Chateau Aeronautique

Chateau Aeronautique was founded in 2008 by international airline pilot Lorenzo Lizarralde, who made his first wines in a hangar on a grass runway at the Airpark in Jackson, Michigan. The original Gazebo Tasting Room opened there in 2009 and now offers tours of the hangar and cellar. In 2017, winemaking moved to the Irish Hills property in Onsted, a 26-acre site with an 8,000-square-foot facility, a 5,500-square-foot heated Biergarten, a kitchen, and Laurent Vineyard, where Chardonnay and Pinot Gris vines were planted beginning in 2022. The winery produces vinifera wines including Chardonnay, Riesling, Pinot Noir, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah, Gewurztraminer, and Pinot Gris, along with ice wines and sparkling wines. The wines are handcrafted with attention to French oak barrel aging and blending by taste, and barrel tastings are available. The Irish Hills tasting room is lined with classic airline travel posters and has a bar top made from the wing of a 1974 German glider, while the Biergarten hosts live music and private events. Both locations also serve Blue Skies Brewery beers and Mile High Distillery spirits.

Written by Ava from public sources. Not written or reviewed by the winery.