner, Marty Lagina, and father of our Winemaker, Sean O’Keefe, in the late 1980’s, and the variety has since become a signature grape for Old Mission Peninsula.