The chateau sits atop one of the highest points on the Old Mission Peninsula and has views of both East and West arms of Grand Traverse Bay.

Chantal is in an official American Viticultural Area, one of five in Michigan, a state that specializes in vinifera, hybrid and native grape varieties.

July 2003 saw the completion of an expansion which added eight B&B units to the original three, and a 2,000 square feet (190 m2) Hospitality Room equipped for executive retreats and events.

The proper name of the South American Vineyard is Chateau Chantal SA and it grows Malbec and Bonarda.

Begin did post graduate studies in low-income housing under a one-year Ford Foundation Grant in the late 1960s.

Begin studied with the Smaller Company Management Program at the Baker School of Business, Harvard University, during the early 1970s.

Begin served as the CEO of Matvest, Inc., a construction management company with operations in nine major cities at the time of his resignation.

Hosmer was born in Flint, and is a graduate of Michigan State University in Resource Development, he switched his area of study to winemaking and viticulture after several years at a teaching-assistant position in France, Spain, and The Netherlands—where he learned to appreciate wine.

[7] On years when weather permits Chantal preserves a portion of the Riesling grapes to be harvested after the first hard freeze.

Ice wine was first produced in Michigan in 1983 by Mark Johnson, who was working at Chateau Grand Traverse at the time.

The grapes are generally picked in December after prolonged below freezing temperatures, to ensure they are frozen all the way through.

Entice is a blend of Chantal's ice wine and barrel aged grape brandy, making this a white port.

This Festival was originally an event held in early may to attract tourists to Northern Michigan to view the cherry blossoms.

The event includes wine tasting, rides through the vineyard, tours of the winery, and barefoot grape smashing.

Fox News Travel ranked Chateau Chantal among the top ten wine inns in the United States.