Tandem Ciders occupies a unique niche on the Leelanau Peninsula wine trail — a dedicated artisan cidery that celebrates the peninsula's deep apple-growing heritage alongside its more recently established wine culture. Michigan is one of the top apple-producing states in the country, and Tandem's dry hard ciders and apple wines are a genuine expression of that agricultural tradition.
The ciders here range from bone-dry and wine-like to more approachable off-dry styles, with a rotating seasonal lineup that keeps the tasting menu interesting across multiple visits. The Pear Cider and small-batch seasonal blends are particularly worth exploring.
Tandem also sits adjacent to the snowshoe trail connecting to 45 North Winery, making it one of the anchor stops on one of Leelanau's most distinctive winter experiences — tasting cider at the start or end of a vineyard-to-vineyard snowshoe through the snowy peninsula landscape.