Traverse City Wine

Traverse City is the nexus of Michigan wine. Sitting at the base of both the Old Mission and Leelanau Peninsulas, this small city has become a genuine wine destination in its own right, with urban tasting rooms, wine bars, and restaurants that showcase the region's best wines alongside local cherry products and farm-to-table cuisine. The annual Traverse City Wine & Food Festival has grown into one of the Midwest's most anticipated culinary events. Left Foot Charley, Black Star Farms' downtown tasting room, and several other producers operate within the city limits, while the peninsula wineries are all within a 30-minute drive. For visitors, Traverse City offers the best of both worlds: sophisticated dining and culture in town, pastoral vineyard visits on the peninsulas, and Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore just an hour away.