{
  "name": "Traverse City Wine Country Data Desk",
  "url": "https://tcwine.chrisizworski.com/wine-country-data",
  "creator": "Chris Izworski",
  "updated": "2026-08-29",
  "definitions": {
    "directory": "Mapped winery/tasting-room locations in the Traverse City Wine Country Planner. Geographic directory inclusion is not the same as wine-trail association membership.",
    "varietals": "Grape counts use only winery records with an explicit source-backed varietal list, source URL, source label, and verification date. They do not infer a grape from regional prevalence.",
    "geography": "Straight-line geographic analysis of current production winery/tasting-room coordinates. These are not road miles; actual drive distance is longer and varies by route."
  },
  "summary": {
    "wineries": 43,
    "leelanau": 30,
    "oldMission": 11,
    "traverseCity": 2,
    "officialTrailMembersMapped": 32,
    "varietalVerifiedWineries": 18,
    "varietalCoveragePercent": 41.9,
    "anyFoodSignal": 30,
    "mealPrograms": 6,
    "towns": 8
  },
  "areas": [
    {
      "name": "Leelanau Peninsula",
      "count": 30
    },
    {
      "name": "Old Mission Peninsula",
      "count": 11
    },
    {
      "name": "Traverse City",
      "count": 2
    }
  ],
  "towns": [
    {
      "name": "Traverse City",
      "count": 15
    },
    {
      "name": "Suttons Bay",
      "count": 10
    },
    {
      "name": "Lake Leelanau",
      "count": 9
    },
    {
      "name": "Northport",
      "count": 3
    },
    {
      "name": "Cedar",
      "count": 2
    },
    {
      "name": "Glen Arbor",
      "count": 2
    },
    {
      "name": "Leland",
      "count": 1
    },
    {
      "name": "Omena",
      "count": 1
    }
  ],
  "verifiedGrapes": [
    {
      "name": "Chardonnay",
      "count": 18
    },
    {
      "name": "Riesling",
      "count": 18
    },
    {
      "name": "Pinot Noir",
      "count": 17
    },
    {
      "name": "Pinot Gris",
      "count": 16
    },
    {
      "name": "Merlot",
      "count": 15
    },
    {
      "name": "Cabernet Franc",
      "count": 14
    },
    {
      "name": "Gewürztraminer",
      "count": 14
    },
    {
      "name": "Pinot Blanc",
      "count": 10
    },
    {
      "name": "Sauvignon Blanc",
      "count": 9
    },
    {
      "name": "Muscat",
      "count": 5
    },
    {
      "name": "Baco Noir",
      "count": 2
    },
    {
      "name": "Vignoles",
      "count": 2
    },
    {
      "name": "Blaufränkisch",
      "count": 1
    },
    {
      "name": "Frontenac Gris",
      "count": 1
    },
    {
      "name": "Marquette",
      "count": 1
    },
    {
      "name": "Nebbiolo",
      "count": 1
    },
    {
      "name": "Vidal",
      "count": 1
    },
    {
      "name": "Viognier",
      "count": 1
    }
  ],
  "trails": [
    {
      "name": "Leelanau Peninsula Wine Trail",
      "count": 22
    },
    {
      "name": "Old Mission Peninsula Wine Trail",
      "count": 10
    }
  ],
  "views": [
    {
      "name": "vineyard",
      "count": 22
    },
    {
      "name": "bay",
      "count": 9
    },
    {
      "name": "inland",
      "count": 4
    },
    {
      "name": "village",
      "count": 4
    },
    {
      "name": "lake",
      "count": 2
    },
    {
      "name": "indoor",
      "count": 1
    },
    {
      "name": "town",
      "count": 1
    }
  ],
  "food": [
    {
      "name": "snacks",
      "count": 23
    },
    {
      "name": "No food signal",
      "count": 13
    },
    {
      "name": "kitchen",
      "count": 2
    },
    {
      "name": "pizza",
      "count": 2
    },
    {
      "name": "bistro",
      "count": 1
    },
    {
      "name": "pairings",
      "count": 1
    },
    {
      "name": "raclette",
      "count": 1
    }
  ],
  "geography": {
    "updated": "2026-08-29",
    "method": "Straight-line geographic analysis of current production winery/tasting-room coordinates. These are not road miles; actual drive distance is longer and varies by route.",
    "oldMission": {
      "count": 11,
      "townCount": 1,
      "towns": {
        "Traverse City": 11
      },
      "northSouthMiles": 9.5,
      "eastWestMiles": 3.5,
      "medianPairMiles": 3.6,
      "p75PairMiles": 5.7,
      "medianNearestMiles": 0.8,
      "maxPairMiles": 10.2,
      "medianFromTraverseCityMiles": 8.6,
      "minFromTraverseCityMiles": 3.4,
      "maxFromTraverseCityMiles": 13.3
    },
    "leelanau": {
      "count": 30,
      "townCount": 8,
      "towns": {
        "Omena": 1,
        "Northport": 3,
        "Lake Leelanau": 9,
        "Cedar": 2,
        "Leland": 1,
        "Suttons Bay": 10,
        "Traverse City": 2,
        "Glen Arbor": 2
      },
      "northSouthMiles": 22.8,
      "eastWestMiles": 19.6,
      "medianPairMiles": 6.8,
      "p75PairMiles": 11.4,
      "medianNearestMiles": 0.8,
      "maxPairMiles": 23,
      "medianFromTraverseCityMiles": 15.8,
      "minFromTraverseCityMiles": 4.8,
      "maxFromTraverseCityMiles": 23.9
    },
    "ratios": {
      "northSouthSpread": 2.4,
      "eastWestSpread": 5.6,
      "medianPairSpread": 1.9,
      "medianFromTraverseCity": 1.8
    }
  }
}