Niagara Grape & Wine Tours

Niagara Grape & Wine Tours

Niagara Grape & Wine Tours
4.5
9:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Monday
9:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Tuesday
9:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Wednesday
9:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Thursday
9:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Friday
9:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Saturday
9:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Sunday
9:00 AM - 9:00 PM
About
In Niagara Wine Country, our Grape and Wine Tour Team are known as the Special Event Planners to count on for the incredible expertise in wine touring planning, day trips & specialty events. For groups of two or more guests to larger corporate/social group tours as large as 300 guests all in one day! Our special event planning experience is what is really appreciated and valued by our guests and corporate clients and what makes us stand out. With over 20 years' experience in coordinating exceptional personal and group tours, some would say we are special event planners extraordinaire. We love what we do! It's all about you! "Wine Down With Us"
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada

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SBUKHK
Derbyshire, UK146 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2024 • Couples
My husband and I had a wonderful wine tour with Ted from Niagara Grape & Wine Tours on our wedding anniversary. Ted was very friendly and knowledgeable. We had a great time learning about the different wines and wineries, the grapes and the area, and of course tasting all the lovely wines at the wineries Ted took us to.
We highly recommend Niagara Grape & Wine Tours. We want to thank Ted again for being our tour guide and giving us such a lovely experience.
Written August 25, 2024
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Becky M
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5.0 of 5 bubbles
Oct 2022 • Couples
This was our first wine tour so we had no idea what to expect but we had a great time. The driver, Harvey, was great; very friendly, knowledgable and entertaining. We visited four wineries, each one with a different atmosphere. One winery included a tour which was neat to see. The staff at the wineries were also very friendly and knowledgeable. We would definitely recommend this tour company.
Written October 11, 2022
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Elizabeth B
1 contribution
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2018 • Couples
Our tour guide David was friendly, helpful and so pleasant to talk to. He picked us up at our home in a spacious and clean van. We were one of three couples.When they joined us in the van, David introduced us to each other and made us all feel very comfortable . We could tell that he is very amiable and enjoys his job. The chosen wineries all had experts to share information about their winemakers and their wines, and their selections for tastings were good. When we bought a couple of wines to take home, David immediately took over and helped take our wines to the van. The 3 course dinner was delicious and the restaurant, Oliv had a wonderful atmosphere. We had a wonderful time and definitely recommend Grape Escape wine tours.
Written July 16, 2018
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Roxysoxy1
Motherwell, UK198 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Never been a wine tour before and was told it’s a must when visiting the area. Booked this not knowing if it was our thing. Absolutely loved it. Melissa was our guide and she was bang on time and kept us entertained. We visited 4 vineyards. My favourite was the small talk vineyard. I loved the quirky ness of the place and the girl who did our wine tasting had a wicked sense of humour. Loved learning about the wine making process and all the lovely tastings and cheese to help soak up the wine. Melissa also took us to a chocolate factory for a quick stop of the way back. Would definitely recommend this trip. Loved it.
Written July 12, 2018
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Meg S
Toronto, Canada2 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Oct 2015 • Friends
I worked directly with BB from the team and she was so lovely and kind at organizing our crazy group for a birthday wine tour. Our group was a bit late coming in and she went above and beyond to adjust the schedules for everyone accordingly. Better yet, she knew it was my birthday so surprised me with a vehicle upgrade to a beautiful limo bus on the tour! It was an amazing experience and I look forward to working with them again!
Written October 19, 2015
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CRJ
Dundas, Canada212 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2013 • Couples
Did a wine and dinner tour for our anniversary. The tour guide and driver were fabulous! They have quite a bit of knowledge and "little tidbits" of info that you just have never heard. The wineries we went to were very nice and we had a lovely time. Our dinner was at the Riverbend Inn. This was a tad disappointing. We were given a small menu of three things to choose from. What we choose was different from what we got. They apparently changed the menu, but didn't change it in print. The dessert was so disappointing...whip cream over a couple of lady fingers and two berries on top. So many lovely desserts were going by us , but that was what we were given. As well the service was very inattentive. Probably because we were a bus tour. I would recommend the wine tour, be cautious on the dinner. I would do the tour again, but leave off the dinner.
Written July 22, 2013
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We appreciate your feedback. We are glad you enjoyed your visits to the winery's. We are disappointed with your experience at the restaurant. Thank you for bringing this to our attention. We have contacted the restaurant to discuss the concerns you had there. We want to make sure all of our guest to enjoy themselves from the winery's to the restaurant. If you have other questions or concerns please do not hesitate to contact us.
Written July 25, 2013
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Roving_Hatter
Medicine Hat, Canada213 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Oct 2012 • Couples
We visited Niagara Falls in mid October and booked the "Best Kept Secret Dinner Tour". We have been on several wine tours over the years, and always look forward to dsicovering local favourites when visiting any wine region, which are often the small boutique type wineries rather than the large highly commercial ones. To the credit of our driver, he did his best to add value to our tour, by guiding us through the city of Niagara on the Lake, which we enjoyed as much as the winery visits themselves. I am not sure who decides on the wineries the driver visits, but unfortunately we found the winery choices of this tour somewhat underwhelming.

