About Michigan By The Bottle

We are Shannon and Cortney Casey, suburban Detroiters and certified sommeliers who adore Michigan wine. Believing that the wines from our great state, and the wineries that produce them, were generally underappreciated and underpublicized, we founded MichiganByTheBottle.com in June 2009. It started out as just a blog, but quickly gained traction and popularity. We discovered that there was an extensive base of consumers committed to “drinking local” and ripe for unification, as well as an entire population of prospective Michigan wine lovers that remained untapped.

The more involved we became in the wine industry, the more deeply in love with it we fell and the more determined we became to making it an even bigger part of our lives. With the nearest wine trail over an hour away, we started feeling like we lived in what we call “the black hole of Michigan wine,” and we were noticing how many excellent Michigan wineries were virtually unknown in metro Detroit.

That’s how we ended up partnering with several highly acclaimed Michigan wineries that were, for the most part, smaller, family-run, boutique wineries with limited distribution. In the rare cases where we've opted to team up with a larger winery, we focus on their higher-end, limited production wines that are more difficult to find in Metro Detroit.

Each MBTB partner winery has its own fascinating origin story and its own winemaking philosophy, but all are committed to producing quality wines using estate-grown and/or locally sourced fruit. These are people who we’ve come to admire and respect since meeting them, and we believe our customers will come to feel the same way about these wineries and their products with the chance to try them in our tasting rooms.

Group & Private Tastings

Please visit our Groups page to view indoor group options and submit an inquiry.

Donations

We are committed to making a difference in our community, and we know there are many wonderful and worthwhile causes out there. Because we felt like our efforts were becoming so piecemeal over the last few years that they weren't making much of a difference, we have decided to make larger donations to a fewer number of organizations each year in order to maximize our impact. We typically select a small number of organizations that are near and dear to our team members' hearts. While you are welcome to still send us a request, please note that due to the number of requests we receive daily, we are unable to respond unless we are able to provide a donation. We appreciate your understanding.

Meet The Team

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  Cort

  Owner

  Certified Sommelier through Court of Master Sommeliers

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  Shannon

  Owner

  Certified Sommelier through Court of Master Sommeliers

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  Veronica

  MBTB General Manager

  Team Member since April 2016

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  Kathryn

  MBTB Senior Manager / Auburn Hills Tasting Room Manager

  Team Member since October 2017

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  Shaniece

  Royal Oak Tasting Room Manager

  Team Member since February 2023

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  Beth

  Shelby Tasting Room Manager

  Team Member since January 2024

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  Pete

  Wine Education Consultant

  Team Member since June 2017

  Intro Sommelier through Court of Master Sommeliers, American Wine Expert through Napa Valley Wine Academy

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  Dee

  Assistant Manager

  Team Member since May 2017

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  Gary ("Big G")

  Handyman & Problem Solver Extraordinaire

  Team Member since December 2012

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  Darlene C.

  Team Member

  Team Member since July 2021

  WSET Level 2

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  Matthew

  Team Member

  Team Member since April 2022

  WSET Level 2

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  Jennifer O.

  Team Member

  Team Member since August 2022

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  Karen F.

  Team Member

  Team Member since August 2023

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  Mary

  Team Member

  Team Member since April 2024

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  Liz

  Team Member

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  Kim

  Team Member

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  Ellyn

  Team Member

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  Rachelle

  Team Member

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  Gina

  Team Member