Traverse City Winery Map: 40 Wineries on Old Mission & Leelanau
Interactive Traverse City winery map with 43 wineries across Old Mission Peninsula, Leelanau Peninsula, and Traverse City. Pick your stops on the map, then route the day on real roads and check it against posted hours.
43 wineriesMapped across the Traverse City wine region
11 Old MissionCompact peninsula, easiest single-day route
30 Leelanau23 current official trail members plus active independents
Start with the wine. Then build the day around it.
Tell the planner what you actually care about in the glass. It scores winery fit, route coherence, lineup variety, and experience balance, then returns three wine-led days. A high score means the itinerary fits your goal. It is not an objective rating of wine quality.
43 wineries scored3 wineries per day1 optional non-wine break
Option 1
Good Harbor → Laurentide → Boathouse
77Wine Day Fit
67 wine fit93 route fit100 lineup variety3 mi between wineries
Good Harbor Vineyards is the wine anchor; the wineries cluster tightly; the lineup changes enough from stop to stop.
A serious Leelanau stop for Sauvignon Blanc and Fumé Blanc, with enough Riesling, Chardonnay, Pinot Gris and red-wine depth to reward a wine-led visit.
A serious Leelanau stop for Sauvignon Blanc and Fumé Blanc, with enough Riesling, Chardonnay, Pinot Gris and red-wine depth to reward a wine-led visit.
Wine remains the anchor: three winery stops, deliberately capped to reduce palate fatigue.
Open up the peninsula
Wine country is more than a row of winery pins.
Build a day that moves through vineyards, cider, spirits, Lake Michigan, short hikes, lighthouses and harbor towns. Use the map for the full route, or start with one of the small tools below.
77 tasting places65 special places31 Leelanau wine stops
Local nature trails on the west side of Suttons Bay. It is not a destination hike, which is exactly why it works as an easy leg-stretcher inside a tasting day.
Pair withGilchrist Farm WinerySuttons Bay · Leelanau Peninsula · Inland · Kitchen · Farm To Table
Most regional lists sort by geography or popularity. These wine-first lenses start with the style you want to taste, then use the planner to make the route practical.
Riesling
Dry, aromatic, off-dry, and classic cool-climate expressions across both peninsulas.
Most winery maps stop at pins. This one lets you choose the stops you actually want, orders them into a practical loop, checks drive time and posted hours, and tells you when the day no longer fits. Wine is the default view; cider, beer, spirits, beaches, hikes, paddles, farm markets, local food, history, scenic stops, and lighthouses are optional layers for mixed groups.
Posted hours: all 77 venues in one directory, verified July 2026
A few things make a tasting day go smoothly. Decide on a designated driver before you set out, or plan around one of the area shuttle services, since the loops cross open country roads.
Most tasting stops open late morning and close in the late afternoon or early evening, and hours shift with the season, so it is worth confirming any stop you are set on, especially in spring and late fall. Weekends in summer and during fall color are busy, and larger groups should call ahead for reservations. Build in a real meal rather than tasting on an empty stomach, and leave time for the views, which are a large part of why people come here. This planner maps 43 wineries along with 22 breweries, 7 distilleries, and 5 cideries, for 77 tasting venues in total across the Old Mission and Leelanau peninsulas and the Traverse City area. Late summer through fall is the classic window, when the weather is warm, the harvest is underway, and the color comes in. Summer is the busiest and liveliest stretch. Spring and early winter are quieter, with some places on reduced hours, which the planner accounts for when it checks each place against your date.
Built by Chris Izworski, this is a free day planner for tasting your way across Traverse City wine country in Northern Michigan. Pick the places you want to visit across the Old Mission and Leelanau peninsulas, add a beach or an overlook if you like, and the planner routes your choices into one efficient loop that is timed against each place's real hours and the drive between stops. The map currently covers 77 venues: 43 wineries, 22 breweries, 7 distilleries, and 5 cideries. Traverse City sits near the 45th parallel, the same latitude that runs through Bordeaux, Burgundy, and the Willamette Valley. Two deep arms of Grand Traverse Bay and the broad presence of Lake Michigan moderate the climate here, which lets cool-climate grapes like Riesling, Pinot Gris, Chardonnay, and Pinot Noir ripen slowly and hold their acidity. Most visitors base themselves in Traverse City and spend a day on each peninsula.
Old Mission Peninsula is the narrow finger of land that splits Grand Traverse Bay into its east and west arms. It runs about nineteen miles north from Traverse City and is never more than three miles wide, with water visible on both sides along most of Center Road. It became Michigan's fourth federally recognized wine appellation in 1987 and is the smallest of the state's growing regions, which makes it the easier of the two peninsulas to cover in a single day. Mission Point Lighthouse stands at the tip, right on the 45th parallel, and there are public beaches and bay overlooks along the way. Leelanau Peninsula is the larger region to the northwest, the little finger of the mitten, bounded by Lake Michigan on one side and the bay on the other. It was recognized as Michigan's second wine appellation in 1982 and its wineries and cideries are spread out among villages like Suttons Bay, Lake Leelanau, Leland, Omena, and Northport.
Common questions
When is the best time to visit Traverse City wine country?
Late summer through fall is the classic window, when the weather is warm, the harvest is underway, and the color comes in. Summer is the busiest and liveliest stretch.
How many wineries are in the Traverse City area?
This planner maps 43 wineries along with 22 breweries, 7 distilleries, and 5 cideries, for 77 tasting venues in total across the Old Mission and Leelanau peninsulas and the Traverse City area.
Do I need a designated driver for a Traverse City wine tour?
Plan on one. Decide on a designated driver before you set out, or plan around one of the area shuttle services, since the loops cross open country roads.
Do wineries take reservations?
Weekends in summer and during fall color are busy, and larger groups should call ahead. Hours shift with the season, so confirm any stop you are set on.
Which peninsula should I visit first, Old Mission or Leelanau?
Old Mission is the smaller 1987 appellation and the easier single-day loop. Leelanau is larger, with wineries and cideries spread among harbor villages. Most visitors base in Traverse City and spend a day on each.
The Barrel Room, Left Foot Charley, Northern Natural Cider House, Taproot Cider House, Nocturnal Bloom Brewing, Tank Space on 8th, Loco Boys Brewing Company, Silver Spruce Brewing Company, Right Brain Brewery, Brewery Terra Firma, The Workshop Brewing Company, North Peak Brewing Company, The Filling Station Microbrewery, Mackinaw Brewing Company, Rare Bird Brewpub, MiddleCoast Brewing, Earthen Ales, Beggars Brewery, Lake Ann Brewing Company, Stone Hound Brewing Company, Bravo Zulu Brewing, Short's Brewing Pull Barn (Elk Rapids), Farm Club: Restaurant, Farm Market & Brewery, Grand Traverse Distillery, Grand Traverse Distillery Tasting Room (Downtown), Traverse City Whiskey Co. - The Stillhouse, Mammoth Distilling Cocktail Lounge
