Niagara-on-the-Lake: Wine Tasting Tour & 3 Wineries
Three Wineries, One Morning or Afternoon: Ice Wine Included
You visit three Niagara-on-the-Lake wineries in a single morning or afternoon with a professional guide leading tastings at each stop, including Ontario's signature ice wine. Hotel pickup is included for afternoon tours (and morning tours from Old Town hotels). Bring breakfast or lunch beforehand since no food is provided during the 3.5 to 4 hour tour.
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Niagara-on-the-Lake wine tasting tour
- Meet at Niagara on the Lake office
- Visit first winery for tasting
- Visit second winery for tasting
- Visit third winery for tasting
- Enjoy tasting flight at each winery
- Tour ends after 3.5 hours
What’s included
- Your tour includes wine tastings at three Niagara-on-the-Lake wineries (both small and large production), a professional guide who leads the tastings and handles all driving, and hotel pickup and drop-off for afternoon departures from Niagara-on-the-Lake or Niagara Falls hotels.
- Morning tours include pickup from Old Town Niagara-on-the-Lake hotels only.
- All tastings are conducted by the guide at each winery stop.
Times
- Every day except Saturday 09:45 13:30
- Saturday 09:45
Last departure this season: 1 Dec
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Operated by Grape Escape Wine Tours
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The experience
The ice wine sits in the glass like liquid amber, and you realize Ontario makes something most people have never tasted outside a specialty shop. That's the moment the Niagara-on-the-Lake wine tour clicks into place. You're not visiting a single vineyard, you're moving through three in one afternoon, tasting what each one does differently. The tour runs 3.5 to 4 hours depending on which departure you choose: morning starts at 9:45am and wraps by 1pm, or afternoon leaves between 1 and 1:30pm and ends around 5 to 5:30pm. A professional guide handles the driving and the tasting notes, so you just show up and taste.
The group stays small, which changes how the experience feels. You're not herded through a tasting room with thirty other people. The guide knows your name and can actually talk about what's in your glass instead of reading from a script. Both small and large production wineries are on the route, so you get a sense of how different scales work in the same region. The varietals shift between stops. You might start with a crisp white, move to a red, and finish with that ice wine that tastes like it shouldn't be legal. Bring an appetite beforehand though. No food is included, so breakfast or lunch before you arrive matters.
Hotel pickup is built in for the afternoon tour from any Niagara-on-the-Lake or Niagara Falls hotel, which saves you from figuring out how to get to the wineries yourself. Morning departures pick up from Niagara-on-the-Lake Old Town hotels only. If you're staying in Niagara Falls for the morning slot, you'll meet the group at the office on Niagara Stone Road. Either way, the guide handles navigation and you handle the tasting. You need to be 19 to drink, and the minimum booking is two people, so this isn't a solo thing, but that's also what keeps it feeling like a real group experience rather than a private tour pretending to be one.
Is this one for you?Book this if you want to taste Ontario ice wine and other regional varietals without arranging your own transport between three different wineries: the small group size and fixed schedule are what make tasting at multiple stops feel unhurried instead of rushed.
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Top questions
What time does the morning tour start and end?
The morning tour departs at 9:45am and ends around 1pm.
Is food included in the wine tour?
No. You should eat breakfast or lunch before the tour begins.
Does the afternoon tour include hotel pickup?
Yes, from any Niagara-on-the-Lake or Niagara Falls hotel between 1 and 1:30pm.
How many wineries do you visit?
Three wineries: a mix of small and large production operations.
What is the minimum age to participate?
You must be 19 years old to consume alcohol on the tour.
Is there a minimum group size?
Yes, a minimum of 2 people per booking is required.
Can you do the morning tour if you're staying in Niagara Falls?
Morning pickups are only from Niagara-on-the-Lake Old Town hotels. Niagara Falls guests can meet at the office at 1627 Niagara Stone Road.
How long is the tour?
The morning tour is 3 to 3.5 hours. The afternoon tour is 3.5 to 4 hours.
Niagara-on-the-Lake: Wine Tasting Tour & 3 Wineries
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