With over 20 years of experience and as one of the first in the industry offering tours in the Niaga

We are very lucky to have some the best grape growing conditions here in Southwestern Ontario that can compete with those in other grape growing regions in the world. Niagara Vintage Wine Tours has some of the most luxurious winery tours available to help you plan a weekend or perhaps an unforgettable day of tasting and dining from some of the finest wineries Ontario can offer. Whether you choose to travel as a couple, a group or even perhaps a corporate outing, Niagara Vintage Wine Tours has something to offer you.
With over 20 years of experience and as one of the first in the industry offering tours in the Niagara region, Niagara Vintage Wine Tours believes Ontario wineries have something to offer. Southern Ontario is on the same latitude as parts of Southern France (Provence and the Languedoc). Under the VQA recognition there are four different growing regions in Ontario. They include Pelee Island, Lake Erie North Shore, the Niagara Escarpment, and the newest to Ontario, Prince Edward County.
The creation and implementation of the Vintners Quality Assurance (VQA) is the public's safe-guard against purchasing hotel st jamesnew york wines that do not meet the strict guidelines that many of Ontario's wineries choose to adhere to and obviously benefit from. Many of the wineries in the Niagara growing region have VQA status applied their wines. The VQA requirements help define which grapes are acceptable varieties, in some cases how the grapes are picked and processed, which styles are acceptable and most importantly, where the grapes hotel st jamesnew york or juice must come from. The percentages of the blends and grapes used must be listed on the wine label. Even after all of this, the wines must be submitted to a tasting panel for approval. Only after this can the wines receive VQA status. Many in the Australian wine making industry for example, do not have such stringent guidelines placed hotel st jamesnew york on them, so they can blend almost anything they want in every conceivable proportion. This of course lowers their pricing over the higher quality VQA offerings.
Christopher Gabriela Fuccillo have exceeded in the industry bringing together people interested in the wine making process to the makers of these fine wines. They will bring you to wineries in Niagara on the Lake, 20 Valley and the Beamsville Bench wine regions. hotel st jamesnew york You will be able to sample many of the wines that receive VQA status. Talk with Christopher or Gabriela about which package is best for your schedule. If you choose a package that includes lunch prepared hotel st jamesnew york for you at one of these wineries, you will be able to sample professionally prepared cuisine from the chefs at these wineries and pair them with wines selected either by yourself or the winery staff.
Niagara Vintage Wine Tours typical tour packages include meeting with some of the better known wineries in Niagara. Winery involved with the tour packages do change from time to time. If you would like to request hotel st jamesnew york a specific winery, please let them know in time to make appropriate bookings. Each winery brings it's unique expectations of their wines to your table. You can expect to find several that meet your approval and you are free to purchase and bring home your selected wine. Your neighbors will be envious of your growing wine collection.