Bowers Harbor Vineyards
Bowers Harbor Vineyards
Bowers Harbor Vineyards
4.5
11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Monday
11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Tuesday
11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Wednesday
11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Thursday
11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Friday
11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday
11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Sunday
11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
About
We are a boutique winery located in Northern Michigan on picturesque Old Mission Peninsula. Our cool-climate viticulture experience coupled with our hard work proves to produce superior quality Pinot Grigio, Chardonnay, Riesling, Pinot Noir, Cabernet Franc, and our signature meritage blend the 2896, Langley. A visit to our quaint tasting room will afford you the opportunity to taste our sparkling wines, red wines, white wines, and view the quiet loveliness of Bowers Harbor. Wine tasting is comfortable and inviting at Bowers Harbor Vineyards; no need to be intimidated! Join us in the Bowers Harbor Tasting Room to try the latest Award-Winning wines! - Wine Tasting - Wine by the Glass. We highly recommend reservations.
Duration: 1-2 hours
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Green Cove Springs, FL80 contributions
Jul 2021 • Couples
So surprised that this vineyard is so highly rated. Out of the three we visited yesterday we thought this was the worst. It was the most expensive by far and was more a cattle drive than a wine tasting. You choose a flight of wines, but not individual wines and prices are based on the flight. The others we visited allowed you to choose any wine on the tasting menu. At this vineyard we chose a red flight, which wasn’t good and cost $27.00.
Written 17 July 2021
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Big Dogg
Jackson, MI26 contributions
Apr 2021 • Couples
Always stop here when in the Traverse City area. We stopped and they no longer do tastings but only pre selected flights and glasses of wine. Their four flights were priced from 24 to 40 dollars. And were 4 and 5 glass flights of two ounces..We refuse to pay this much especially when probably one would not like every wine that was on the flight.. We found them to be one of the highest priced in the area. I think some of the area wineries are price gouging and taking advantage of the Covid situation.. There are other wineries down the road who still are doing tastings and you pick what you want to taste,, we did our purchasing from these wineries. Bowers Harbor please return to your old business model. When you do we will return till then we will avoid entering your door..
Written 7 May 2021
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Emily A
East Tawas, MI17 contributions
Dec 2022 • Couples
This used to be our favorite winery to visit but it really has changed. It was a cold December afternoon and you weren’t allowed to sit inside unless you were a wine club member. The guy who waited on us was abrupt and unfriendly and their flights have gone up in price a lot since we last visited. You have to do a preselected flight while previously you were able to pick your own selection. Their wines are still good, but it was a disappointing experience overall.
Written 18 December 2022
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Elaine Lubash
1 contribution
Jun 2021
Spent the day hiking and letting our dog play on the beach. Shopped at the wonderful lavender shop and decided the perfect ending to a great day would be to sit in the shade with a beautiful view while sipping some wine. Just like the pictures, right? Came to Bowers because we knew the allowed dogs in the yard. Arrived hot and exhausted from our day. We were walk-ins so they told us to pick a barrel to stand at out in the sun. We thought that since we were walk-ins that was all that was available. We are in our late 60's so standing after a long day in the sun was not what we had in mind. We took a barrel, our wine flight kept sliding off and we had to hold on to it. We were miserable and the shaded patio never did have more than a few people seated there so there was no reason we could not have sat down. Very disappointing.
Written 25 June 2021
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JackieNChuck
Columbia City, IN446 contributions
Jul 2023 • Couples
We visited this winery a couple of days ago and were quite disappointed. The tasting flights were pre-selected with NO option to switch out the choices. I would give the ambiance of this place a zero. If you are deciding which of the many wineries to visit, I’d recommend skipping this one.
Written 28 July 2023
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Nancy S
Flint, MI533 contributions
Jun 2021
Five of us went to this vineyard to taste their wine. They have 4 or 5 groupings of wine and when you pick the grouping you want to try you get 5 pours. Pricy compared to other vineyards I’ve visited on the peninsula. You can also purchase a single glass of wine which some of us did. The average rating was for the cost and way you had to choose the wines from their pre selected grouping.
Written 17 June 2021
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Topzty
Temperance, MI21 contributions
Aug 2020
A beautiful vineyard. We visited during the CoVid pandemic but were allowed to sit at picnic tables with umbrellas set up in the middle to the vines of grapes! Make a reservation or you won't be able to be accommodated if there are more than 6 of you. I did make reservations so we were fine. and we were a party of 18. Also call the vineyard if arriving by bus. They need to know that ahead of time. it is very well organized and everything went off without a hitch. Well worth the visit!
Written 9 August 2020
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Thank you so much for your kind words. So glad you had a great time!
Written 19 August 2020
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Amanda
9 contributions
Jul 2022
After checking out all the wineries on the peninsula, this was the most expensive for tastings. They had preselected fights to choose from- dry, sweet or ciders. After seeing the price, we were almost going to leave. They had one flight of four for $40 and other flights around $20 with some wines on the flight that they were out of. After getting a flight, we fell in love with their Riesling. We were pleasantly surprised to find that some of the wines themselves were reasonably priced around $28. Our server did not offer much information on the wine, but the wine itself was good and the patio was inviting to taste on.
Written 15 July 2022
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Matt W
Detroit, MI12 contributions
Jul 2023 • Couples
This was always one of our favorites. Now the inside is for "VIP" only, ok whatever. If you're looking for a flight, you have to now choose from different pre selected cider/wine samples. You simply cannot pick and choose your own samples you'd like to sample for your "flight". It seems they have shifted their focus on their "event tent" for special events rather than the every day Joe coming to visit their establishment and sample wine/cider of their choice.
Written 2 August 2023
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lindabNewYorkCity
New York City, NY179 contributions
Aug 2021
Beautiful surroundings but impersonal experience. You wait on line, you pick a flight, they set it up so you know what each wine is, and you go to a seat on their beautiful grounds. No info on the wine/grapes/history, which we enjoy. But, very dog friendly, even had water bowl w/ water in a wine bottle that we could take to our table just for the dog.
Written 22 August 2021
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I’m looking to buy Concord grapes in bulk. Do you or any other Traverse City vineyards sell them that way
Written 24 September 2020
Absolutely. Staff very caring but remember it is a winery so there are couples enjoying the day. But your family can enjoy the view and the wine and the surroundings. A peaceful and beautiful spot!
Written 28 July 2016
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