Reviews of Chateau Grand Traverse Winery (Winery)

April Cross

Mady was super knowledgeable and fun to talk with! We had a great time. Will be back tomorrow for Romancing the Riesling!

Owen J.

My personal favorite winery in the area. The scenery is amazing and the outdoor patio is perfect to relax and enjoy your wine while being surrounded by the vineyard. They offer little tours of their wine making process every hour which is also really cool. Their wine is some of the best as well. Be sure to add this one on your checklist while wine tasting.

christina s

The best view of our wine tour. I got a flight of all the cherry stuff. Liked them all! Charcuterie plate was wonderful. Kris and Taylor were awesome.

John Dahl

Excellent place, very beautiful atmosphere! Great staff! We will be going back!

Jake A

My favorite winery. The spiced cherry and their double gold cherry port were delicious. Brought a bottle home for 6 bucks. Ken was a fantastic bartender and host.

Marie Elenbaas

Love everything about this place. Always have. Brought my husband here for our honeymoon this weekend. Wonderful wine friendly staff and a lovely environment.

laura lenski

Was probably one of my favorites out of them all on the peninsula thank you for Great service and great wine

Kristen Boura

Great wines

Luke Herr

A more touristy winery with wonderful views but less quality service. If you come in during a busy hour you get lined up to wait for bar counter style service and the sommeliers seen less likely to give you a quality experience.

Stephen Butler

Take the time to visit château winery some of the best wine on the peninsula. Buy it take it home and enjoy.

Alex C

Everything about this place is wonderful! My (now) fiancée and I stayed at the inn here just over a week ago. We were lucky enough to catch a tour of the winery, did a few tastings, learned a ton about winemaking, and of course, came home with some incredible wine. Their staff are all friendly and incredibly knowledgeable on the process and science behind making wine. Special thanks to Ann who helped me coordinate my proposal on their scenic overlook deck! Out of all the wineries on the peninsula, this is without a doubt our favorite for so many reasons! We will absolutely be back, many times.

Julie Bartush

Wonderful service and atmosphere!

Emily Darow

The wines are pretty good!!! Only reason I haven't been here before is their wine is mass produced and I can get it downstate.....now that I've actually tried it I will probably get some down there!!!! A great stop if you're on the peninsula!!!!

Amrit Elixir G

Went there for a wineery visit. It is the most educational and knowledgeable. The process of making wine was explained by staff and they were so friendly. Had 6 kinds of beer tasting. I recommend visit this place if you are in Traverse city.

Gerald Drouillard

One of our favorite wines/wineries

Nathan Dahms

Good experience would recommend when in the area. $3 and $5 tastings very reasonable.

John Delcalzo

Very nice place. If you like wine.

Stacey Miller

I purchased the cherry wine which has a plastic "cork" which I first had to pick some of the top off and then my husband finally got it opened with a corkscrew. The wine itself is not fruity like Blue Nun or Boone's Farm but doesn't take like cherries either. Would definitely not purchase from this winery again mostly due to the fake "cork". Also, it smells unpleasant. I poured it down the drain. My husband said it smelled like vinegar.

Lindsey Fougerousse

Big selection but nothing special. Good wine for a group.

Shirley Shane

Wonderful place!

Joshua Dannunzio

Enjoyable tasting and friendly staff.

Bethany Bellavia

The service was amazing, ALL the wines were exceptional and had multiple that have won awards! They offer $3 off a wine purchase if you do a tasting and they also offer WOMP and Vintage Wine Club discounts! Highly recommend!!

Kellyn Christmas

During a 22 person family reunion, our shuttle service gave Chateau Grand Traverse several weeks notice that we would be coming for a tasting and the precise time. Upon arrival, however, they had done nothing different to prepare and we therefore had too long of a wait for tastings to fit with our 45-50 minutes allotted to stop there. They were curt and their attitudes implied that the problem was our faulty expectations versus their poor planning and customer service. In sum, we would have much preferred to stay at large group friendly locations like Bower's Harbor or Chateau Chantal!

Chelsie Boodoo

The wine tasting was great and the discount for the bottles after makes it worth it

COPPER

Good wine but check out another story. They shipped our wine via usps ground. It is all been over heated and no good. Don’t ship!

