Regardless of the season, visitors to Niagara Falls, New York, can treat themselves to a wine tasting at any of the 50-plus local world-class wineries. According to InfoNiagara, over 90 percent of Canada's ice wine is produced by Niagara vintners. Most of the area's wineries offer wine tours and tastings, and visitors can choose among many different tour companies, which offer a range of transportation options.
Servicing the entire Niagara Falls region, Status Limousine offers parties of any size a wide variety of wine tours. These include trips to the Niagara Wine Trail, the wineries of Niagara-on-the Lake, the Finger Lake Region wineries and Keuka Lake wine trail to name a few. Status Limousine offers several different types of vehicles, for traveling in style. Customers can book H-2 Hummers, Suburbans, Excursions, superstretch limousines or even a 30-passenger luxury coach for a six-hour wine tour.
Status Limousine
799 Englewood Ave.
Buffalo, NY 14223
716-833-7292
statuslimousine.com
Buffalo Trolleys offers wine tour parties a unique choice in travel among four distinct trolleys: Cinderella, Prince Charming, Miss Daisy and the Fonz. Each trolley is equipped with knowledgeable conductors who make a point to stop at popular points of interest. The Buffalo Trolley Niagara Wine Trail tour includes stops at two wineries and the choice of lunch at the Wilson Boat House or a boxed lunch. Tours require a 20 person minimum and pricing is set at an affordable $49 per person as of spring 2010.
Buffalo Trolleys
P.O. Box 193
Clarence Center, NY 14032
716-668-6000
buffalotrolleys.com
Niagara Luxury Tours provides parties with the choice of three wine tours: the Niagara on the Lake Tour, Niagara Country Tour and the Finger Lakes Tour. All are eight hours in duration. Each tour will stop at five different wineries and includes views of other historic sites such as Fort George, Fort Niagara and the northern terminus of the lower Niagara River. Guests will receive complimentary bottled water, snacks and souvenir wine glasses. Parties of six to eight can be accommodated comfortably in the tour's luxury van.
Niagara Luxury Tours
2519 Niagara Rd.
Niagara Falls, NY 14304
716-216-4700
niagaraluxurytours.com
Magic Mist Limousine offers all-inclusive wine tours in both the U.S. and Canadian Niagara wine regions. Wine packages include stops at large wineries and boutique wineries, such as Jackson Triggs, Peller Estate, Marjim Manor and Schultze Vineyards. The five hour all-inclusive package allows parties the choice between a Lincoln Town Car, Ford Expedition, or 10 to 18 passenger limousine. Cheese and cracker platters, water, ice, tax and chauffeur tip are included.
Magic Mist Limousine
832 Pierce Ave.
Niagara Falls, NY 14301
800-689-8189
niagarawinetour.net