St. Julian Winery & Distillery Tasting Room

Found them through the Groupon but unfortunately found out the Groupon is only accepted during weekdays and not weekends and we went today on a weekend. The place is very dim lighting and nice. Lots of space and as soon as you walk in you’re greeted by someone and you can sit wherever you want. Once you sit down, someone greets you with a paper showing all their offerings of the tastings they offer. They have a lot more choices that aren’t included in the tasting. You can choose up to 6 mix and match. I am not a wine person we we went there for spirits. Michigan made. Service was very nice. They provide you with your tasting and number them out for you. And a glass of water. They also provide cocktails. They have wine slushies and a bunch of other things like a charcuterie tray and chips. Parking was easy to access. We went through the front door that says wine tastings with a big arrow. They accept card. They got a wine club that you can join too and get discounts. Their website is nice and you can get them ship to you. There is a 15% coupon on their website you could use when you sign up for the first time but online only. They are located by the Oakland mall. Tasting for 2 cost 24$ plus tip of $3.60 so a total of 27.60. You don’t feel rushed. I wrote my notes on them.

Yolonda is a Great server with a Beautiful spirit. Very knowledgeable of the wine. And yes Brandy, Vodka and Tequila are included in the tasting flights. If you’re not a member yet please join. Love the Troy location. 🍷🍇

Went to celebrate a friends birthday! We had so much fun! I loved all the choices! My favorite is Swedish Fish! I was also able to purchase some already house favorites! Great atmosphere! Fun afternoon with family or friends!

Kiara is so friendly! We had a great experience! She was fun, attentive, engaging. Told us about upcoming events. The facility is clean, cute, and such friendly staff!

Becca was an amazing and super fast bartender! She was working non stop the ENTIRE 45 min we were here. She was extremely personable and knowledgeable about everything we asked. She made our tasting experience great. She truly deserves a raise!! Thank you Becca :)

Yolanda Cherry is the best waitress. Very attentive and made BINGO night exceptional! She had great wine recommendations and was very personable.

We had such a wonderful experience at this winery, and a huge part of that was our waitress Yolanda C. From the moment we sat down, she was warm, attentive, and incredibly knowledgeable about the wines. She took the time to understand what we liked, made thoughtful recommendations, and explained everything in a way that was both approachable and genuinely interesting. Me and my family will absolutely be returning!

First experience at St Julians, Kiara helped us out with the wine tasting flights and making our final bottle selections. This is the place for sweet selections, fun flavors, wine slushies, and even some unique spirits.

Stopped in after work one day since I was in the area and wanted to grab a couple bottles of wine and see my favorite bartender Carrie! Had a flight and some cheese and crackers (you can buy in the refrigerated case) and sampled the new seasonal wines. Love coming here and just relaxing and having some sips with friends. Highly recommend if you love wine and want to try a variety of wines at a great price!

WHAT A TIME! I went with a group of women for Galentine's Day for a wine tasting in New Buffalo. I believe this is the location near Union pier it was an amazing time. It was very packed that day (last Saturday) they were able to get us seated or helped quickly. We arrived in a group of 14. The wines were incredible if you like fruit, wines and wines of different flavors this place is for you. They have a s'mores wine or raspberry truffle literally every fruit that you can imagine and a peanut butter and jelly wine. Lance (kcco) was awesome. They had cheese plates to purchase chips and other canned goods to buy as well. I left with seven bottles and I can't wait to return.

Fun night out with a friend who has the membership. We sat at the bar and had awesome service. Tastes of 6 beverages are included. Mixed drinks are $8 for members and $9 for non-members. You can purchase your favorites right there in the store and any fun gifts for yourself or others. No food is sold, just yummy drinks.