Denys Astanin

Good selection of vines

Marianne Alexander

Love it! I vs I visit every time I'm in the area.

Carol Piva

My rating is about the vineyard since I don't drink wine. The store has many options of souvenirs, but I missed grape juice for selling. It would be amazing to find it there.

Jackie Peterman

Best wines in all the land

Tim Cottrell

Luv the Spiced Cherry wine

Janie K

Favorite winery in TC area that we visited.

Bridgett Linette

We did a sampling and the tour of the winery. Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and involved our children with a very detailed learning experience of how wine is made and processed. The spiced cherry was our favourite!

Khyla Art

Pinnacle experience next to seeing the entire pennisula. Breath taking views. Can pick fruit just up the road on the left.

Kelly Richards

My only complaint is that the walls are way too thin. We had good neighbors, but it would have been a nightmare if we didn't. Everything else was spectacular.

Margaret Karoub Quintal

Prices on wine are great. Neat gift shop and patio to sit on. I come here every year and it’s a reliably nice time. Neat they’re branching into cold brew coffee - they also have reasonable price rooms to stay.

Everett Rice

Enjoyed the tour and the friendly atmosphere. I am sitting here in Mid-November enjoying a glass of the Cherry Riesling. Great wine!!

D.J. & Cathy Chatfield

What a wonderful experience. From the facilities to the staff and their wines. Wonderful time.

Alec Renart

Classic Rieslings. One of the original OM wineries that actually grow their own grapes.

R Schindler

I absolutely love the CGT late harvest Chardonnay. I give it often as gifts to my friends with a discerning palate. For the rookies, they get the CGT late harvest riesling. The last time in TC, I bought a case of each. I'm due for another trip as my LH Chardonnay is running low. How I discovered you, I don't know, but I'm sure glad I did and highly recommend these two wines to everybody. The LH Chardonnay is a bit on the semi dry side and the LH riesling is sweet.

Khaylinn The Gamer

Amazing experience! Highly recommend for your next get away. Friendly staff, sweet views and good food.

William Tell

A great place to taste and buy VERY good wines. Serving bar was clean and staff was knowledgeable of the wines they served. Prices were perfect.

eric rader

Nice can!

Shantel Noble

One word: Pretentious. Our wine tasting girl was really cute, kind, and knowledgable. But the atmosphere was stuck up. Even in OFF season with hardly anyone there. My husband said... "Advice to managers: Stop acting like everyone who walks in the door should be a millionaire." Very sad as we were expecting a way better experience. The wine and atmosphere is better at Black Star Farms

Aero and Company Farm

Delicious!

David Drescher

Clean professional staff and atmosphere. Large winery ran well. The wines are good, consistent and inexpensive relive to the good quality. Wines tend to lean toward the sweet side is if that is your jam this is your place.

Callen Stewart

Doors too spring loaded

Samuel clarke

It's a fun place, my wife and sister love going there for wine Wednesday, I've been there for an event, and the setting is nice, the staff are friendly. Overall a very pleasant experience.

Sharon Lynch

Always love this place however today it was very disappointing. The very smallest pours compared to all the other wineries

Brandy Taylor

The staff was very friendly and they had a large selection. We purchased two tasting packages because there were so many to choose from. There is a beautiful back patio off the tasting room- perfect to enjoy a glass of wine on a warm day. My boyfriend recommends the Cherry Spiced wine- ask them to warm it up. It tastes like Christmas!

Darla Ransom

Fantastic pricing, amazing wine, and friendly, informative staff. Well worth my time spent there.

Jason VanDerHeyden

Oui oui. Good wine. Coupons with tastings. Nice deck.

Ryan Hickman

Did this as part of a 4 winery wine tour. Service was great and wine was delicious. Scenery was beautiful and place was very clean and modern

Seth Bruce

Oldest and most elegant and tasteful wines on the trail. Since 1974. Huge selection of wines and some special selections of reserve with case production under 400 cases a year. This was ranked in my top three of many wineries visited. Don’t miss this out on this stop

Tom Emmott

The Tankhaus was amazing! So warm and cozy. And it even had WI-FI. I thoroughly enjoyed my stay. And the breakfast in bed was a real plus. I loved the Riesling pancakes. And the service was the best, thanks to our wonderful servers Curtis and Meghan. Thanks Chateau Grand Traverse. We will definitely return for another weekend stay at The Tankhaus. Tom Emmott

Gabe Miller

Very good wine at very fair prices. I appreciate that the tasting fee can be included towards purchase of bottles. Please keep that policy as is, if not free.

