Michigan by the Bottle Tasting Room

My wife and I enjoyed the ambiance of the downtown Auburn Hills area, lots of people around. I appreciate they have a patio here, but we opted to sit inside to avoid the heat on the evening we went.I love the concept- wines from wineries around Michigan that usually we wouldn't even know about. Maybe they're way up north or wherever, but this place brings it right to the neighborhoods of Metro Detroit so you can try a few to see what you like.The flights were bit pricey, 3 of $16, but the pours were generous. I actually would've preferred half-pours if I could've tried three more instead for that price.I didn't find anything I couldn't live without, but my wife and I each ordered 3 different wines in our flights, so we could actually both try 6. Therefore, we went with 6 dry reds, because that's what she drinks. I liked a few of them.I'd definitely return to try some more. A good date night. This is the second location we've tried, Shelby Township being the other.

Love this concept! Wines from different Michigan wineries all available at the same place. They have a large number of wines on the menu. You can do a tasting of 3 for $16. You could also get a glass of wine or a bottle (corking fee is $12). I feel the prices are somewhat high for tasting and bottles. Lots of seating inside and some outside seating. Public parking parking lot very close by. They have some food and you can order paninis from the brewery next door.

It's been awhile since we visited but I came across a photo in my phone and was reminded how great of a date night this was!We had great service, including a knowledgeable server that helped us decide what to order and how to order. I often get the same thing when I'm at a restaurant because I'm too nervous to try something I may not like but not here! It was a fantastic experience and we were able to order pizza from down the street and have it delivered straight to our table! I loved being able to support two local businesses at the same time!Will definitely need to go back soon!

Came here today for the first time for their Girl Scout cookies & wine pairing ($20), which was a lot of fun. We got five cookies to try and five 2-oz. pours of wine. We also each got $5 off if we wanted to order any wine, so I left with a bottle of one of their sweet reds, that they had paired with the Samoas. Customer service here was excellent, and this location is a lot bigger than the Royal Oak location, which I had been to previously. We hung out for a while playing a game that we had brought, and they checked on us now and then to see if we needed anything, but didn't intrude.They also have some Michigan-made products like Dave's Sweet Tooth toffee, and others.Definitely would come back to this location again.

This is one of the very reason we love going local. There a few of these around the area but we dropped in to the Auburn Hills location and were not disappointed! We walked in and frankly were pleasantly overwhelmed with the number of area wines in the offing! They do this wine flight of five that we found intriguing and we each picked five different ones from the menu to share! We got the meat and cheese board too. All very good! Teresa was good with her flight but I opted for one big pour of one of the reserve reds. Yum. Oh and if you drink there you can get a discount on bottles to take! Of course, standard for us we left with some great Michigan wines to enjoy back home. We're not from the area there but this will be a regular stop for us when we are! If you're from the area and haven't enjoyed one of their locations please make a point to stop in. Staff is very friendly and product savvy too! Great way to spend a SummerFest 2019 afternoon!

I am a big fan of MBTB, they have done a fantastic job of supporting Michigan wineries and other local businesses. We are so lucky to live in a state that produces so many high quality wines. Usually you'd have to spend a weekend in Traverse City or the Michigan Lakeshore to take in all the wines but MBTB has brought them to the metro Detroit area in 3 locations. I of course being the wine snob that I am, have been to all 3. I literally have nothing negative to say. This place is a gem.This location in particular has great staff, Pete and Whitney are always entertaining. I love that in addition to great MI wine, they also serve cheese, snacks, and chocolates from local businesses. They also often do special events where a local chef comes in and cooks a meal paired with wine. While this location I don't think offers trivia, the two others have Sporacle evenings which is so much fun and we have won a gift card for winning the trivia game! They have great live music on Friday evenings and other special events all the time. If you like wine please stop in. Enjoy a flight, try something new and support a small business that cares about other small businesses as well!

Although I am not a wine drinker this is a great spot. Downtown Auburn Hills is struggling a bit but this place is always busy. Prices for per glass and flights are a great price. Staff are very knowledgeable and able to help pick out a great Michigan wine. They also have a wine club which has several events each month. Haven't tried the royal oak or Shelby two location but great to see the success of the owners.Put this on the list!

Back that glass up...Girl Scout cookies and wine?!?! Wine not? What could be better! Came to Michigan by the Bottle Auburn Hills for the first time for a Girl Scout cookies and wine pairing, two of my favorite things. The wine pairings came with five 2 oz wine samples and five Girl Scout cookies for $20 with a $5 credit towards a wine bottle purchase. It was a really fun event! The sommelier explained how they paired the wine and cookies from lighter wines to increasingly sweeter more full bodied wines and paired the wines to be sweeter than the cookies so that the flavor of the wine wasn't lost and stood up to the flavor of the cookies. One of my favorites was the Resort Pike sparkling Riesling paired with the lemony Savannah Smiles cookie. The wine was sweet and light and refreshing with a citrusy flavor. My other favorite was Rudy's Red, a sweet red blend with spicy candied fruit flavors paired with the Samoa. I purchased a bottle of the Rudy's Red. I will say that it is really too sweet to drink on its own and almost tastes like a dessert wine and definitely needs to be paired with a sweet dessert. The event concluded with a local Girl Scout selling cookies. It was a great event and we really enjoyed ourselves. After the event was over we played some board games we brought while sipping wine and socializing with friends. It's a great place to spend a Sunday afternoon. Wine flights are a great way to sample a few wines. Mini flights come with three 2 oz pours for $7 and a full flight comes with five 2 oz pours and a flight bite sampling of cheese and chocolate for $14.I've been to the Royal Oak location several times and this was my first time visiting the Auburn Hills location. It was a very nice location with very warm, friendly, welcoming staff. The architecture is more rectangular, long and narrow than the Royal Oak location. They also offer more food than Royal Oak, including pretzels, almonds, olives, popcorn, crackers, cookies, and chips and salsa whereas Royal Oak only offers charcuterie and chocolate samplers. You can also bring food into the facility. Auburn Hills advertised that if you order a pizza from Dimitri's you get free delivery and 10 percent off a wine bottle purchase and if you purchase a bottle and take it to Dimitri's, they'll wave the corkage fee. MBTB also offers several fun events like a monthly book club and Sporacle trivia on Friday and Saturday nights. Really love MBTB and I'd definitely love to return to the Auburn Hills location for more events in the future.

What a nice place. My husband I I wanted to try something new. We aren't much of wine drinkers but they had trivia on Saturday night that sounded fun. We tried multiples wines while we played and ordered a charcuterie board. All the staff was super friendly and accommodating. They allow outside food which we will make a note of for next time.

Really great spacious spot in downtown Auburn hills where you can sample local wines exclusively from Michigan. Everything there is local and served by very knowledgeable and personable staff. I went there for trivia night which happens every Saturday, but they also have a lot of different little events posted on their chalkboards like book clubs and cheese tasting. We tried the wine sampler which was $15 for 2-oz servings of three different wines of your choosing. Food is very overpriced and consists mostly of snacks like popcorn or charcuterie so I wouldn't recommend coming here with an empty stomach. The best thing on the menu is the soft pretzel with pimento cheese, which was delicious but not the most filling. My favorite part about this place is that they let you bring outside food to enjoy with the wine so feel free to bring paninis or pizza with you.