The Spare Key Winery & Distillery

The Spare Key Winery & Distillery sits in the Petoskey Wine Region at 6872 Upper Bayshore Road in Charlevoix, Michigan, just under a mile off US 31. Founded in 2011 as a family project with 400 vines, the estate has grown to roughly 3,800 vines and operates as one of the few estate-grown and bottled wineries in Northern Michigan, with grapes cultivated in its own vineyard and processed on-site. The winery produces wines from cold-climate grapes such as Marquette, Frontenac, Elvira, Cayuga White, and Golden Muscat, alongside Sweet White, Sweet Red, Rosé, and an Apple wine. It has also begun producing distilled spirits. What began as a garage operation and tent tasting space has expanded into a dedicated building housing a tasting room with a porch, production area, storage, and office. Visitors can taste in the tasting room, and wine club members receive complimentary tastings, access to new releases, invitations to pick-up parties, and behind-the-scenes tours.

Written by Ava from public sources. Not written or reviewed by the winery.