Petoskey Wine Region planner / Charlevoix

1918 Cellars at Castle Farms

A tasting room in a historic wing of Castle Farms on M-66, so the stop comes with the grounds and the stonework attached. Wine and cider with grab-and-go food.

The basics

• Where: 5052 M-66 North, Charlevoix, MI 49720
• Hours: not published in a weekly format, call ahead at (231) 237-0884
• Pours: wine, cider
• Plan on about 45 minutes
• Food: grab and go
• Phone: (231) 237-0884
• Website: castlefarms.com/
• Not a Petoskey Wine Region trail member, listed here because it is a working tasting room in the same country

Hours checked September 18, 2026.

Nearest other tasting stops

• Blu Dot Farm & Vineyard, 3.7 miles straight line (Charlevoix)
• Spare Key Winery, 7.3 miles straight line (Bay Shore)
• The Cellars at Royal Farms, 8.7 miles straight line (Ellsworth)
• Rudbeckia Winery & Burnt Marshmallow Brewstillery, 10.3 miles straight line (Petoskey)

Worth pairing with

• Downtown Charlevoix, 2.4 miles straight line. Bridge Street between the drawbridge and Round Lake, plus the Earl Young mushroom houses a few blocks off it.
• Mount McSauba Recreation Area, 2.8 miles straight line. Dune and forest trails above the Lake Michigan beach on the north edge of Charlevoix, with a real overlook at the top.
• Ironton Ferry, 2.8 miles straight line. A cable ferry that has been crossing the narrows of Lake Charlevoix since 1876 and carries four cars at a time. It is a shortcut and an attraction at once.

Distances are straight line from the map coordinates, not drive distance. Build the actual route on the planner, which uses real roads.

Directions

Built by Chris Izworski, a Michigan wine-country visitor and trip-tool builder. We return to Michigan wine country often; our aim is a wine day with unhurried stops, a sensible drive, and room to explore. Winery information comes from the published source records, not from a claim that we personally visited or tasted at every stop. More tools are at the Tools hub.