Earth Day 2025: Where Farming and Flavor Meet
At BOS Wine, we don’t just believe great wine is made in the vineyard; we live it. Across the rugged hills of northern California and the rolling landscapes of northern Michigan’s Leelanau and Old Mission Peninsulas, we farm vinifera vines with the kind of attention you can taste. Earth Day offers a moment to step back and appreciate what these diverse sites give us and how our farming gives back.
Our work in California began in vineyards where the climate is generous, but balance is everything. These are older vines, dry-farmed and deeply rooted in volcanic and alluvial soils. We farmed them with the same biodynamic and organic principles that guide us in Michigan. It’s about stewardship, listening to the vineyard, not forcing it. Whether we’re working with Cabernet Sauvignon or Syrah in the west or Riesling and Pinot Noir in the north, the intent is the same: transparency, vitality, and place.
In Michigan, that expression is forged at the edge of possibility. On the Leelanau Peninsula, our south-facing slopes capture just enough warmth to coax ripeness without sacrificing verve. Old Mission’s maritime influence and topographical diversity create tiny pockets of microclimate, each demanding a different lens and hand. These aren’t easy vineyards. But the struggle is where the energy lives.
Our Interlochen site, small, wild, and surrounded by woods, is its own ecosystem. Here, music and mist meet vine and root. Biodiversity isn’t just a buzzword; it’s a rhythm we farm by. Cover crops hum. Bees work quietly. And the fruit that emerges feels alive with the land’s intention.
Crucially, none of this happens alone. Each vineyard site has its own dedicated grower(s), stewards of the land who farm with precision, grit, and deep respect for the vines. We work closely with them throughout the year, walking rows, pruning, discussing canopy decisions, and adapting as each season unfolds. Their care is foundational to everything we make. Earth Day is as much about honoring their work as it is about the land itself.
Farming this way isn’t about chasing perfection. It’s about honesty. Soil health over short-term yield. Canopy balance over manipulation. Wines that speak, not shout. On Earth Day and every day, we honor the land and the hands who tend it by farming with care, not just to make better wine but to ensure that future generations can, too.
Because in the end, the most compelling wines, the ones that linger, are those that carry the voice of the place they came from, and the values of the people who brought them into being.