Bowers Harbor Vineyards

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    Open11:00 AM - 7:00 PM

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    Mon

    • 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM

    Tue

    • 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM

    Wed

    • 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM

    Thu

    • 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM

    Fri

    • 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM

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    Sat

    • 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM

    Sun

    • 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM

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    Bethany P.

    Bowers Harbor Vineyards is currently open Sun-Thurs 11am - 5pm, and Fri - Sat 11am - 6pm for outdoor heated pavilion seating, wines by the glass, and wine flights. Our indoor Tasting Room is currently open to wine club members. We are offering tastings as pre-selected flights based on palate.

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      Barry B.
      Grand Rapids, MI
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      Aug 12, 2014

      Great little secluded space and a totally yum num Pinot Grigio. Unfortunately, it lacked an info sheet of wine descriptions, which is helpful and fun for those of us who generally take their wine from a bag. Friendly staff makes it worth the stop.

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      Patrick G.
      Holland, MI
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      Feb 10, 2024

      Amazing wine and atmosphere. Sitting by a fire in early February was amazing. Highly recommend.

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      Kendra L.
      Northville, MI
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      Jan 5, 2024

      We were late for our reservation by about 15 minutes but we're greeted with big smiles and warm welcomes. What a great start to a visit!
      We were told to sit wherever we wanted and were quickly given menus. Once we let them know we had the winter pass we were given a very pared down list with only 3 pours. We were given the option to add on two more pours for $5 total (not each).
      I try not to be wasteful. We visited 10 wineries in the time we were in the TC area and this is the only place we left wine on the table.
      While we were there, there was never more than one other table occupied. When our flights were brought out we were immediately what our total was and we were expected to be paid immediately. Um, what? It's not busy, we were a group of 3 with two of us being middle aged. It's not like we were going to drink and dash. One of our group members said, "ok, we'll pay when we're done" and she last kind of stammered "ok, I'll leave your tab open." That was so tacky. It really put me off on the whole experience there.
      With all the wineries and cideries in the area we will not be back to this one, despite the beautiful setting.

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      Billie Jo D.
      Troy, MI
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      Apr 20, 2024

      This place is ok. Only members can stay in main building, the rest have to go outside. Food is limited and just your average convenience store snacks. Bartender was a little rude.

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      Christy V.
      Jacksonville, FL
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      Aug 13, 2023

      Absolutely stunning vineyard nestled in a valley. The landscaping was beyond beautiful, and the wines were delicious! This was by far our favorite winery of the day of the four we visited. Very chill ambiance, beautiful scenery, and super friendly staff!

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      Karlee H.
      Costa Mesa, CA
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      Aug 8, 2023

      Brought a larger bach group and the accommodated is well. The place had a decent amount of people but wasn't overly busy. It's so cute pulling up through the vineyard and pulling up to the cute house in the front. You can go around to the back or through the shop and club to get to where you can taste. They have pre set flights to try and lots of seating around the property for various size groups. We also wanted to get food here. Unfortunately they do not have a kitchen and only sell pre packaged snacks like crackers, hummus, dip, meat and cheese. What they have is good tho.

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      Ryan K.
      Chicago, IL
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      We love stopping by Bowers for amazing drinks and even better service. Lindsay and Todd are amazing people and make this place feel like home. Thanks!!

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      Linda L.
      Westfield, IN
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      Sep 20, 2022

      Pretty chill winery. It's a 3.5 but I'll round up.

      You get your flight and walk over to the seating area. They have the number 1 selling Pinot Grigio in MI. It was $24 for their Harvest flight. Everything was palatable.

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      Marin C.
      Traverse City, MI
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      Dec 1, 2023

      I had the Barbie flight and some chips and green onion/ white cheddar dip. A bit pricey, but excellent quality and stupendous service.

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      Amanda L.
      Rochester, MI
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      Dec 2, 2022

      Bowers Harbor is ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE! The staff is so friendly, the space is so beautiful, and the vibes are IMMACULATE! This was the second stop on our brew bus tour of Old Mission and we truly never wanted to leave! The bus dropped us off and immediately told us to walk through the vineyards, which in and of itself was so fun, to this area with about 8 or so picnic tables and a bar serving all of them. All the picnic tables had umbrellas and everything was well organized, so I think they spread out the groups that were here, so it wasn't like all 8 tables were occupied, there were only one or two other groups at this area when we got there, so it felt semi-private as well.

      Their bar servicing this area was full service, so we were able to order from anything on the menu - flights, individual glasses, and snacks! The area was enclosed on all 3 sides with vineyards, so we felt very nestled into the area and almost a bit secluded. The one open side had a gravel path that led up to the building, other outdoor seating areas (all shaded), and then some open spots by fire pits and a small lawn with cornhole that had some keg high-top tables for you to place your drinks at too. The path also led to the FANCIEST and clean portapotty set up that should have a bougier name than portapotty that I've ever seen! Everything was delightful and nothing was off limits or restricted from us like the last place had been, so it was truly such a wonderful delight and experience to spend time here - all these spaces were dog friendly as well and we got to see so many adorable dogs vibe out at this vineyard as well!

      Bonus bonus bonus points to Bowers Harbor for having a complete non-alcoholic flight of drinks to get too! For a person who doesn't drink like me, this was easily my favorite part! I didn't get "different" glasses from all my friends who were drinking, I got served in the exact same way with the flight tower the way my other friends were, which was so fun to be a part of it all for ONCE! Also, all the NA drink options were so COMPLEX and FUN! They weren't just like grape juices or sparkling waters or anything, they were some seriously unique and delicious pairings of multiple different ingredients, flavor profiles, and the like all combined into a few glasses, and I absolutely LOVED THAT! This was truly the most thoughtful part of Bowers Harbor for me and it really made my day. I will definitely be telling all my friends to come here AND will be coming here again very soon as well!

      We stayed in the picnic table area drinking our drinks for a bit and then eventually moved over to the lawn area to play some cornhole! Some people sat on the hill to observe and drink while others played, all with the backdrop of the rows and rows of vines surrounding us and it was truly magical! I also have to add that the staff here is absolutely SPECTACULAR! Everyone was so friendly, knowledgeable, and helpful! They had great taste in the music that was playing in our little picnic table area too while we were there and we told them how much we appreciated their taste in music. They loved that and told us that if we had any recommendations for music we wanted to hear to let them know and that was an invitation that all the audiophiles in my group eagerly jumped on. As you can see, the vibes were truly immaculate here! Thanks Bowers!

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      Cortney F.
      Charter Township of Clinton, MI
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      Nov 16, 2022

      This used to be my favorite winery stop. We visited here on our wine tour a few weeks ago. When we got inside the lady behind the bar was not friendly. Our whole
      group felt this way. I understand that the inside tables are for wine club members only but she was beyond rude about it. There was literally two other people inside at this time so it's not like people were waiting to get in. We have zero issues ordering and taking it outside but no reason to rude and annoyed about your policy. Maybe you need to put reserved signs on the tables to make your customers aware. The wine was ok, but the atmosphere sucks!

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