The service itself offers good value, door to door service, tasting at three wineries and dinner, which is all priced well. Plus our driver was quite knowledgeable and did his best to go the extra mile, that said I cannot give this attraction top marks. We visited 3 wineries, including the Niagara College Teaching Winery, which was our first stop and included a guided tour of this facility complete with tasting. Tasting their Ice Wine was the only real standout of our day, the college is the first to offer a blend of 7 red grapes to make up a pretty decent Ice Wine.

Dinner at the Riverbend Inn was nice, but not the hit out of the park that we were expecting.

One of the other two wineries was quite dissapointing, not necessarily due to the wine, and the third was only average in my opinion.

If I were to visit the region again, I'd definately specify my interests and avoid at least two of the wineries visited.
Written November 5, 2012
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Ashley0219
Toronto, Canada1 contribution
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Sept 2011 • Couples
I've never written a review before, but had such a wonderful time on the Grapes and Wine tour this past weekend that I simply had to make sure more people knew about this great tour company. The tour driver and tour guide were both great guys, and extremely knowledgeable about wine and the Niagara wine region in particular.

Our tour started at the Niagara College winery, which was an excellent starting point. Here we toured the vines, learned about growing the grapes, making the wine and enjoyed a few tastings. After the Niagara College tour we had a delicious lunch, followed by tastings at 3 more wineries. We were brought to a medium sized winery, and then two small, somewhat 'cozy' feeling wineries. We absolutely loved the wineries and, of course, the wine!

I would definitely recommend the Grapes and Wine tour company to any friends and family.
Written September 5, 2011
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AM2_Toronto
Toronto, Canada67 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2011 • Friends
Ever have one of those days that you truly enjoy? Yesterday was one of those days that I thoroughly enjoyed. Wondering what I got up to? A Wine Tour in the Niagara region of Ontario.

I organized a great day out for my sister and I. I’ve done wine tours in other parts of Canada and the world, but never really in my own part of the world. We have one of the best wine regions in the world right here in Ontario and I really got to experience it.

Much of this great day is thanks to finding a great tour company and package. For us, the most important part was that no one had to drive and that both of us could enjoy all the day had to offer. After some Googling and emailing, I decided on the “VIA Rail Express Fiesta Lunch Tour” put together by the great husband and wife team at GRAPE AND WINE NIAGARA TOURS INC. As there slogan goes: Sip, swirl and savour! Let us do the driving! And that’s what we did.

Let me break it all down for you. For a very reasonable package price, we took the VIA train from Toronto to Niagara (less than 2 hours) and were met right as we got off the train by our awesome tour guide, Dennis. He was so nice, helpful and entertaining, with a main goal of keeping us happy. Perfect. Being a Tuesday, which is great day for a wine tour as it’s not too busy anywhere, our tour was just for my sister and I and a young couple just learning about wine. With such a small group and a well connected tour company we were able to hit the wineries that weren’t busy or over run with big tour buses. Plus we got priority service when we’d walk in the door.

We started at Niagara College Teaching Winery with a tour of wine making process and a wonderful educational wine tasting. We were taught how to taste wine correctly and what to look for. It’s amazing how a wine can change by a simple swirl between sips. From a Chardonnay to a Merlot to an Ice Wine, it was all fantastic. With Niagara being known for Ice Wine, it was a constant at all the wineries we visited. But I’m not complaining, I truly enjoy ice wine. And now I can appreciate them even more.

What I really appreciated about all the wineries we went to and what we learned was that you need to try lots of different wines to figure out what you truly enjoy and to drink wine the way to you like to. If you want to put red in the fridge then do it. If you need to put an ice cube in a white, then do it. However you enjoy the wine is what works best for you. Sure there are suggestions, but they are just that.

After the teaching winery, we went to Benchmark for lunch. It’s the restaurant within Niagara College. And we had a fantastic lunch. I loved every bite of my hothouse heirloom tomatoes with mozzarella and basil, pork with a fruit chutney and cranberry pecan tart. Mmmm.

With a full tummy it was time for some more wine tasting. First we headed to the Diamond Estates Group who make Lakeview Cellars, Dan Aykroyd, 20 Bees and Fresh to name a few. Most of the wines that we tried here were not for me. We did find out that, unlike many other celebrities with their names on wines, Dan Aykroyd sits on his wine board and tries all of his wines before he will allow his name on them.

Then we were off to Caroline Cellars Winery and Reif Estate Winery. Caroline’s being a boutique that isn’t in the LCBO and Reif’s which is one of the oldest in Niagara and has products in the LCBO. With a few minutes to spare our awesome tour guide was able to slip in another great boutique winery. One of his personal favourites, Between the Lines. So glad that we went there. Had some great wines that have been made by young team of two brothers on land that their parents had. Bought a great bottle there that we will enjoy in 6 months when it’s truly ready to drink, the Lemberger.