Liz Ockert

I've enjoyed their wine and their suites are amazing.

Darshawn T

Beautiful atmosphere a decent selection of wines with a long wait for food and wines. Wirth a stop of you go early enough to avoid crowds go before 1pm. Service is good.

Steven Bellavia

Beautiful facility with very friendly and knowledgeable staff. Oh, and very delicious wines (both dry and sweet)!

Caleb Schultz

Decent.

Jessica Basham

Steve was very rude and abrupt...ruined the whole birthday experience and vibe.

Eric Williams

Nice place nowledgable staff good people.

Robert Buchholz

We had a great time sampling the wine. John was very informative about the different wines we selected to try. They had more reds than usual this year on hand as the crop was better than previous years.

Neeta Karani

Loved the tasting and the view from the back!

Denise

FABULOUS!!!

Carolyn Covelli

Friendly staff, great wine, NOT over priced, beautiful views!

Logan Phelps

Great place to taste test. Very informative

Chris Vukin

Absolutely love their late harvest riesling, so tasty.

Tim Peck

Wine was nice, staff not so much. We had a flight of wine on the patio which costs more than the tasting. Apparently there is a coupon that is only avaliable to those who go through the tasting experience. We asked if they served food and an abrupt NO was given, even though they have a small offering of light fare.

Kalli Decker

Their wines are so delicious and the staff is the most knowledgable that we've met up here! They had a lot to choose from and offered 6 samples for free. Pay the $2 to try Botrytis Riesling!!! This has been my favorite winery so far.

ryan peterson

I like the new tasting room, and the whole cluster riesling.

Cristina Brito

Muito bons vinhos e ótimo lugar.

Sarah LaPlante

I loved their variety of cherry wine, but not the wait getting it. I purchased their sweet water, which was amazing. Their Grand Traverse late harvest was phenomenal as well for anyone who loves sweet whites. Didn't have any great views but I played in their grapes. Would return for their cheap prices! $3 for 5 tastings, $5 includes their reserve wine options.

Miranda Endres

One of my favorite wineries. Tastings were delicious and the prices reasonable for wine.

Amanda Schultz

Too small. People on busses think they are entitled to cut everyone in line. Not a good system. Staff should concern themselves with everyone's experience, not just large groups

Steven Cornea

Great wine with a amazing view a friendly service

James Krasula

Great Place to Sample and Buy some of Michigan's wines.

Aditya Badarinath

This place has a very sophisticated ambiance. Everything about it was very meticulous and clean. The wine tasting was the best that we had in Traverse City. The cherry wines were especially unique and noteworthy. We also took a guided tour of the vineyards and winery, which were amazing. The guide was very patient with all of our questions and really took the time to explain and elaborate on everything that he could.

Tony Rincon

The best wine and their people know their stuff.

Jennifer Swiderski

Beautiful B & B, loved the location, our gorgeous room, and the winery itself. The breakfasts were fantastic, the service was ideal, and we thoroughly enjoyed our stay. Beautiful rooms with a lovely view, loved the common ares and the hospitality.

Rob Waters

The staff, service, wines and prices are the best in the area. I've been to 5-6 wineries and this is by far the favorite. A must go.

Kim Toorenaar

Awesome gift shop.

Jennifer Maag

Stopped in and sampled their wine. Bought a beautiful wine glass & 6 bottles of wine total, because even my husband liked them! Score!

Tim Wise Jr

The view is awesome

Sean Franklin

Excellent wine selection (especially for a Riesling lover like my wife and I)! The server said they produce over 18% of all Michigan's Riesling. Very nice service and exceptionally proceed wines. I see why they are the biggest producing winery in northern Michigan.

Daniel Walker

The tasting experience was great fun. We bought a case of mixed wine for the holidays.

Jill St John

Wonderful wine. The views are breath taking.

renee garcia

Pretty good

Renée Wildermuth

Helpful and friendly, even to those of us who are not wine experts

Dan Gray

Nice spot with decent wines

Konnie Jeffire

Loved it. Already making plans to come back for a longer stay!!