Came with the girls for a wine tasting on a Saturday afternoon. We arrived before it got too crowded, but unfortunately they were very understaffed. Only 2 workers were there, but they were very kind. So we were patient of course. The atmosphere was nice, the inside was clean and organized. For 6 tastings of your choice from the list, it was about $12. Some of the options included red wine, white wine, spirits, cider, and some other categories. We tried all different types of tastings. My favorite was the simply white. I enjoyed it so much that I ended up buying a couple bottles of it. We had chips and salsa to share as well. Overall, we had good time and I hope this location is able to hire more staff :-)

Made reservations with a youngish sounding guy (name might have started with a D???) 11 days ago for our girls wine group Christmas get together (late, yes). Left my phone number. Got there tonight and they weren't doing tastings because a pipe burst that morning. Understandable. No phone call. Unacceptable. Yes, we were able to buy bottles of wine, but not able to drink them there. The manager who was working, a woman with blonde hair, was not bothered by the fact that this screwed up our plans. We all bought Groupons, finally found a date when 8 moms were able to get together, and no phone call to let me know we needed to make other plans. It's honestly baffling how little she cared. She told us we could use the Groupons later. Umm. Thanks.

Large selection of wines and plenty of parking. We got there right when it opened and was able to do a wine tasting at a table. There are also seats at the bar. The people working were friendly and helpful. Loved the unique wines, but did not love the whiskey. They also have cider, rum and vodka. They do have a TV and they had sports on.

This was fun! My first wine tasting, I'll definitely be back! I got 6 generous pours and enjoyed every one. I think I even have a new favorite lemon vodka for my lemondrop martinis. Antoinette is an amazing hostess!

Wish I could give ZERO stars. Assistant manager was EXTREMELY rude to me as I was unfamiliar with how to place an order. The ambiance is very low grade. The place looks like a combination of library, tea shop, coffee shop and barn. Very limited choices of snacks and wine choices are below subpar. Please close this place.

Wines - Expected grape juice but pleasantly surprised that have very good dry red wines, options dry and sweet wines. The bourbon is Excellent!! Food - Didn't have anything but cheese, chocolates, popcorn for sale. Service - Keniqua serviced us at the bar and was very knowledgeable about each category of wines and was very helpful selecting options for our taste profiles. Very cute store/tasting room in Troy. Parking access is easy through Mall or off 15M. Lots of room at bar and about 13-14 tables for at least 4 people per, store sells t-shirts, cheese, crackers, chocolate, wine, vodka, rum, bourbon,

Michigan fun, fun, fun! I thought about making this a four-star review as the ambiance is below par but the prices, quality and service are so above par that I believe this place deserves 5 stars! My friend, Arlene, and I enjoy checking out the places in Macomb and Oakland county where we can do wine tastings. We have had this place on our place to visit for the past year; we are so glad that we finally checked out St. Julian Winery. The server was efficient, pleasant and knowledgeable. She started out by telling us a few things about the winery that I didn't know. Apparently she had ears like a bat, or I have a big mouth (I'm certain it is the latter!) as she overheard me complain to my friend that their wine flight menu was lacking dry red's. The server quickly provided me with a piece of paper listing dry red's that I could choose from to add to my flight. I'm grateful for that red wine list as I chose 'Michigan Awesome Red' as one of tastings. I loved the Michigan Awesome Red as it was smooth and silky; I loved it so much I decided to purchase a bottle to take home with me. Another option they had here is a decent selection for shopping for various items. Cute little wine related retail items such as t-shirts, magnets and art. There are plenty of bottles of wine to purchase. I really liked that they had fresh, vacuum-packed cheese, crackers and chocolate to purchase to go with your wine tasting. Great wine, great prices. Great service. Overall a great escape right behind Oakland mall on 14 Mile between 75 overpass and John R.

I have passed by this place many times but never went in before. I saw they had a fantastic deal on Groupon - $7 or so for a tasting for 2 people - and my boyfriend and I tried them out yesterday. First off, the parking and entrance is in the back of the store. Upon entering the store, I was surprised by how big it was, and how crowded (it was Friday night, so that's probably why). We snagged two seats at the bar and were waited upon immediately. They give you the list of all of their wines (which is immense!) and you're allowed to choose six to sample - any six, even the dessert wines, so I chose an ice wine from that list. Everything we tried was delicious, and my boyfriend ended up purchasing a bottle of the "Moo-Low," which is like Bailey's, for $14.99. Their wines are reasonably priced too, starting around $8.99 to $9.99. Tastings are normally $8 per person and you get a commemorative glass to take home - I figured they'd just let us take home the glass we had been using for the tasting, but instead they provided us each with wrapped glasses. Overall, fun time and I'd like to come back with girlfriends next time to do a tasting, or have a glass of wine. They have bar seating and also tables. I noticed one person snacking on a charcuterie board too ($16.99) which looked delicious. Do yourself a favor and grab the Groupon (which you can find here: http://bit.ly/2I7LbrC) and check it out.

