The Leelanau Peninsula Wine Trail is home to over twenty vineyards and the neighboring Old Mission Peninsula Wine Trail boasts another dozen. With stunning water and vineyard views and charming tasting rooms on each, you are highly encouraged to venture out and savor the flavors and soak in the vistas. There are a few additional smaller local tasting rooms in Glen Arbor, each with unique offerings and Up North charms.
Please call ahead to confirm days and hours of service, as these change by season, and most are closed on certain days in the off-season. Websites and internet listings are not always current, so please check in advance to ensure you can quench your thirst. Also please check individual venue social media listings for current hours, events, and specials.
For the full list of wineries, wine trail maps, and events, please click the links below.
The Winery at Cherry Republic is housed in a quaint tasting room next to the Great Hall retail store and Public House Restaurant and is open Memorial Day through October. Belly up for a flight or a glass of all locally made wines, sweet and dry. Enjoy your liquid grades in the tasting room or take your glass outside to the patio, beer garden, or anywhere on the property with plenty of outdoor games to also enjoy while you sip.
6026 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI 49636
Heading south, you’ll find this brewery and restaurant on the eastern shore of Crystal Lake in Beulah. In addition to serving up their own craft beers, they also offer wine, seltzers, and ciders. The venue is spacious inside and out, and the restaurant offers appetizers, flatbreads, salads, sandwiches, tacos, and more.
163 S Benzie Blvd, Beulah, MI 49617
Glen Arbor Wines is tucked right into the heart of downtown Glen Arbor with a selection of locally produced red, white, rose, and sparkling wines, as well as hard cider. Belly up to the wine bar or enjoy the firepits out front or in the spacious backyard. The backyard also has a bocce court and other outdoor games. Local musicians often play live music on the porch in the warmer months.
5873 S Lake St, Glen Arbor, MI 49636
Also south a bit, you’ll find Iron Fish, Michigan’s first farm distillery growing grain and distilling spirits. They grow, harvest, mill, mash, ferment, and distill their spirits on site, including gin, vodka, and bourbon. Iron fish also offers up a varied menu, including shared plates, pizza, mac and cheese, craft cocktails, and other libations.
14234 Dzuibanek Rd, Thompsonville, MI 49683
Situated right on M22 in downtown Glen Arbor as part of the Crystal River Outfitters Recreational District, the wine patio is in a prime location. As long as the weather allows, the wine bar – complete with large fire pit and Adirondack chairs, along with many high top tables for easy gathering – is open and often with live music. In cooler months, wine tastings take place indoors at the bar in the retail store so you can shop while you sip.
6298 W Western Ave, Glen Arbor, MI 49636
Located north near the Narrows of Lake Leelanau is “NLD” – where you will find complimentary tastings of over 25 locally made spirits. As well as tastings, they have a full craft cocktail menu and offer snacks for purchase, and have a full calendar of events of live music, food and drink pairings, crafting, and holiday activities.
112 East Philip Street, M-204, Lake Leelanau, MI 49653
Down the road a bit, heading south, is the area’s local meadery, St. Ambrose, offering up their own meads, ciders, and wine. The pastoral setting with large red barn – if you’re lucky, there may be live music or a barn dance in it! – is the perfect place to relax and stay a while.
841 S Pioneer Rd, Beulah, MI 49617
Down south still a bit further you will find Storm Cloud Brewing in two locations in Frankfort – one, their Parkview taproom, open seasonally, and the other, their restaurant and tasting room, open year-round, on Frankfort’s main street. Storm Cloud produces Belgian-style ales, has an outdoor patio in summer, an outdoor curling rink in winter, and hosts trivia and other events in the off season. Their offerings include appetizers, pizza, sandwiches, soups, salads, and more.
303 Main St, Frankfort, MI 49635
Calling all deer widows and anyone looking to enjoy a glowing weekend on November 15th and 16th. As part of your stay: enjoy an innkeeper reception Friday evening; MDV Aesthetics Botox specials; Saturday evening wine tasting and appetizers with a local wine expert; and breakfast on Saturday and Sunday.