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Fall Wine Appreciation Weekend

Available Friday, September 12 - Sunday, September 14, 2025

Description

This September, raise a glass to extraordinary wines at our Fall Wine Appreciation Weekend. Join Trefethen Family Vineyards and Grand Hotel Master Sommelier Elizabeth Schweitzer for an array of themed events, including a Friday Welcome Reception, Saturday afternoon wine tastings with food pairings, culinary demonstrations, and a Saturday evening special Wine Pairing Dinner.

About Elizabeth Schweitzer, Master Sommelier at Grand Hotel
The eighth woman Sommelier in the world, Elizabeth enjoys sharing her vast knowledge every season with our guests during this special themed weekend. You can also find her in our Main Dining Room helping you choose the perfect wine with your meal.

Grand Hotel’s Salle à Manger was recently awarded an Award of Excellence by Wine Spectator for the third consecutive year. It recognizes Grand Hotel’s well-chosen assortment of quality wines that will satisfy discerning wine lovers.

Learn More about Elizabeth Schweitzer.

About Trefethen Family Vineyards
As our sole source of grapes, our estate vineyards define our wines. Everything begins here. For over fifty years, we have been students of this land, and the more we learn, the more questions we have. Today, we farm at a level of detail that would have been unimaginable three generations ago. And yet, every harvest reveals more about the singular characteristics of each individual vineyard block, and the vine rows within it. Our awe for this place, and its unending complexity, is undiminished and we hope that you can taste the vineyard and the vintage in the wines that we craft. Learn more.

Package Includes:

  • Grand Hotel accommodations
  • Breakfast and dinner daily
  • Welcome Amenity
  • Friday evening Welcome Reception
  • Saturday afternoon wine tastings with food pairings and a culinary demonstration
  • Saturday Pre Dinner Reception
  • Saturday Evening Pairing Dinner (adults only)
  • Admission to the Richard & Jane Manoogian Mackinac Art Museum

The Fall Wine Appreciation Weekend package can also be booked by calling Grand Hotel Reservations at 1-800-334-7263.

View Grand Hotel Policies and Information >> to learn more about our evening dress code, luggage process, and more.

View the Tentative Agenda below. Please note that the events, times and locations listed in the Tentative Agenda are subject to change.

*Subject to 6% Michigan sales tax, 3% Mackinac Island assessment, 19.5% resort fee, and a $15.00 per person, per stay, baggage-handling charge. Regular children’s rates apply. Extra charges apply for additional adults over double occupancy rates. Dates are subject to availability, 30-day cancellation policy applies.

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Tentative Agenda for Fall Wine Appreciation Weekend

Friday

September 12, 2025

Welcome & Registration Desk

2:00 PM – 5:00 PM in the Art Gallery

Welcome Reception

6:00 PM – 7:00 PM at the East Front Porch

Dinner

6:30 PM – 8:45 PM in the Main Dining Room

Saturday

September 13, 2025

Breakfast

7:30 AM – 10:00 AM in the Main Dining Room

Strolling Lunch & Tasting

12:00 PM – 2:00 PM in the Theatre

Wine Tasting

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM in the Terrace Room

Pre- Dinner Reception

6:00 PM – 6:30 PM at the East Front Porch

Private Wine Pairing Dinner

6:30 PM – 9:00 PM in the Grand Pavilion

Sunday

September 14, 2025

Breakfast

7:30 PM – 10:30 PM in the Main Dining Room

Grand Hotel Opening Weekend, a First Look with Dorothy Draper & Company

Join us for familiar traditions and all-new experiences as we officially open our doors for Grand Hotel’s 139th season. Be the first to experience our exciting restorations of the Parlor, Main Dining Room and an update of the Facade! Enjoy breakfast and dinner daily, opening reception and Champagne toast, exclusive guided tours with Sebastian Varney and Rudy Sauders from Dorothy Draper & Company to get an insider’s look at the latest transformations.