Love Wines, LLC - Ludington, Michigan

Julie D.

We visited on a cold, January Saturday. The owner was pleasant, and gave us a very interesting history of the building. We love the old wood floors, and just the whole vibe of this old place. The wine was very good, and we bought two bottles to take home. We hope to visit again!

Haley C.

6/5/22
One year later we're back! Love's Wine is officially a Jeep Invasion tradition for the Cislo family. Brought my boyfriend this time around for his first wine tasting and we made a wine lover out of him! Jana and her husband are always a pleasure to catch up with & this year her son was working for her! Super cool kid. Thank you, again for an amazing experience.
6/3/21
1,000% recommended!
Jana was so awesome. Usually when I walk into a quiet bar, etc. I panic. Not here! Filled with friendly conversation and good vibes! I will be back!

THANKS JANA!

Joy G.

Good value for the tasting. However, staff should realize they’re in the hospitality industry. If their home life or personality doesn’t allow for positive interaction with customers (as stated in response to other reviews) it would be prudent to consider hiring someone who would be better suited to this to assist your customers. Additionally, several of their wines are available at the local Family Fare store for significantly cheaper where the staff was quite pleasant!

Mark E.

Love Wines may be one of west Michigan's best kept secrets. Over the years we've had chances to visit many of the wineries on the west side of the state. Love Wines has now become our overall favorite. Wine choices, quality and value make it #1. We sampled a total of 18 wines (see picture of wine list) and didn't try one we didn't like. Though the dessert wines were pricy but exceptional. We didn't try any oaked wines, but we did end up taking advantage of the 10% discount on a purchase of 12 or more bottles. Generally we purchase anywhere from none to four bottles at other wineries, if that tells you something. The wines are delightful and we enjoyed our visit immensely. The wine ingredients are locally sourced from local vineyards and orchards. We also tried their charcuterie board, which was a great value with your choice of three excellent quality cheeses (see picture) meat, olives/oil, and replenishable bread and crackers. They are in a part of town that has historic buildings and they are nearing completion on a lovely restoration of what once was the H. P. Miller Saloon. Due to road construction we actually parked on Washington and walked across the bridge a couple of blocks to get there, though we could have driven directly to their parking lot on second Street via Madison Street. They are a family run business and we had the pleasure of seeing one of their hard working and polite children, Gabriel, who had to go about some restocking after our foray. A big thank you goes to the /wine artist/owners Jana and her husband Nick for offering such exceptional overall wines and a very pleasant tasting experience.

doug L.

Have been to love wines several times and always enjoyed the setting and host. Although I took friends there today and was never treated so rudely. Was told first to hurry up because they had something to do in the back. Was refused service saying we were drunk because I have a limp. We had a DD and was far from drunk but we will never return there or there other sight in Portland MI. Good luck but as a business owner you do not treat your customers this way!

Debra K.

Have been to many wineries in Michigan. The winery is about the experience and I feel that the owner is very unfriendly. Wouldn’t even say hi to us when she walked in the tasting room. She had what seemed like a new employee and she kept correcting her in front of us. I felt really bad for the her. It made the atmosphere very uncomfortable. I tried to ask about a certain wine and when the employee asked the owner about it, she wouldn’t even acknowledge that we were standing right there and only would tell the employee the answers. The pours were ridiculously small, and I’m saying this as someone that’s been to dozens of wine tastings. I think the employee was just afraid to pour in front of her because she kept telling her what she was doing wrong. Some of the wines are good but most of them all taste the same. Overall very awkward experience and we will not be returning.

Samia A.

We came in since we were on vacation and I asked if they served glasses and I got told “no this is a winery not a bar” and then kind of got talked to like my boyfriend and I had never had wine. My boyfriend and I have traveled throughout the state probably to 20+ wineries and I will say that most sell glasses of wine. If you don’t sell glasses then a simply” no sorry we don’t” would have been fine but the owner seems kind of condescending. She tried to make it up by offering a glass after but I was put off by it and declined. *** I wanted to reply back after the response was left and note that we really did appreciate learning about the wines and that is always appreciated and we did enjoy the wine.

April L.

Horrible service. Group of 5, ask to leave, because we "appeared" to have too much to drink before we arrived. We had not drank before arriving. It was a half hour before closing. Would not recommend ever stopping here. Hubby ask for a glass and was refused service.
This was not the first time we visited this location. Will not ever go back to this winery.