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Wine

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Closing

VinBar Poured Only Michigan Wine at 111 West Liberty. Nothing Has Replaced It.

Three Leelanau Peninsula wineries ran one downtown room under three separate tasting-room licenses. Current Magazine reported the closing in March 2019.

VinBar spent about five years at 111 W Liberty pouring wine from three Leelanau wineries and nothing else. Current Magazine reported the closing in March 2019.

July 28, 2026 · 3 min read
Guide

The Best Wine Bars in Detroit

A craft beer and cocktail city has been quietly building a wine scene. Here is where to find it.

Detroit earned its reputation as a cocktail and craft beer city, but a cohort of wine-forward restaurants has been building a different kind of scene. Where to find serious wine, from Corktown to Midtown.

May 14, 2026 · 6 min read
Guide

The Best Wine Bars in Ann Arbor

Spencer set the standard. Here's the full picture of what the city's wine scene actually looks like.

Ann Arbor's wine bar scene is smaller than you might expect, but what's here is genuinely good. Spencer is the benchmark. Beyond it, a Spanish sherry list, a vinyl listening room, and a wine shop that carries bottles you can't find anywhere else in the county.

May 9, 2026 · 5 min read
Opinion

Ann Arbor Has a Natural Wine Problem (the Good Kind)

How a college town became one of the best small cities in the Midwest for natural wine.

How a college town quietly became one of the Midwest's best natural wine destinations.

April 24, 2025 · 3 min read