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Niagara Wine Tours International, in our 17th year of operation with offices on the main street of Niagara-On-The-Lake and downtown Toronto, offers a unique experience for visitors to Niagara Wine Country. With local professional guides/chauffeurs we provide the highest level of service and customer satisfaction. We were a 2007 finalist in the Niagara Entrepreneur of the Year Awards in the Tourism Enterprise Award Category and have been recognized as a success story on national television. We have an affiliation with Bruce World of Travel in Toronto, a full service American Express travel agency. Whether on one of our day tours or our Via Rail or passenger van packages from Toronto, our commitment to providing a unique experience takes our customers “off the beaten path” and offers a memorable experience.
AN AFTERNOON MAGICAL WINE TOUR OF NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE Join a local guide on a chauffeured tour to some of the winemaking pioneers in Niagara-On-The-Lake! Visit four outstanding boutique wineries for a tour of one and private wine tastings of award winning wines at each. Enjoy a cheese plate with matching wines. Wineries visited may include Lailey Vineyard, a charming, premium winery where our guests gain an exclusive insight into producing award winning wines with a brief walk in the vineyard and a private wine tasting with the winemaker; Marynissen Estates Winery, another premium winery with the oldest Cabernet Sauvignon vines in Canada, for a private wine tasting of some of the finest red wines in the country; Reif Estates Winery which has been making wine for more than 300 years and offers our guests a private wine tasting in their new, magnificient boutique; and Riverview Cellars, a small winery located on the famous Niagara Parkway for a wine tasting with matching cheese. Many of the fine wines tasted on our tour are only available for purchase at the wineries making it a special experience! Other wineries visited may include Caroline Cellars ( excellent icewines), Frogpond Winery (Ontario’s only certified organic winery), Maleta Winery (wonderful vineyard views), Coyote Run (real coyotes on the property) and Ravine Vineyard Estate Winery (where famous television Chef Anna Olson has Olson Foods in partnership with Ravine). Tours daily: - 1.00 p.m. to 5.00 p.m.
A WINE AND CULINARY ADVENTURE IN NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE Let yourself be pampered on a chauffeured tour to some of Niagara’ finest wineries! Your day tour includes visits to four award winning wineries and a gourmet lunch at a renowned winery restaurant. Enjoy a special tour of premium boutique winery Lailey Vineyard with a winemaker followed by a private wine tasting in their barrel cellar. Next stop is a private wine tasting in the boutique at Strewn Winery - famous for its fine wines and Canada’s only winery cooking school - followed by a three course lunch at the winery restaurant Terroir La Cachette combining French Provencal cooking with the best local ingredients. After lunch visit two small boutique estate wineries that produce some of the finest wines in the area and which are mostly available only at the wineries. Marynissen Estates has the oldest Cabernet Sauvignon Vines in Canada and makes some of the finest red wines in the country. Sample some of their finest wines in a private tasting. Reif Estates Winery, a Germanic style winery, has been making wine for more than 300 years in Germany and is located in a beautifully renovated former roadhouse. Their wines have won many national and international awards. Other wineries visited may include: Palatine Hills, Konzelmann Winery, Caroline Cellars, Jackson-Triggs, and Inniskillin. Tours daily: - 10.30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. For reservations and further inquiries please call toll free 1 800-680-7006 or 905-468-1300 or email us at winetours@idirect.com
NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE GOURMET DINNER AND WINE TOUR Why drink and drive when you can be chauffeured on the wine route in comfort and style! Let us provide you with a local guide/chauffeur on an afternoon wine and dinner tour. Visit three charming wineries for a tour of one and private wine tastings at each. Visit Lailey Vineyard for a tour and private wine tasting with a winemaker and award winning winery Palatine Hills that has been growing grapes for more than 30 years and offers our guests a wide range of white, red, and icewine tastings. Strewn Winery, renowned for its fine wines and Canada’s only winery cooking school, provides a private wine tasting before our guests relax over a three course dinner with a glass of wine at the winery restaurant Terroir La Cachette. Guests can choose