Winter Wine Escape
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Overview
Enjoy guided tours and tastings at award-winning Grand Pré Winery, Benjamin Bridge and Lightfoot & Wolfville, with a delicious vineyard lunch included.
Package Includes:
- Tour and guided-tastings at three Annapolis Valley wineries:
- First stop, Grand Pré Wines: The oldest farm winery in Atlantic Canada built on love and passion for Nova Scotia. Enjoy a guided tasting and savour the distinct flavours and aromas of the NS terroir, perfectly complemented by the clean and refreshing wine making style of our renowned winemaker, Jurg Stutz. *Option to add on wine by the glass, hot beverage, specialty coffee or indulge in raclette- a traditional Swiss cheese dish.
- Second stop, Lightfoot & Wolfville Vineyards: Explore the extraordinary terroir of critically acclaimed wines on a guided-tasting of L&W’s handcrafted and small-lot wines from their organic and biodynamically farmed vineyard before enjoying a delicious lunch onsite. *Wine by the glass available for purchase with lunch.
- Third stop, Benjamin Bridge Vineyards: Enjoy a guided tasting of the most well-loved wines at Canada’s most acclaimed sparkling wine house. Enjoy their heated outdoor terrace, vineyard trails, and riverside fires. *Option to enjoy wine by the glass or one of their warm cocktails.
- Local lunch at Lightfoot & Wolfville featuring ingredients sourced directly from the Lightfoot family farm and gardens.
- Roundtrip transportation from Halifax, Dartmouth, Lower Sackville, or Wolfville with a fun and professional wine tour guide!
Winter 2025 Dates: Offered on Saturdays and Sundays from January 11 through March 30, 2025. Subject to availability and weather conditions. 10:30 am – 5:00 pm from/to Halifax, Dartmouth, or Lower Sackville and 11:45 am – 4:00 pm from/to Wolfville.
Price: + HST and gratuities
- $115.00 per person from Halifax, Dartmouth, or Lower Sackville
- $103.00 per person from Wolfville
- $103.00 per person for non-alcoholic participants
Good to Know:
- Tour pick up and drop off available from the following locations:
- Halifax: Marriott Harbourfront Hotel at 1919 Upper Water Street
- Halifax: Young Street Superstore at 6141 Young Street
- Dartmouth: Starbucks at 11 Cuddy Lane
- Lower Sackville: Public Bus Terminal at 7 Walker Avenue
- Wolfville: Tim Horton’s at 370 Main Street
- *Select Saturdays and Sundays in March, this tour will visit either Planters Ridge Winery OR Beausoleil Winery instead of Grand Pre Winery.
- In the event of inclement winter weather, we will let you know by 6 pm the day before your tour day if it must be cancelled
- Tour groups will be sat at the same table for lunch. On rare occasions we may change the lunch venue without notice
- See holiday lights and glowing décor at Benjamin Bridge Vineyards during December and January only
Conditions & Cancellation: Payment is required when a reservation is made. Based on availability. Public tours operate with a minimum of 6 people. Credit card information is required at the time of booking. Tours cancelled or modified within 3 days of tour departure are 100% non-refundable. To reserve this tour for a private group, a minimum of 10 people is required. Please check our private tour calendar for availability.