About Annabelle Acres Vineyard & Winery
Annabelle Acres is a family vineyard about ten minutes east of Hart, run by Dennis and Debbie with their grown children and grandchildren pitching in at the tasting bar, on the bottling line and around the grounds. The name comes from the Annabelle hydrangea. The vineyard has grown over the last several years and focuses on cold-climate grapes bred for Michigan winters, including Itasca, Aromella, Petite Pearl, Marquette, Verona and the Frontenacs, along with older Catawba and Concord vines and some Cabernet Franc.
Every wine is crushed, fermented, aged and bottled on the farm in small batches, and the list runs from dry to sweet: reds, whites, rosé, fruit wines and a wine made with maple syrup. At the 2025 National Small Producer Wine Invitational, the Itasca White and Cabernet Franc won silver medals, and the Frontenac Rosé and a blend called Conspiracy of Ravens took bronze. The winery also brews two rotating beers and makes hard cider.
The winery's café and coffee house serves dips and boards, Bavarian pretzels with beer cheese, cheesy bread, scratch soups in the cooler months, and muffins and scones on many Saturdays, plus cold brew coffee flights in summer and hot coffee and hot chocolate flights when it turns cold. The patio faces south across a pond and the vines, and visitors often spot herons, sandhill cranes and deer, and now and then a bald eagle. The family also books private events and private picnics in the vineyard.
Cherry Point Farm & Market near Shelby is about 25 minutes southwest. Walk its lavender labyrinth in mid to late July, then drive up for an afternoon on the Annabelle patio.
What to do
- Taste wines from cold-climate grapes such as Itasca, Marquette and Petite Pearl
- Try the award-winning Itasca White or Frontenac Rosé
- Order a coffee or hot chocolate flight from the café
- Watch for herons and sandhill cranes from the pond-side patio
- Try a house-brewed beer or hard cider
- Book a private vineyard picnic
Season, hours and prices
- Season
- Open seasonally, with a summer café menu; fall 2026 hours were weekends in September and October and Saturdays in November and December
- Hours
- Posted on their website (fall 2026): September–October Friday–Saturday noon–6, Sunday noon–5; November–December Saturday noon–5 (closed November 21)
Good to know
- Age
- 21 or older to taste or drink alcohol
Tips for your visit
- Hours are reduced in late fall and winter; check their website before you go
- Soup days are announced on their social pages
- Plan a designated driver
Pair it with a lavender farm
Cherry Point Farm & Market · about 25 minutes away
Cherry Point Farm & Market near Shelby is about 25 minutes southwest; walk the lavender labyrinth in July bloom and finish on the Annabelle patio.
Getting there
Questions
What grapes grow at Annabelle Acres?
Mostly cold-climate varieties such as Itasca, Aromella, Petite Pearl, Marquette, Verona and Frontenac, plus Catawba, Concord and Cabernet Franc.
Is there food?
Yes. The café serves dips, boards, pretzels, soups and baked goods, plus coffee flights.
Do they make anything besides wine?
Yes, two rotating beers brewed on site and hard cider.
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