between several choices on the menu which features wonderful French Provencal cooking with the finest local ingredients. Other wineries visited may include: Konzelmann Winery, Caroline Cellars, and Marynissen Estates. After dinner your chauffeur will drive you back to your accommodations. Tours daily: 3.00 p.m. to 8.00 p.m. For reservations and further inquiries please call toll free 1 800-680-7006 or 905-468-1300 or email us at winetours@idirect.com Niagara By Rail, Lunch and Wine Tour Take a leisurely train ride to Niagara Falls and spend a wonderful day on a private tour of Niagara wine country. A luxury passenger vehicle with local guide/chauffeur will meet you on arrival at the train station in Niagara Falls. Your day will include visits to four outstanding wineries and a three course gourmet lunch at one of the finest winery restaurants in Niagara. First stop includes a tour and private wine tasting at either premium boutique winery Lailey Vineyard or Reif Estates Winery. Strewn Winery is widely recognized for its fine wines and wine country cooking classes. Savor a tasting of fine wines before relaxing over a three course gourmet lunch at the winery restaurant, Terroir La Cachette, which features French Provencal style of cooking with the finest local ingredients. After lunch, sample fine wines at two small award winning wineries including Marynissen Estates Winery which produces some of the best red wines in the country and Lailey Vineyard where winemaker Derek Barnett takes our guests on a walking tour of the vineyard and conducts a private wine tasting in the barrel cellar. Your drive back to Niagara Falls will be along the famous Niagara Parkway – called “one of the prettiest Sunday drives in the world” – and, of course, there will be time to visit the world famous Falls before your train ride back to Toronto. Morning departure from Union Station in Toronto with Via Rail is at 8.30 a.m. and departure time from Niagara Falls is 5.45 p.m. Travel time is approximately one and a half hours. Tours daily: Price: $165.00 per person – includes round trip train ticket in Via Rail comfort class from Toronto to Niagara Falls, pickup in Niagara Falls by local guide/chauffeur, three course gourmet lunch at Terroir La Cachette, visits to four wineries with a tour of one and private wine tastings at each. For reservations and further inquiries please call toll free 1 800 680-7006 or 905 468-1300 or email us at winetours@idirect.com Weekend and Holiday Trips NEW GO TRAIN AND NIAGARA WINE COUNTRY TOUR Relax on the two hour train ride from Toronto or one of the other stops and spend a day touring Niagara Wine Country with a local guide/chauffeur. Your guide will pick you up on arrival at the train station in Niagara Falls. Your day includes visits to four award winning wineries with a tour of one and private wine tastings at each. Wineries visited may include Marynissen Estates Winery, Reif Estates Winery, Caroline Cellars, Lailey Vineyard, Jackson-Triggs Winery Enjoy a leisurely picnic lunch in the beautiful vineyard at Riverview Winery across from the magnificient Niagara River. Spend some time in Niagara Falls before returning on the evening Go Train. Tours: weekends and holidays – leaves Toronto at 9.40 a.m. arriving at 11.40 a.m. Leaves Niagara Falls at 7.20 p.m. arriving at 9.20 p.m. Price: $79.00 per person – includes exclusive wine tour and lunch with local guide/chauffeur. Please note the cost of this tour does not include the Go Train ticket (ticket can be purchased for $31.80 return including taxes per person). For information on pricing from other locations, group prices, and reservations please call toll free 1 800 680-7006 or 905 468-1300 or email us at winetours@idirect.com TORONTO TO NIAGARA SATURDAY AND SUNDAY DAY TRIP – WINE TOUR AND VISIT TO NIAGARA FALLS Take the stress out of driving to Niagara Wine Country and Niagara Falls! With pickup at downtown hotels and Union Station in a private passenger vehicle, your guide/chauffeur will drive you to Niagara-On-The-Lake and your first stop at one of the Niagara’s finest wineries for a tour and wine tasting. Tour Niagara-On-The-Lake’s newest winery, Southbrook Winery, or the world-class Jackson-Triggs Winery, followed by a wine tasting of some of their premium wines. Enjoy a leisurely lunch of Mediterranean Cuisine inspired by the Tuscan countryside at The Old Winery Restaurant in Niagara-On-The-Lake. In the age-old tradition of the Italian Trattoria with an open kitchen, the sight, sounds, and aromas of wonderful Italian cuisine are recreated in this beautifully restored winery building. After lunch sample fine VQA wines at two charming, award winning wineries including Reif Estate Winery which has been producing wines for more than 300 years and Lailey Vineyard where the winemaker treats our guests to a walking tour of the vineyard and a private wine tasting in the barrel cellar. A drive along the famous Niagara Parkway – one of the prettiest drives in the world – ends at the world famous Niagara Falls. View the magnificient Falls before being chauffeured back to Toronto. Cost of $125.00 per person includes - round trip transportation from Toronto to Niagara with local guide/chauffeur, visits to three wineries including a tour of one and private wine tastings at each, a three course lunch at The Old Winery Restaurant, and a stop at Niagara Falls. Tours On The Magnificent Niagara Escarpment
