Suttons Bay Tasting Rooms
2 of Suttons Bay’s 13 tasting rooms are a walkable 0.6 mi or less from the village center: Gilchrist Farm Winery at 0.2 mi, Hop Lot Brewing Co. & Beer Garden at 0.6 mi. The rest are a short drive into the surrounding hills. Distances below are straight-line from the village center, so read them as a floor, not a route.
All 13, nearest first
- Gilchrist Farm Winery: 0.2 mi from the village center (walkable). Farm-to-table kitchen and winery in one.
- Hop Lot Brewing Co. & Beer Garden: 0.6 mi from the village center (walkable). Suttons Bay beer garden with fire pits, BBQ kitchen, live music, and winter igloos.
- Tandem Ciders: 2.4 mi from the village center. Beloved small cidery in a quiet rural setting north of Suttons Bay.
- Black Star Farms (Suttons Bay): 3 mi from the village center. Flagship destination with an inn, bistro, distillery, and tasting room.
- Silver Leaf Vineyard & Winery: 3.5 mi from the village center. Off-the-beaten-path hilltop winery near Suttons Bay with a cabin-in-the-woods feel and sunset views.
- Two K Farms Cidery & Winery: 3.8 mi from the village center. Graft-to-glass estate cidery and winery with bay views.
- MAWBY Sparkling Wines: 4.3 mi from the village center. The region's sparkling specialist and arguably its most famous label.
- Big Little Wines: 4.3 mi from the village center. Small-batch still-wine label co-located with MAWBY on Elm Valley Rd (shares the property and phone).
- Ciccone Vineyard & Winery: 4.8 mi from the village center. Hilltop vineyard and event barn with vineyard, bay, and rolling-hill views.
- Willow Winery & Vineyard: 4.9 mi from the village center. Small, warm room under owners Tracy and Harry.
- Suttons Bay Ciders: 4.9 mi from the village center. Hilltop cidery with one of the best West Bay views around, a wide cider range, wood-fired pizza, and a bonfire area.
- Three Trees Vineyard: 5.1 mi from the village center. Small estate-only producer with a quiet, pine-scented room.
- Shady Lane Cellars: 5.9 mi from the village center. Laid-back former farm with fireplaces and Adirondack chairs under the pines.
Arriving by the Leelanau Trail
The Leelanau Trail runs from Traverse City to Suttons Bay, so you can ride up, taste the walkable rooms on foot, and skip the parking question entirely.
Doing the wider peninsula too? The Leelanau wine trail guide groups every room by harbor town.
Suttons Bay hours
- Big Little Wines (Suttons Bay): Mon-Sat 12pm-6pm, Sun 12pm-5pm. Plan about 45 minutes.
- Black Star Farms (Suttons Bay) (Suttons Bay): Mon-Sun 11am-6pm. Plan about 45 minutes.
- Ciccone Vineyard & Winery (Suttons Bay): call ahead for current hours at +1 231-271-5553. Plan about 45 minutes.
- Gilchrist Farm Winery (Suttons Bay): Tue 12pm-5pm, Wed-Sat 12pm-8pm. Plan about 45 minutes.
- Hop Lot Brewing Co. & Beer Garden (Suttons Bay): Mon-Sat 12pm-9pm, Sun 12pm-8pm. Plan about 50 minutes.
- MAWBY Sparkling Wines (Suttons Bay): Mon-Sat 12pm-6pm, Sun 12pm-5pm. Plan about 45 minutes.
- Shady Lane Cellars (Suttons Bay): Mon-Thu 12pm-6pm, Fri-Sat 11am-7pm, Sun 12pm-6pm. Plan about 45 minutes.
- Silver Leaf Vineyard & Winery (Suttons Bay): Mon 12pm-5pm, Thu 12pm-5pm, Fri 12pm-6pm, Sat 11am-6pm, Sun 12pm-5pm. Plan about 45 minutes.
- Suttons Bay Ciders (Suttons Bay): Mon-Wed 12pm-7pm, Thu-Fri 12pm-8pm, Sat 11am-9pm, Sun 12pm-8pm. Plan about 40 minutes.
- Tandem Ciders (Suttons Bay): Mon-Sat 12pm-6pm, Sun 12pm-5pm. Plan about 40 minutes.
- Three Trees Vineyard (Suttons Bay): Mon-Sat 12pm-8pm, Sun 12pm-7pm. Plan about 45 minutes.
- Two K Farms Cidery & Winery (Suttons Bay): Wed-Thu 12pm-5pm, Fri 12pm-6pm, Sat 12pm-7pm, Sun 12pm-5pm. Plan about 40 minutes.
- Willow Winery & Vineyard (Suttons Bay): Thu 1pm-7pm, Fri 12pm-5pm, Sat 11:30am-5:30pm, Sun 12pm-4pm. Plan about 45 minutes.