Life at the vineyard

The vines, the pond, the tasting room and the people who gather here. 10062 Burgoyne Road, Berrien Springs, Michigan, about 90 minutes from Chicago.

Rows of vines and walnut trees under a big blue sky, autumn colour along the tree line — The vines in autumn

Guests at an evening event at Free Run Cellars, long tables under string lights and patio heaters — An evening event

The spring-fed pond under a blue sky, trees along both banks — The pond

A bottle and a glass of Dry Riesling with a peach on a wooden board on the tasting bar — Dry Riesling on the bar

Trish walking her two dogs down a row of vines — Trish and the dogs

A bride and groom by the pond, framed by yellow autumn leaves and reflected in the water — Newlyweds at the pond

Bottle of Orange Ramato, copper-hued skin-contact estate Pinot Gris with the Free Run Cellars label — Orange Ramato, our first estate release

Two guests in Adirondack chairs by the pond, glasses of wine on the table between them, autumn leaves on the grass — Two chairs by the pond

Rows of vines hung with grapes at golden hour — Golden hour in the vines

A wedding arch draped in white fabric and flowers over a checkered aisle on the lawn — A wedding on the lawn

Three tasting pours, white to red, on paper coasters — A tasting flight

The teal Free Run Cellars sign on the stone wall of the tasting room at dusk, above a bed of yellow flowers — The sign at dusk

The stone patio with white umbrellas, lounge chairs and tables — The patio

Clusters of dark grapes hanging on the vine — Grapes on the vine

A bottle of white wine and a poured glass on a wooden rope swing in front of the vines — A bottle on the rope swing

A turtle at the edge of the pond — A turtle at the pond

A champagne fountain on a white-draped table in the tasting room — A champagne fountain

Bottles of red and white wine with poured glasses on a table by a window hung with icicles — Red and white by the winter window

Teepee and picnic board on the lawn beside the vineyard — A picnic by the vines

Grape clusters hanging along a row of vines — Grapes in the rows

High tables set with glasses in the tasting room, autumn vines through the windows — The tasting room

A Free Run Cellars glass of white wine set among the vines and grapes — A glass in the vines

Snapping turtle surfacing in Arrow Pond, mossy shell above the water — The snapper of Arrow Pond

Icicles hanging from the roof above the green Free Run Cellars sign on the tasting room — Icicles over the sign

A flutist in a patterned jacket playing live — Live music

Free Run Cellars Valvin Muscat bottles lined up on a table — Valvin Muscat

A grassy row between the vines under a cloudy sky — The vineyard, 2026

A heron standing in the shallows at the edge of the pond — A heron at the pond

A hammered copper mug on a dark table beside a bunch of wooden flowers — A cocktail in a copper mug

Rows of walnut trees over a mown lawn — The walnut trees

An etched Free Run glass upside down on the wooden bar, red light behind — Glasses on the bar

The Free Run Cellars entrance sign in deep snow among bare walnut trees — The entrance in the snow

The blue and yellow geodome climbing frame on the lawn — The geodome

An empty Free Run Cellars wine glass in front of a row of bottles — Our etched glass

Come see it in person

Photos only go so far. The light through the vines, a glass in hand, nowhere to be: that part you have to come and get yourself.

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