AN AFTERNOON TOUR OF NIAGARA TWENTY VALLEY WINE REGION Join a local guide on an afternoon wine adventure through the Niagara Twenty Valley Wine Region on the Niagara Escarpment. Visit four boutique, estate wineries including a tour of one of and private wine tastings at each. Visit Creekside Winery, recognized as an industry leader in winemaking and expanding grape growing varietals, for a tasting of some of their award winning wines paired with fine cheeses. At Flat Rock Cellars, discover the unique, state-of-the-art five level gravity flow through an interactive walk through the vineyards and winemaking facility – a combination of modern technology combined with age-old techniques. Sample some of their fine Riesling, Chardonnay and Pinot Noirs. What fun to visit Organized Crime Winery, a new small hidden gem of a winery whose website asks “How in the world did you find us?” Hanging over the hillside edges of the Niagara Escarpment, taste some of their wonderful handcrafted wines. Fielding Estates, set on top of the Escarpment with magnificent views, features a tasting of fine reds including Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Pinot Noir and Syrah and whites including Chardonnay, Riesling and Pinot Gris – and superb icewines. Other wineries, including Kacaba Vineyard, Angel’s Gate Winery, Vineland Estates Winery, and Featherstone Estate Winery, may be substituted. Let us know if you have a preference for wines or wineries when booking. Tours daily – 1.00 p.m. to 4.30 p.m. Prince - $75.00 per person – includes local guide/chauffeur, tour of one winery and private wine tastings at each, and return transportation to hotels and B&B’s in the Niagara area including Niagara Falls and Niagara-On-The-Lake For reservations and further inquiries please call toll free 1 800-680-7006 or 905 468-1300 or email us at winetours@idirect.com
NIAGARA TWENTY VALLEY REGION WINE AND CULINARY TOUR Niagara Twenty Valley Wine Region, embracing the communities of Beamsville, Vineland and Jordan, features beautiful scenery with rolling vineyards, fine cuisine using local products, and international award winning wineries in a relaxed rural atmosphere. Join a local guide/chauffeur on an “off the beaten track” wine tour to some of the finest wineries in the area sprinkled with insights into what makes this wine region one of the finest new world wine producing areas in the world. Fielding Estates Winery, set in a pocket of paradise on top of the Niagara Escarpment, produces only small batches of award winning wines which are mostly available only at the winery. Taste some of their fine red and white wines including an icewine while marveling at the views of rolling vineyards and Lake Ontario far below. A drive along winding, country roads ends at Peninsula Ridge Winery where guests tour this impressive, modern winery followed by a private wine tasting of their premium wines in an 1885 restored post-and-beam barn. Relax over a three-course gourmet lunch with paired wines in the Restaurant at Peninsula Ridge located in a Queen Anne revival 1885 Victorian Manor. Vineland Estates, one of the prettiest wineries in Niagara, has become world renowned for its fine wines. Marvel at the views of rolling vineyards and Lake Ontario while enjoying a private tasting of some of their international award winning VQA wines. Visit one other award winning boutique winery for private tastings that may include Kacaba Vineyards (one of Ontario’s first plantings of Syrah); Flat Rock Cellars (stunning architecture with focus on Riesling, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir): Featherstone Estate Winery (fine wines and Veranda Recipes); Angels Gate Winery (creating wines with delicate balance, finess and structure); Wayne Gretsky Estates Winery (a new winery founded by “The Great One”). Let us know if you have a preference for wines or wineries when booking. Tours daily – 10.00 a.m to 4.30 p.m. For reservations and further inquiries please call toll free 1 800-680-7006 or 905-468-1300 or email us at winetours@idirect.com
Private, custom tours are available for groups of six or more daily.
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