Chateau Chantal hosts corporate meetings, retreats, private events and weddings, with a 2,000-square-foot event space and 12 bed-and-breakfast rooms under the same roof as the winery. The estate is at 15900 Rue de Vin on the Old Mission Peninsula, about 12 miles north of Traverse City, Michigan, and looks over its vineyards toward East and West Grand Traverse Bays.
Seminars and company events
The winery sells meeting packages for a single day or for several days. Its main corporate space covers 2,000 square feet and faces both arms of Grand Traverse Bay, and smaller meeting rooms suit working sessions for a small team. Team-building options use the estate itself: cooking classes, wine and spirit tastings, wine dinners and time outside on the grounds and trails. Groups that stay overnight get a breakfast prepared by the chef, a cellar tour and a tasting, along with access to the outdoor spaces. An events team takes care of the planning details. The format fits a leadership retreat, a board meeting or a client hospitality program better than a large conference.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings are part of the offer, set against views of the vineyard and the water. The winery requires all wedding guests to stay at its bed and breakfast, and the rooms can house the wedding party, the family or both. In practice this suits a small wedding weekend where everyone sleeps on site rather than a large reception.
Rooms and capacities
The corporate event space measures 2,000 square feet and has views of both bays. The site also mentions smaller meeting spaces for small-group work, without naming them or giving capacities, so ask the events team for figures by layout before you plan the agenda.
Accommodation
The bed and breakfast has 12 rooms and suites, all in the same building as the event space and the winery, so a group can meet, dine and sleep without leaving the property. Each room or suite has a terrace or balcony with views of the vineyard and the bays. Rooms have high ceilings and a wet bar, sitting areas have fireplaces, and there is a front desk. Breakfast is prepared by the chef each morning.
Catering
Food is built into the events program, with wine dinners, cooking classes and breakfasts made by the chef. The winery does not state on its site whether event meals are cooked in house or by outside caterers, so ask when you plan the menu. The estate's wines and spirits are poured at tastings.
History and setting
Chateau Chantal was founded by a former nun and a former priest, with hospitality at the center of the project from the start. The estate also runs public events such as live music, sunset gatherings in the vineyard, wine dinners and an annual harvest festival. It is part of the Traverse Wine Coast, on the narrow peninsula that splits Grand Traverse Bay in two.
Getting there
The estate is about 12 miles north of Traverse City along the Old Mission Peninsula. Cherry Capital Airport in Traverse City is the closest airport, and a car or a group shuttle is the practical way to reach the winery.