Their selection for the tasting experience is very extensive. From the wines to the liquor to ciders and even non-alcoholic offerings, there is something for everyone. We popped in spontaneously on a Sunday and while the place was not crowded or overly busy, the service was still a bit slow. This was my first time there and I still enjoyed my experience thoroughly but that is very likely due to the company I was with. It helped me overlook the pace of the service. The place is airy and spacious and I'm happy to see that they were clean and not infested with fruit flies like some wineries and tasting rooms I've seen up north. I love that I don't have to go far and it's something different to do every now and then. So glad we went to check it out.

I had such a great experience with service and tastings at the Frankenmuth location, that I thought it would be fun to do a tasting with friends in Troy. I made a big mistake and we will never patronize this establishment again. Upon arrival for our reservation we were not greeted for some time, so we decided to take a seat until staff was ready. There was a large party, so we selected a high top some distance away to minimize the noise. When we started to move a couple chairs to accommodate the four of us, our server finally made her presence known and asked if we were the 2:30PM reservation. She then pointed us to the low top next to the large party and said "That table was set up for you, there is no moving chairs here" (Set up entailed one laminated menu that could easily be moved). We obliged, once the party disassembled it became even louder with the sound of several tables and chairs being moved. Shocking after we were scolded on our way in for moving chairs! Our server disappeared several times for long periods of time without checking on us. To top it off the server would not take both of our tasting Groupons, even though it did not indicated that only one could be used upon purchase and I indicated when I made the reservation that we had GrouponS.

My co-worker suggested St. Julian's winery, as I believe this location is a newer location, and for the month of July, the wine tasting is free. So of course I jumped on the opportunity to check it out! I had so much fun yesterday with my friends at the winery. Great tasting wine, fun facts, and just learning more about the different selections were interesting! I would definitely suggest for people to check this place out, and to ask for Jennifer, she was a great server! She was very outgoing, knowledgeable and funny! Great wine, great selections, and a great time!

Great little winery by Oakland mall and the movies. I came here tonight for a pre din drink with my husband! We didn't make a reservation. It's first come, first serve. We did wine flights, which were stupendous. 6 flights each and they tell you which order to drink them. We were very happy with the service and the wine was great! We bought a bottle to go and we got souvenir glasses to take home! We'll definitely be back! They also had a paint and sip happening in there and a ton of other events advertised such as trivia and special nights for teachers and people in healthcare. The place was packed also.

We love going to St. Julian. We became part of their wine club, its a great deal and you get free tastings or glass of wine when you visit the tasting room, which we do often. The staff is always so kind and friendly. They're knowledgeable and always there to help you have a good time. The wine is yummy and they have a wide selection, especially if you like sweeter wines. Definitely a great spot to hit if you're around.

Came here as this was the only winery in the area we stayed. Being from California I was used to having good wine and I always excited to try new regions. Let me start by saying the customer service in this place is impeccable. All of the staff looked happy.... I mean really happy. They were super friendly and we're great on giving recommendations. The cocktail I tried was fantastic and ended up buying a couple of bottles of wine. I would have bought more but I had to fly home. The selection of wine was incredible. You can definitely find something you like here. They had cider as well and my wife was pregnant so she got to try some sparkling grape juice which was really great. If I was a local this would be my hangout Fridays and Saturdays. Definitely check this place out it's a gem.

Unfortunately I visited on 3/31/23 with a few of my African American girlfriends to celebrate my birthday . We had a horrible experience with the "key holder" of the establishment. Firstly the "key holder" dropped a whole tray of wine flights onto my sister and barely apologized. She was an older AA woman so we assured her that her dropping the tray was "not a big problem " as we did not want her to be embarrassed . This woman was so rude and mean , we were astonished at her lack of remorse and she barely apologized . Later on throughout the evening we started our wine tasting and we begin to get a little louder but not too loud, the "key holder"yells across the room "y'all gonna have to lower y'all voice". We're a group of professional women so we are aware of how to speak with an inside voice. Respecting our elders we checked ourselves and lowered our voice . No later than 3 minutes later , the "key holder" laughs loudly with another table of a group of older Caucasian women and then stares at our table. We were confused because she just yelled at our table for doing the same exact thing. After that incident the "Key holder" began talking to her colleagues about my group while staring and rolling her eyes and this caused us to leave. I was looking forward to spending my birthday at St Julian's for the past month and was very disappointed that we experienced this treatment. This place has always been a great place , nice vibe with great ambiance. I've been here over 10 times throughout the last 3 years. However, due to this woman's poor customer service skills, unprofessionalism and racists behavior we will not be returning . The staff member Daja remained professional and treated our table with much respect.

