CloverSips: Michigan wines at the new VinBar
Black Star Farms Sirius Raspberry Dessert Wine
This year, it feels like the transition from summer to autumn happened almost overnight. One day, I wore sandals and a dress, and the next, took my trusty North Face fleece out of the closet. It’s also the beginning of the application cycle for residency, so it feels like everything is in flux. I was super excited to hear about a new wine bar opening on Liberty, and immediately thought of local blogger The Food and Wine Hedonist, who checked it out on opening night and tweeted about its wide selection. VinBar is a collaboration between three Michigan wineries – Black Star Farms, Good Harbor Vineyards, and L. Mawby Winery. You can have half glasses, full glasses, or bottles of everything from bubblies to dessert wines. I love the feel of the space, wide open, light streaming in and wooden floors with a good number of seats.
Warm spiced wine!
Cheese plate
Shortbread
The wines we tried were all fantastic, and came in small sizes that gave us a good sample but allowed us to try multiple options. The waitress/sommelier was very knowledgeable about the different wines and happy to share details and suggestions. My favorite, as a rather naive wine-drinker, was the delightful raspberry dessert wine, which tasted like fresh raspberries but warm and comforting. The cheese plate was a nice complement to the wine, but not very exciting, although I understand how an establishment named VinBar would want their wines to be the center of attention. I do wish there was something to cut all the saltiness of the plate, like jam to go with the brie. The shortbread was delicious, as shortbread always is.
M. Lawrence Detroit Demi-Sec – sweet bubbly
Black Star Farms Sirius Red Dessert Wine – ruby port with mocha
Overall, a great place to check out some Michigan wines. I definitely want to come back and try some more options, and am excited to see how the wine list changes over time!
Check them out: Yelp! Website.
Clover Eats! 
Thanks for the shout-out!
I thought it was a fun place, but more of a tasting room than a wine bar because it’s owned by the three wineries represented there. I’m hoping they’ll consider carrying other Michigan wines because there are some outstanding ones.
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