Estate & Wine Tour – Suttons Bay

Name: Estate & Wine Tour – Suttons Bay
Start: 2026-10-23T11:00:00
Location: Black Star Farms (Suttons Bay)

A one-hour guided estate walk covering the vineyard, inn, barn and wine cave, followed by a hosted wine and spirits tasting.

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2026-08-29Source checked

Planning truth

How to build the wine day around it

This is useful for a visitor who wants to understand production and place, not just taste. Treat the 11 AM tour as the day's first anchor and choose two later wineries nearby.

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Winery anchor: Black Star Farms (Suttons Bay). Open the winery guide for wine style, fit, hours, and nearby route partners.

Wine Country Truth Engine

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

Where

What kind of wine day?

Prioritize distinctive wine programs and style specificity. Scenery helps, but it cannot outrank the wine.

DateAdd one worthwhile non-wine break

Option 1

Laurentide → Gilchrist Farm → Nathaniel Rose Wines

83Wine Day Fit

80 wine fit85 route fit100 lineup variety6.6 mi between wineries

Laurentide Winery is the wine anchor; the wineries cluster tightly; the lineup changes enough from stop to stop.

1
Laurentide Winery83 fit
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.
Sauvignon BlancRieslingChardonnayPinot GrisCabernet FrancVineyard view
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2
Gilchrist Farm Winery77 fit
A distinctive Leelanau stop for Albariño and Grüner plus a real kitchen, useful when wine and food should carry equal weight.
AlbarinoGrunerInland view
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3
Nathaniel Rose Wines79 fit
One of the most wine-first red-wine stops in the region: tiny-production, age-worthy, Old World-styled reds in a deliberately rustic setting.
Dry RedsSmall BatchBay view
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Wine remains the anchor: three winery stops, deliberately capped to reduce palate fatigue.

Option 2

Laurentide → Boathouse → Blustone

81Wine Day Fit

76 wine fit95 route fit100 lineup variety2.3 mi between wineries

Laurentide Winery is the wine anchor; the wineries cluster tightly; the lineup changes enough from stop to stop.

1
Laurentide Winery83 fit
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.
Sauvignon BlancRieslingChardonnayPinot GrisCabernet FrancVineyard view
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2
Boathouse Vineyards71 fit
A strong Leelanau match for Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Riesling, and a water-oriented setting.
Cabernet FrancDry RedsMerlotRieslingChardonnayLake view
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3
Blustone Vineyards73 fit
A polished Leelanau stop built around dry reds and dry whites rather than a novelty-driven tasting.
Dry RedsDry WhitesChardonnayGewurztraminerMerlotVineyard view
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Wine remains the anchor: three winery stops, deliberately capped to reduce palate fatigue.

Option 3

Laurentide → Big Little Wines → Three Trees

81Wine Day Fit

79 wine fit84 route fit100 lineup variety6.9 mi between wineries

Laurentide Winery is the wine anchor; the wineries cluster tightly; the lineup changes enough from stop to stop.

1
Laurentide Winery83 fit
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.
Sauvignon BlancRieslingChardonnayPinot GrisCabernet FrancVineyard view
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2
Big Little Wines77 fit
A small, intimate Leelanau stop with Sauvignon Blanc and dessert-wine signals.
Dessert Ice WineSauvignon BlancVineyard view
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3
Three Trees Vineyard77 fit
An intimate Leelanau red-wine stop when Cabernet Franc and Merlot are the priority.
Cabernet FrancMerlotVineyard view
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Wine remains the anchor: three winery stops, deliberately capped to reduce palate fatigue.

Keep the event from taking over the wine day

An event ticket is not a reason to race between tasting rooms. The planner still defaults to three wineries because wine-style fit, palate fatigue, meal timing, and the drive between stops matter more than maximizing check-ins.

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