Came to pick up my wine club order and the service was non existent. No one even said hi to us for at least 15 minutes. Our orders took for. Ever. To come. Once our tasting arrived, no one ever came back to check on us. We thought someone would ask us if we wanted a drink for last call. Nope. Thought my wine club order would come. Nope. We literally had to ask if anyone was going to come take care of us or if we were forgotten about. The frankenmuth location is nice but this location is closest to me. Honestly the very bad service has me considering cancelling my membership. Don't come here expecting service.

It was a great vibe . The wines was good, the waitress was very nice and welcoming . I will return again soon.

Stopped in for a visit last evening for a guided wine tasting. You are provided with a copy of the wine tasting guide to peruse to determine the six wines or spirits you wish to taste. They are categorized from the driest to the sweetest of the sweet, dessert wines. I opted taste Simply Pink and Frankenmuth Rosé of the dry end of the spectrum. I had On The Town and Eclipse of the sweet whites. I then moved on to the Cherry of the Forbidden Fruit Ciders. Last but not least, Moo-Low, a dessert wine that resembles chocolate milk but tastes like Irish crème. It was absolutely DELICIOUS!!!!!!! The experience was made all that more pleasant by Jennifer, the associate that served us for the evening.

Jamie and Grace were unbelievably proficient/knowledgeable and fun. We will definately be back. Great wine, conversation and making new friends.

Great place! Friendly folks serving up good wine. Worth the time to stop in if your are in the area. Location is a bit off-putting but the space inside is comfortable and leaves you without thoughts of the location. All varieties of wine are tasty and their selection is impressive. Sweet whites are pretty excellent. Cider is nice too. We will be back!

This is a great hidden gem near the mall. The staff is friendly and welcoming. I became a member a year ago and I love it. They have an array of wines a spirits. The 1921 sweet white is a must try!

I attempted to use my purchased Groupon on May 25 around 4pm at the St Julian Troy location. Upon arriving there was a sign posted on the door that stated only one Groupon would be honored and accepted per group. I even spoke with the manager and she reconfirmed this "policy" that was nowhere listed on the website prior to arriving. I am truly upset that I wasted my money and purchased a Groupon that wasn't even redeemed nor accepted upon arriving at the establishment. If a location has the right to use discretion and not accept a Groupon based on the group size than that should clearly be listed as a pre warning in the fine print! the Manager even went as far as saying that in order for everyone in my party to redeem their Groupon, we would have to sit separately and not together. which is the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard! There was 5 people that were in my group, each purchased a Groupon for 1. I am highly upset and will not be visiting this establishment again. I now have a Groupon that was not redeemed, I have no intentions on returning. my review of this experience will be submitted to multiple platforms. not very pleased as this was my first visit. the wine itself was okay. took a minute to be served.

First time at St.Julian winery in Troy and I must say it was amazing!!! Anna was awesome she was very knowledgeable regarding the wine selections! I would advise joining the wine club for the special perks! I will definitely be back!

Come down and get some wild caught lobster. Today 8-18-22 from 4PM-8PM. Have a glass of white wine with the lobster. Enjoy the afternoon at St. Julian!

Had such a great time here! The atmosphere is great and it's such a great deal to taste 6 wines. I also became a wine club member which was so worth it. It's nice to have a location close to the city that way you can try there wines and support Michigan wineries! The staff was great and knowledgeable of the wines I will be back!

St. Julian is my go to spot for a glass of wine and an inexpensive bottle. This is the new location and its in the strip in front of Oakland mall, across from Micro Center. Once you become a member, you and your guest can drink for free every time. They have specialty cocktails and a charcuterie if you need a bite while you sip. The staff is so cool and friendly. Check them out!

