Award-Winning Wines

We make a wide range of wines -- from dry to sweet, red to white -- something for every palate. All wines are made on the premises with local ingredients.

The café is now open!

The Crane Café is now open! Along with wine tasting, we now offer a wine-friendly menu of sandwiches, soups, salads, appetizers, and desserts. Many of our ingredients come from LOCAL farms, small manufacturers, and other businesses.

Host your next party in our new small banquet room!

Our new small banquet room is perfect for smaller weddings and receptions, showers, birthday parties, fundraisers, and business functions.

Visit Us at the New MBTB Tasting Room!

We are proud to be part of the Michigan by the Bottle Tasting Room in Shelby Township. Visit this location to get a taste of six different Michigan wineries (including Sandhill Crane Vineyards) - all in metro Detroit!

Welcome to Sandhill Crane Vineyards Winery & Café

At Sandhill Crane Vineyards, we feel pretty strongly about how we make our wine. We use only local grapes and other fruits, we make all the wine ourselves in our cellar, and every batch is handcrafted with love and care. The results speak for themselves -- the most gold medals and the greatest number of medals of any winery in southeast Michigan.


Visiting the Winery

It's a little bit of wine country in SE Michigan! We'd love to have you visit us for wine tasting soon. The winery is located in eastern Jackson County, about 35 minutes from Ann Arbor and Lansing, and an hour west of Detroit. The winery in Jackson is open year 'round. We feature wine tasting bars, our new café, gift shop, and winery tours.

How do you go about wine tasting? Just drop in during our open hours and we'll take it from there. All tastings are free except our Vidal Blanc Ice Wine and 840 port.

Bringing a Group?
We'd love to help you celebrate your special occasion. For groups of 8 or more we ask that you give us a courtesy call at least 24 hours in advance and plan on arriving before 4:30 pm on the day of your visit. That will allow us to make sure that we have adequate tasting room staff on hand and reserve one or more tables for your group. We charge a tasting fee of $5 per person for groups of 8 or more. Each person will then receive a $5 coupon good for any purchase of bottled wine that day.


  Wine of the Month: Traminette
Make sure to taste our wine of the month - this special selection is 10% off!

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Winery Hours

Jackson Winery, Tasting Room & Café - Monday through Saturday 11-6; Sunday 12-6 Thirsty Thursdays - open until 9:00 pm on Thursdays with live music and an extended café menu

Winery tours: Saturday: 12:00 pm, Sunday: 1:00 pm

Dexter Cider Mill Tasting Room (seasonal) - Open late August through mid-November

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