After all those tastings, a wonderful lunch, a little rain, a great wine education, it was sadly time to go home. But at least it was in the luxury of the train. With a few purchases in hand we ended our great day of tasting and headed home.

It was such a great way to enjoy a rare day off and to try Ontario wines that I’ve never tried or thought of. Now I will actually go into the VQA/Ontario section at the LCBO and check some of our great wines out. You should too. And remember the more you try the better you will know what you like and dislike. So get out there and drink wine, responsibly.
Written August 23, 2011
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mochapixie
Toronto, Canada3 contributions
2.0 of 5 bubbles
Jun 2011 • Friends
After researching a number of different wine tours in the Niagara area, I decided to book with Grape and Wine Tours, despite the fact that I could find absolutely no reviews online, because the office staff were very quick to reply to my email inquiry, very friendly, and very accommodating. The tour did not live up to those initial interactions.

Where to start... Three of us (myself and my boyfriend, both in our thirties, and my mother) booked a full day tour with lunch (for my birthday!). We were picked up precisely on time, so that's a positive thing. However, the fellow who picked us up seemed sort of flustered and told us that he wasn't a guide but that he was filling in because our guide didn't show up for work. I'm sure that was the truth, but telling us meant that we knew that he wasn't a guide and had to assume that he did not have the knowledge to do the tour properly. It also made the business sound like it was run by flaky teenagers. Neither idea inspired confidence.

Our first stop was not far away from our hotel. Happily, while we were touring that first winery, someone found us an actual guide to take over from the first fella. I use the term "guide" loosely here; it would be more accurate to refer to him as our "driver". He was perfectly pleasant but had no knowledge about or passion for wine, and didn't offer much in the way of information or actual guidance. I wasn't shocked by this, as I know this can happen with tours like this, but it was a bit disappointing all the same.

Other issues: Prior to booking the tour I spoke with the office person about my need for a gluten-free meal. She assured me that this was not an issue and that they would simply let the restaurant know ahead of time. They didn't. It worked out fine because the server at the restaurant had it together and was very helpful, but, with a fixed menu, it could easily have gone poorly. Points off for the tour company.

Also prior to booking, I had a back and forth about which wineries the tour visited. We really really were not interested in visiting four big, soulless wineries. We're much more interested in small, quirky places. I researched a few tour companies and pretty much all of them said the same thing: they visit one large winery, one medium sized winery, and two smaller wineries. Which we were willing to accept.

But one of the things that swayed my decision to book with this company was that the office person told me that we could put in a request to visit this one particular winery that I was interested in. Sold! Of course, that visit didn't happen. I recognize that on a tour I can't make all the decisions, and I was sacrificing the autonomy to choose for the ease of having someone else drive us around. But I booked with this company in part because they told me we could visit this winery, and we didn't. Not only did we not visit that winery, but we drove past it. Twice. And the driver offered no explanation for why we weren't visiting. Just ignored it as an option. Colour me annoyed.

What made that exclusion sting even more was the fact that the very last "winery" we visited was terrible. Completely terrible. It's a big huge winery, but not even one of the beautiful big wineries. Visiting the large scale wineries can be nice because they're so very lovely. Not so with this one, which seemed like sort of a clearinghouse of wineries - they carried four different wine labels at the 'boutique', all of which are available at the LCBO. Nothing special about that at all. And the physical space was just unattractive. There was a giant building in which the wine is made, which looked like any industrial factory from the outside (we didn't go in). And the store/tasting room was in... a portable? I think that's the only word for that sort of structure. They were clearly still constructing a more permanent building. I say 'clearly' because you couldn't miss the noise and the smell of sawdust was prominent. And, as I said, the wine was terrible. This really isn't subjective. My boyfriend works in a restaurant where they used the main label on offer here as their cooking wine. Nothing interesting, pretty, or compelling about this place at all. I know that the tour company doesn't control the behaviour of the wineries we visit, but they did make a decision to take us here, and I fault them for that. The place I wanted to visit was less than five minutes away, which made visiting this one feel all the more like rubbing salt in a wound.

I'm not saying Grape and Wine Tours are a terrible company. Certainly not. They were prompt, pleasant, and the tour group was small (just my group and one other couple). But unprofessional, fully mediocre, and not able to keep promises? Yup. For sure. And since pretty much all the tour companies in the area offer variations on the same day or half day tours for the same price (90-100$), I think you could do better for your money.

And for those who are interested, the wineries we visited were: the Niagara College Teaching Winery (which did a fantastic tour and tasting!), Reif Estates, Caroline Cellars, and 20 Bees. We had lunch at the Old Winery Restaurant, which had a lovely patio, good food, and good service.
Written June 16, 2011
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