We love being members. The perks are great, and the wines are awesome! The list is substantial, so there is something for everyone! The staff here is friendly and it's a nice yet relaxed atmosphere.

My wife and I visited St. Jillian, our experience was absolutely wonderful. Will, our service professional made our visit one we will never forget, he made us comfortable and his knowledge of their wines and spirits made our choices easy. If you visit the winery please ask for Will! The place is clean and comfortable and the atmosphere is soothing. This is easily a great choice for a first date or a regulate date choice. We were at the John R location.

Ernest and AJ made the whole experience of the tasting room spectacular. The six wine tasting I had were a blissful enjoyment.

Absolute best place for wine tasting. Amazing wine selection and great service. Natalie the server and Jaime the manager were amazing and helpful in answering any question about their selection! Will absolutely be back here again.

Stopped in the tasting room twice so far to sample St Julian wines. A tasting includes 6 samples of their extensive wine list (including several only available in their tasting rooms) and a wine glass to take home with you. There is a big variety of wines to choose from! I liked 3 of the 6 I tried the first time and 4 of the 6 the second time, so not bad. I appreciate that they rinse your glass with the next wine or get you a new glass rather than rinsing with water. We decided to join their wine club to get 2 bottles and a complimentary tasting per quarter, so we will be returning!

The overall atmosphere was nice, but poor customer service. My party was waiting for 30 minutes just for our order to be taken. There were servers behind the bar, but no one volunteered to help while the server while cashing out an order which took 30 minutes. Literally 30 minutes. Also, I have never been to a wine tasting where the customer has to cut their own cheese and prepare a plate themselves. Not to mention, but the server had a breeze vape pen while explaining the menu. I know we will not be back due to lack of professionalism and service.

First time at St Julian winery Troy. I was very impressed and Anna was amazing! She was very knowledgeable on the wine selections. I will definitely be back. Also join the wine club it is free.

I know I need to write to the st Julian wine club to cancel my memebership that I got literally 48 hours ago. I have been using a friends membership and decided to get my own. I walked into the store like I have the last three days, and was excited to get there earlier than my guest to make sure she had my membership in order blah blah. Shelby the assistant manager was so god damn rude to me she wouldn't even let me explain that I wanted to have a glass at the bar while I waited for my company. She really tried to embarrass me in front of other customers there. She scolded me for not waiting for the hostess, which I never have and explained this to her. I seriously asked her if I should go wait back in my car while my guest show because I was so disgusted with her behavior. She rudely tells me which table I'm allowed to sit at so I do and then she comes over with the lists and I couldn't even reply back to what she asked me I was still fuming that she really tried to talk to me that way in front of the only two guest in there. When my company arrives I tell them what happened and my friend with the membership waits until Shelby returned to the table to ask her what her problem was. Oh also, Shelby lies and said I didn't want to follow rules and I definitely never said that. I was so mad that she was lying to my face about the situation that just occurred that I asked her why I couldn't sit at the bar if you JUST SANITIZED IT ANYWAYS! Her reply was "I'm sorry you felt I was rude" and I let her know that I didn't feel she was rude, she was rude. She also let a woman walk in with out stopping at the host stand like she scolded me for (I guess she was her friend) and the woman didn't have a mask. She actually sat at down and got attention. They gave her a mask so she could mingle with other customers! My guests and I were so livid! This happened yesterday 8/4/2020 @12:30pm. I can never ever go back there even if it were to pick up wine because I really don't think I can handle another encounter with Shelby. I am not even kidding I was so upset I wrote a review on yelp right in front of her because her behavior was so disrespectful. Absolutely no excuse for me to have to stand up for myself like that in your store when I followed rules and did exactly what I did all the others times I've been there last week. I hope they look at the video footage because I was one of three people in there at the time.

St. Julian's is a hidden gem! It's easy to find, right on 14 Mile road before the I-75 entrance ramp in front of Oakland mall, but it's easy to miss! I drove past for 2 years before discovering this marvelous place. The wine selection is vast and delicious. There's something for every taste. Wine and cider, and there's spirits too! The rum is better than it deserves to be, with strong vanilla notes. The brandy is too notch too. Did I mention they have cocktails?? Service is beyond friendly. In fact, AJ, the manager, is seriously one of the nicest people you will ever have the pleasure of knowing-- and she actually does get to know you. She'll remember your favorite drink, and fun details about you too. Pro tip: join the wine club! It's free to join. You pay for 4 shipments of 2-6 bottles of wine each year (quarterly shipments), and you get unlimited free tastings for yourself and up to 6 guests! Great place to meet up after work. Great place to hang with friends. We make it a regular date night. Check it out! You'll love it (if you don't, you're wrong).

