Wine and beer enthusiasts can find an extensive list of vineyards and tasting rooms, breweries, a distillery and two cider makers along the coast of Lake Michigan within an easy drive or walk from The Hotel Saugatuck.
A satellite location of the Buchanan, MI winery, this Butler Street wine port makes for an easygoing wine-tasting break during shopping trips. An hour drive away, Tabor Hill Winery offers tours of its main vineyard as well as hosts a restaurant for its guests, but Saugatuck brings Tabor wines to you with the port tasting room, an easily-accessible storefront downtown.
You'll find more than just wine here; from cider and mead to cheese, snacks, and kitchenware gifts (even cigars), Wine Sellers of Saugatuck has it all. Treat yourself to something to sip and savor back home with top-shelf liquors, or buy a thoughtful and useful gift for friends and family during the holidays.
Savor the flavors of Free Run Cellars's chef-created gourmet bites paired with award-winning wines. With a menu changing monthly and no reservations necessary (and live music every Sunday!) there's little to say about Free Run that isn't completely spectacular. Stop in for a small-plate food offering with wine for a delicious afternoon or evening meal.
You won’t miss this brightly-colored building, which has housed artists’ work since the 1930s. This collection of eclectic art in many mediums also acts as a gallery for boutique wines, making it an exciting combination. And it gets even better… you can also find cheese and chocolate here, as well as the immersion in the story behind each wine and the historical value of the venue itself.
Visit the historic Warner winery grounds to view the 1898 water-works building and its interesting architecture and taste-test the selections of Michigan's second-oldest winery. With wines served at the White House and two Super Bowl's, you're in for a real treat.
The limited and intensely specialized wines of Wyncroft demonstrate the best that the Michigan terroir has to offer. The extremely small production does everything by hand without irrigation or fertilization, down to the bottles and labels. Book an appointment to visit.
Taste test the brand-new 2018 wines, Reflection and Sweet Inspiration, in the tasting room at Cogdal Vineyards following a scenic drive through the grounds. Located on the east side of Blue Star Highway, Cogdal Vineyards is just a step away from the shores of Lake Michigan. This family owned winery offers outstanding, small batch wines using Michigan grown grapes.
With its genesis as a blueberry farm, Tanglewood knows fruit and quickly learned that more fruit meant better wine. Visit Tanglewood to taste the deep, intense flavors of the richest fruit, dessert, and port wines that can be offered.
This award-winning vineyard is great for wine-tasting on its patios and also hosts events like cookouts, wine festivals, and live music. Fenn Valley Vineyards, in an unprecedented ruling, was awarded a double-gold medal; it was selected unanimously by two separate judge panels on the East and West Coasts of the United States for a gold medal in wine taste. Their trademark slogan is “The Lake Effect Everyone Loves,” playing off the phrasing that usually describes the weather that the Great Lakes environment creates. The Vineyard also hosts Nouveau Fest, a December 3rd event in which the newest flavor of wine is revealed.
This family-owned business has been a top destination in Michigan for over a century. The signature pies are handmade the old-fashioned way from family recipes passed down generation to generation. Guests enjoy food, drink, homemade fruit pies, treats from the bakery, and more.
