Us four guys on a quick weekend trip found this great little corner gasoline hub with surprisingly…read moresweet spot pricing, useful integration for perks through the Upside app, and larger than expected selection on the needed beverages and goodies too but missing any local brewing options. Polite staff too and can recommend for the small tiny northern town fix!

We decided to come today to try out the beer. What a hot mess...we attempted to order a flight of…read morebeers but we're told that all of the glasses were either broken or dirty so we would have to settle for samples out of regular glasses. When we said what we wanted we were told that they were out of one of the four beers we wanted to try and one of the beers taps wasn't working correctly. In addition when we asked a question about one of the beers the waitstaff person said, "I don't know anything about the beers I only work here". We finished up quickly and left. This place is a joke...not worth the trip.

We were really a little surprised to find a winery in a small farming community. We were a little…read moremore surprised to find out that if offered an excellent selection of wines. They import the juices but create and bottle their own. We are avid wine drinkers and we tried a few reds, a few ports, a mead and were offered a wine slushie sample which I almost turned down but was glad I didn't after tasting it. I have never been fond of anything remotely slushy and sweet, but it was wonderful - both tart and sweet with an excellent finish. The menu promised wines of great complexity with balanced tannin's which seemed like a big statement for a little place to be making, but they nailed it. We have enjoyed California wineries and Hometown Cellars does lack California and maybe even Traverse City Winery sophistication, but it's atmosphere is a kind of comfortable and down home feel with an edge of elegance. The wines we sampled surpassed many California and other Michigan wines. I would mention the seasonal port, but this would probably become a sonnet. I fell deeply and hopelessly in love with the port. The owners were very friendly. We enjoyed ourselves tremendously and will definitely be back.

Dedicated, friendly, personnel, most of whom came back after the big flood! For your convenience,…read morethey ALL wear name tags! (Makes for better verbal interactions!)