Everyone was extremely helpful and courteous. Appreciated the hospitality. Great people

The morale and customer service has went down tremendously since Jason, Will, Glo, and Devin have left. Our service was horrible we weren't greeted when we walked in for over 10 minutes and they were very slow with our order up until it was close to closing time! When getting close to closing we were rushed! Our waitress tried to take our wine samples before we were even finished with them and even tried to cash us out when we were still tasting. After we finished tasting every employee came to us asking if we needed anything!( I'm sure this was because it was 9pm and they were closed!) We have been coming for 2 years and never have we ever experienced this the new staff was extremely dry and very unwelcoming!! BRING BACK JASON WILL GLO AND DEVIN!!!!!!!!!

I love St. Julian! I come here pretty regularly and even decided to join their wine club. The service is always great and the establishment is beautiful!

They have okay service. I like the wine club membership. I like going to try out the new wines.

My husband and I came in to pick up our Wine Club Shipment tonight and decided to have a glass of wine. We have loved our previous experiences and especially love the wine. We were greeted by an employee who had a surgical mask on, however, It only covered her chin. We were in the facility for 20 minutes or so and never once was the mask covering her mouth and nose properly. She also spent the majority of the time on her cellphone. I can live with the cellphone, though inappropriate in a customer service position. The total ignorance of applying a mask is, however, unacceptable in today's world.

St Julian's Winery is a nice meeting spot to start off your evening with a wine tasting. They even have spirits for your tasting. Wine club members get 10% off purchases and free tasting for up to 4 people per visit. They offer snacks for purchase as well as gift bags, gift boxes, glasses and wine accessories, openers, stoppers etc. Friendly staff.

Such a fun experience! I am normally a beer drinker but I am now a convert. Aj and Ernest were so helpful in helping guide my wine choices and were super fun to talk to and learn from. I highly suggest joining the wine club and I am excited to attend all the fun events they have planne

I visited St. Julian's on 3/31/2023 to do wine tasting with a group of friends celebrating a Birthday. From the moment we walked through the door I felt like we were being judged because we were getting a snarly look for an older female worker. Once seated our waitress (Daja) approached and everything seemed to run smoothly. Nice ambiance, everyone talking and laughing all around us while sipping delectable wine. My friends and I laughed at a topic we were on and the elder worker approached our table in a very aggressive demeanor and yelled at us "yall gonna have to lower yall voice." she yelled so loudly that the other customers whom were enjoying themselves looked over to see what all the commotion was about. The only commotion was the elder worker. Trying to cause a scene to embarrass us, but in reality she was only embarrassing the establishment. Our waitress remained very professional the whole night. I thank God for her.

This is the best spot ever! I'm so graced & happy that they have decided to have a location in metro Detroit= it's really in Troy! But what ever they made it close to my geographical location. I'm here for them. I have gone once and I'm hooked! Well unfortunately I have gotten my friends and parents hooked to this place too. Did you know that you can throw an event here for FREE! Amazing. Anyway the staff they are nice and always busy but they explain everything to you. I feel like this place is a small community we all help out and if we see a new person we let them know the ropes of the bartenders are busy. This place has great wine. Now every wine isn't my forte but for the most part you'll get lost in the flavors here. They also have memberships so you might want to take advantage of that! Also you can sample 7 tasting sizes of wine for $7 bucks and you get a free glass. It's so amazing. Jennifer she's the best if you're there ask for her!

This is a nice place to go with your girlfriends or lover. I loved it so much I joined the wine club, now I can enjoy a nice glass of wine every week for free! The staff was friendly and knowledgeable of the wines. I'd highly recommend!

I've never been but I tried one of their ciders at Sedona tap house and it was delicious! Probably my favorite cider I've ever had! It was the forbidden fruit watermelon, it was perfect balance of sour and sweet! Please never stop making that:)