The Leelanau Peninsula wineries spread from Suttons Bay to the tip of the peninsula and down to the Lake Leelanau backroads. Twenty-three of them belong to the official Leelanau Peninsula Wine Trail. A handful of longtime independents work the same hills outside the Trail. We’ve worked out a two-day route through eight of our favorites: four on day one, four on day two. Most are within thirty minutes of our bed and breakfast. Start with breakfast at the inn and pace yourself.
Day one: west and south
Good Harbor Vineyards
About twenty-five minutes northeast on M-22 brings you to Good Harbor on South Manitou Trail in Lake Leelanau. We start here because the patio is the best on this side of the peninsula, and the morning light is on it through noon. Order a flight, grab a charcuterie board, and find a seat in the garden. Plan on an hour.
Chateau Fontaine
From Good Harbor, drive east to Chateau Fontaine on South French Road, just outside Lake Leelanau. The tasting room is newly renovated, and the vine-covered patio is the move on a warm day. The Pinot Gris is the featured wine; the famous Garlic, Herb and Chardonnay Cheeseball is the menu item people drive there for. Tastings are two dollars per pour. Open daily noon to five from May 1 (Friday through Monday in winter). Live music every Wednesday five to seven through October.
Bel Lago Vineyards & Winery
Ten minutes south to Bel Lago, on a hillside above Lake Leelanau. The name is Italian for “beautiful lake,” and the view from the porch earns it. The tasting room may still be in a renovation phase (call ahead), but the outdoor pours run Wednesday through Monday, noon to six. Their Pinot Grigio is the easy choice. The Pinot Noir is the one to push yourself on. Picnics welcome.
Glen Arbor Wines
Five minutes from our front porch, the last stop is the easy one. Glen Arbor Wines is Lissa Martin’s tasting room, with around ten locally made wines and a backyard built for lingering: bocce, fire pits, Adirondack chairs. They stay open later than most tasting rooms (well into the evening most days), so this is the slot that holds whatever pace you’ve set. Walk back to the inn after, drop your bags, and consider dinner up the street.
Day two: east and inland
Shady Lane Cellars
Start day two on the east side of the peninsula at Shady Lane in Suttons Bay. They’re SIP Certified (sustainable agriculture), which doesn’t matter to your taste buds but matters to anyone who pays attention to how the wine gets made. The vineyard tours are worth the time if you can catch one (call ahead; they’re staff-led and in-depth). The cheese pairings are a real menu rather than a marketing line. Live music on some weekends. Hours run Sunday and Monday noon to five, Thursday noon to five, Friday and Saturday eleven to six, closed Tuesday and Wednesday.
Mawby Vineyards & Winery
Fifty years in operation as of 2026 and the place to come for sparkling wines. Mawby is not on the LP Wine Trail anymore, but they’ve been making méthode champenoise on the peninsula longer than most current Trail members have existed. The current featured bottles run on one-word names: Talismøn, Sex, Blanc Brut. The Sex is the one they’re most famous for and the one your friends will text you about when they see the bottle in your kitchen. Reservations recommended through their Tock page.
Blustone Vineyards
Eleven minutes north to Blustone. Forty acres of vineyards and a tasting room with floor-to-ceiling windows that open in summer. Thursday through Monday, noon to five. The reds here are the strongest. Ask about whatever they’re most proud of that week.
Aurora Cellars
End at Aurora Cellars, five minutes north of Blustone. Boutique scale, family-estate feel, rolling hills out the windows. Open Thursday through Sunday, noon to five. Order a bottle, find a seat outside, watch the light move across the vines. That’s the day.
2026 wine trail events
The Leelanau Peninsula Wine Trail runs anchor events through the year. They sell out fast.
Spring Into Summer
May 29 through June 7, 2026. Customized glass, pours at participating wineries along the trail, the first official wine event of the season. Book early.
LP Harvest Club
September 1 through 30, 2026. Harvest-season pours across the wineries. Best month to visit if you want to see the fruit come off the vines.
Hunt for the Reds of October
October 1 through 31, 2026. Reds-focused month at the wineries on the trail. Good fit for the fall foliage drive on M-22.
Toast the Season
Two weekends in November: November 6 through 8 and November 13 through 15, 2026. End-of-season holiday tastings. Quieter pace, winter mood at the wineries, smaller crowds.
For tickets and current event details, see the LP Wine Trail events page. Ask us to reserve tickets for your party before they sell out, and we can recommend tour companies that handle transportation between the wineries.
Booking your stay
Book a room or condo at Glen Arbor Bed & Breakfast and Condos. We sit in the middle of Glen Arbor, with four blocks of downtown in either direction, and most of the Leelanau Peninsula wineries on this list are within thirty minutes. Breakfast at the inn before you go out. Dinner in town when you come back.
