Custom Winemaking
in Michigan.
Set in the beauty of Leelanau County, French Road Cellars and Big Paw Vineyard Services collaboratively provide full-service vineyard management and custom winemaking for wineries throughout the region. With a wealth of knowledge and experience, the possibilities are endless.
From vine to bottle.
French Road Cellars is a custom crush facility that blends expert winemaking practices with state-of-the-art equipment to craft exceptional wines suited to each client’s wants and needs. From red and white varietals and fruit wines to Charmat sparkling wines, fortified wines and carbonated wines and hard ciders, our skilled team is dedicated to quality winemaking services, from vine to bottle.
Grown with care.
From site selection to harvest, our vineyard management services provide a reliable and knowledgable workforce for planting, trellis installation, pruning, spraying and harvest, as well as other custom needs. Together, we share resources and expertise to make the growing season a little easier and more productive.
A winemaker’s philosophy.
“Winemaking is both a science and an art, requiring immaculate attention to detail and knowledge of how the climate, soil and seasons work together to produce the fruit grown here. It’s important to understand the process from trellis to bottle in order to draw the very best characteristics from the grape and create the finest wines for our clients.”
– Winemaker Charlie Schmidt
