Niagara Wineries

[Lesverts]

This is kinda embarrassing since I live 45 minutes from wine country but anyone have an experience with winery tours and experiences? Recommendations?

 

[mkmommy]

We did Konzelmann Estate Winery a couple of months ago . It is a beautiful Estate on Lake Ontario. I don’t drink but my friend does and she was impressed with the wine

 

[noahdove]

I'm not exactly sure where you are, however, there are a few wineries close to me. In fact, one is just a stone throw away. And the other one is 4 miles away, both overlooking Keuka Lake. Neither have tours, but, I do know they are able to explain their wines and the way the vineyard work is done and how the grapes are then turned into wine. I do not drink wine. We have a vineyard just across our lawn but those grapes go to Welchs.

 

[White Cat]

This is kinda embarrassing since I live 45 minutes from wine country but anyone have an experience with winery tours and experiences? Recommendations?

I have done several. One near Niagara on the Lk. Another near Grimsby I believe. Wasn’t my thing but my wife enjoys that sort of thing.

 

[migel]

There are many wineries, some big ones, in Beamsville, all within a short drive of one another. I'm in Grimsby, so just up the road. I've not done any official 'tours' but I have visited many. Tawse, Megalomaniac are two of the largest, Redstone, Malivoire, Bench are in the same general area. My daughter worked at Redstone a few summers, it's very nice.

The wineries generally start at the Grimsby/Beamsville border with Peninsula Ridge, then you travel east on Hwy 8 all the way into Jordon if you're so inclined.

 

[mort1331]

My wife used to work for LCBO, so whenever we were down in the area we would pop in to an estate or 2. When my wife flasher her card and they saw the #, well we were show the "special' wines. Didnt make a difference to me.
They are all the same type of "tour". It really comes down to what type of wine you like. Just make sure you have a DDriver and enjoy.

 

[samsteele]

An alternative is Prince Edward County near Belleville, Ontario. Also just known as "the County". It's become a wine tour destination complete with hotels, specialty restaurants, etc. I toured 2 wineries more than 20 years ago when it was just becoming a thing. I'm sure the tours are a more refined experience now. The area has also become an early retirement magnet for Torontonians and some of the prices reflect that. It's no longer the old Loyalist farming community it used to be. The quaintness factor has been up marketed. It is within easy striking distance of Kingston and that's an interesting and unique destination including ghost tours, the fort, small gem B&Bs and the gorgeous lakefront on Lake Ontario.