NON BUS Traverse City Fine Red Wine Tasting Tour

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4 hours 30 minutes (approx.)

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Overview

Skip the hassle of a loud obnoxious party bus and leave the driving to us! Check out our Tiered pricing for groups!
Yellowstone Style Meets Traverse City Wine Country complete with Stunning views, luxury SUVs, and some of the finest Red Wines in the World!

The Official # 1 Red Wine Tour here in Traverse City Michigan!

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Stunning views, No Buses, No Rush, Iconic wineries, stellar Red Wine, and 5-star Celebrity customer service. This is the wine tour for Red Wine Lovers! Sample the Cab Franc at Hawthorne, the La Familia and 2896 at Bowers, The Naughty or Nice Red at Chateau Chantal, the famous Cab Merlot at Brys, a staff favorite - the Cab Franc, BDX and the OV Pinot Noir at Bonobo. Great for bachelorette, birthday, and anniversary groups... or whatever- you don't need an excuse! This tour goes to 4 of the wineries on the list of attractions. Sunset Tour groups have the option of a Distillery!

What's Included

Wine Samples/Splashes ARE available on our tour- flights, bottles, food are extra
Law Enforcement/First Responder/Military friendly - owned/operated by former Law Enforcement
Luxury SUV - GMC Yukon/Chevrolet Suburban - Cadillac Escalade
Air-conditioned vehicle
Groups of 6 or more get a free bottle of wine (Gamay, Secco-depending on availability)
NON PARTY BUS - semi-private, we combine couples, groups of 6-7 most likely have their own vehicle
Expert Wine Tour Guides- Wine enthusiasts, Wine Experts
Local Traverse City Guides - UofM Grads (owner) / MSU, GVSU, EMU Grads (some guides)

Tired old buses are NOT INCLUDED- Excluded

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Meeting and Pickup

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THE MOVIE STAR EXPERIENCEPickup is at Hardy Street Parking Structure, east side of the structure near the State Street entrance next to Middlecoast Brewery, look for some luxury GMC Yukons/Cadillac Escalades. Hardy Street Parking Structure is across the street from Park Place Hotel. For groups, we also pick up at some local downtown Traverse City locations- email or text us your location. Our guests don't have to walk miles to a far-away park to get on some old run-down bus! OR worse, our guests won't have to drive to some park only to drive back to Traverse City after a day of drinking wine! Don't come here on vacation and leave on probation! Movie Stars Wine Tours guests get picked up and dropped off in Downtown Traverse City. Book the Movie Star Experience!Guests from outside of downtown-Day tours- we can sometimes pick up before tours at local area hotels, however, traffic gets heavy in the afternoon, so drop off after the day tour would be downtown Traverse City. Day tour guests are strongly encouraged to go downtown Traverse City to eat until rush-hour is over, catch an Uber or hotel shuttle later in the afternoon. Guides have dinner recommendations for guests.Guests on the afternoon/sunset tours- Plan ahead, get downtown early via hotel shuttles/Ubers- traffic gets heavy in the afternoon. Get to the pickup point (Hardy Street Parking Structure), and we can usually drop off at local hotels/motels after the wine tour.Bought a box of wine? No problem, after the wine tour, go out and experience downtown Traverse City, and pick up your wine the next day.

Meeting point

East State Street
Traverse City, MI 49684, USA

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Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.

What To Expect

Traverse City

Pickup and drop off in Traverse City Michigan at Hardy Street Parking Structure 303 E. State Street, east side of the parking structure near the State Street entrance next to Middlecoast Brewery, look for some GMC Yukons.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Hawthorne Vineyards

Tour guests can buy flights, wine by the glass, bottles or join the wine club during the wine tour.One of the best vineyards in Traverse City, guest can sip, savor and taste some of the best reds and whites on the peninsula. Red wine drinkers can sample Merlot / Cab Franc blend and for the white drinkers try the Auxerrois or Dry Riesling. Guests can get a popcorn flight and even a charcuterie board. One of the newest up and coming wineries on Old Mission Peninsula.The Hawthorne Vineyards site is arguably the most secluded Old Mission Peninsula tasting room site. The tasting room is located on a high bluff with views of both East and West Grand Traverse Bays. Our visitors will be seeing nature– no view of traffic, no close neighbors -- just vineyard, woods and water.Guests can see both bays from the tasting room. An outdoor patio area will provide a relaxing environment with stunning bay views and a cozy outdoor fireplace.