The employees here were so welcoming and friendly from the start!…read more I loved that it is very family friendly and they had a changing table in the restroom. And a comfy couch for us to sit on with our baby! It was pouring rain when we arrived but it was nice to watch from the inside. We ordered a 4 flight sample. We loved the 2020 Hail Mary Riesling ($15) that we bought it to take home! And we especially liked the Royal Rubus ($21)!! I love sweet wines and this one was great! This winery really redeemed our first experience from another one where we didn't enjoy the wine.

What fun! We were passing through lake Leelanau and noticed the parking lot had a few open spaces…read more Fortunately walk-ins are welcome at Amoritas, even with a group of 8. Half of the group took glasses of wine out to the porch while the rest tasted at the bar. I did a side by side tasting of the Royal Rubus Blackberry Basil Cider - one bottled and the other on tap. We ended up buying both, a growler and the bottled cider!

Among the many vineyards in Leelanau & Old Mission Peninsulas, Boathouse is a relative newcomer…read more Over the years we've done tastings at many Vineyards & often found the whites rather sweet & the reds not notable at all. Not HERE!! We had heard that reds were really making g headway in Leelanau & Boathosue is leading the way. Even their 2022 Chardonnay is quite lovely with notes of oak and spices. Meanwhile, I was take. Aback at how lovely their reds are. Fruity yet balanced & delicious. Their 2022 Pinot noir was wonderful with montmorency tart cherry notes. Yum! The 2020 Boathouse Red bursts with berries but not at all overpowering. Finally the 2021 Cab Franc was solidly balanced. Ask for John & go!

It's a beautiful place right on the water at the narrows of Lake Leelanau. They have a big back…read moreyard where you can sit and enjoy a glass of wine. When we were there last year there was three guitar players on the porch, singing and playing their favorite songs. It was fun. There was a band scheduled for latter on that day but we weren't able to make it. We had a glass of wine and moved on to another winery.

wines are top shelf service is friendly…read moreambiance is swanky two thumbs up fire pits and outdoor seating

This is a bit off the beaten path, but it's a quiet, tranquil place to sit outside, enjoy some…read morewine. Staff are super helpful. Dog friendly (so this is Maeby Approved!) they also serve a beautiful cider from French Road Ciders. Try the potato chips that are paired with wines! Inside is air conditioned.

We stopped in here as we were taking a scenic ride. Zack, our tasting guide, did a marvellous job…read moreand the wines were delicious. The Flume was my favourite, I have been looking for the perfect white since my visit to France.

This place was the second stop,on our Uncorked Wine tour that we went to on the Leelanau peninsula…read more We found out in their website that you need to reserve a table and to make a reservation you need to put down a $10 deposit that can be used towards a purchase once you show up for your table. When we arrived we were seated almost immediately, which was very nice. There might have been a slight miscommunication with the staff because our order wasn't taken until 10 minutes after we were seated. If they were extremely busy I could understand, but really they were not. There was one other table that had a few very talkative guests who seemed to be keeping one server from getting to the other tables, but I'm not sure what happened to the second one. Once we were able to place our order and get our wines we had a delightful time. The server was able to boast about their award winning wines, none of which we ordered, and pointed out all of the May wine specials. We ordered the rose wine flight which featured the rose in three different styles. Our wines were good, but based on the bottle prices nothing we would want to take home. This winery seems to be very blanc forward, if you like blanc wines this might be the place for you, When we left we were given a coupon for $5 off our next visit. This may be something someone else is interested in, just not us.

Great wine tour company. Our driver Dave was fantastic. The places we visited were all excellent…read moreand beautiful. Highly recommend

TERRI IS THE BEST!!! We had such a fun time with her and she kept us organized. Even the…read morebooking/rescheduling process beforehand was made easy

We had a wine tour this past weekend and we were lucky to have David as our driver!…read more He was so thoughtful and attentive. He made it such a great day for us! We look forward to booking him again! Thanks again, David!

We rented a shuttle bus to take us around to different wineries around Traverse City. Everything…read morewas super easy from booking it to the the driver helping us unload everything when we got back. Our driver was Jerry and he deserves 10 stars. I highly recommend this company.

DO NOT BOOK WITH THEM! I absolutely hate writing negative reviews, however, our experience with…read moreDesignated Driver has been incredibly disappointing. We booked a few months in advance and received confirmation a few weeks before. Only three days before our trip we were notified BY TEXT that they had to cancel our reservation. Our reservation was on a a Saturday, so we were scrambling to find another service to take us to multiple wineries. Not only did this company leave us high and dry, they didn't return any of our text messages. Please save yourself from our nightmare and find a different company to book with for your visit to Traverse.

Wow! We had an amazing time with Mike T. Had a great time at all of the Staff picks on Leelanau…read morepenisula. Our favorite was Brengman Brothers. So nice and bucolic. I would book with Mike T again in a heartbeat!

Fun cruise on a wide, covered boat. The time f kept the sun off of us and the breeze off the lake…read morekept us reasonably cool. The lower deck had refreshments including beer and wine. The cruise was fir two hours and was very relaxing. We enjoyed the stories of the water.

Despite being a cloudy misty day, the captain and crew made this an enjoyable tour. We learned a…read morelot about history and geography of the area, and enjoyed some adult beverages and some outstanding shortbread cookies.

My wife and I had THE best day, with our driver, guide and now friend , Julia !!!…read more The tour vehicle was spotless, we went to four wineries met some friends along the way and had the BEST time !! Reservations were set up in advance at the wineries ,Julia took us inside to make sure everything was going well , came and got us when it was time to move on but NEVER made us feel rushed once !! She explained where we were going and a little about the area and history of the wineries. Last year we tried to do some of this on our own and it didn't go well . This time i wasn't going to make the same mistake !! The charter was totally first class !! You will see great value in return for your investment. Next year we will definitely call and set up a charter it's the only way to go !! Thank you for giving us such a great day !!!

Having been on a Napa wine bus tour, I had high expectations for this tour. I was the catalyst…read morebehind myself and 6 girlfriends booking the tour, so I was hoping our experience would be stellar. I'm happy to report that it was better than expected! We visited 5 wineries on a Friday afternoon. We went up Old Mission Peninsula and chose our wineries based on the views. The peninsula is beautiful! Julia was a great guide and we had so much fun! Highly recommend booking this tour!

Scott R was the best! My boyfriend and I did the tour with three stops and he was very knowledgable…read moreon them all. Plus he gave us some great recommendations for the rest of our trip, which we spent the following day checking out! He knows all the little spots in the area like chocolate shops and the best points on the Sleeping Bear drive. Made our experience that much better.

BEWARE OF HIDDEN FEES…read more We paid $1,000 up front for the bus. I tipped the driver $100 upon entry of the bus, thinking I was doing him a solid. At the end of the trip, the driver stated that I still owed $100 because there was a "mandatory 20% gratuity fee" nobody made us aware of. Absolute trash. Would never book this company again or recommend this bus to anyone. This was for our wedding. STAY AWAY!