Hickory Creek Winery
About
Hickory Creek's approach to winemaking is straightforward: simple life, complex wines. This veteran-owned craft winery strives to make the wine experience approachable to everyone. Our team is highly trained, yet down to earth. We want you to have fun, learn something and enjoy yourself. Our small winery, sitting on 38 acres of rolling farmland and vineyard, focuses on quality over quantity. We like to say it's like making dinner for five instead of five hundred. We welcome you to come simplify your life with a complex glass of Hickory Creek wine.
Awards
Hickory Creek Winery has won multiple Gold, Silver, and Bronze Medals at the annual Michigan Wine Competition in recent years. Our winemaker holds a Wine and Spirits Education Trust Advanced Certification (with Distinction). Most of our staff members have been awarded WSET Certifications at various levels and/or technical degrees in Winemaking and Viticulture.
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Hours
Open year round, 7 days a week. Check website or call for current hours.
Features & Varietals
Features: Quiet and idyllic setting. Outdoor seating. Dog-friendly. Behind the scenes look at production process. Accessible winemaker who is almost always onsite and interacting with our guests.
Group tastings available, event spacing, winemaker dinners.
Tastings: Traditional guided tastings are available, as well as flight boards, wine by the glass, wine by the bottle and charcuteries plates (seasonally). Check website for details.
Varietals: Our tasting menu features mostly vitis vinifera varieties as well as some hybrids that showcase the Lake Michigan Shore AVA's terroir. We specialize in dry red, rosé and white wines and carry several off-dry wines. We are known for producing earthy Cabernet Franc, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. Our crisp white wines typically include Pinot Gris, Riesling, and Grüner Veltliner. We are proud to feature a limited selection of dry rosé and orange wine as well.
Established: 2006