12 | NIAGARA CANADA MEETINGS ANYWHERE! WORLD-CLASS WINERY AND CULINARY EXPERIENCES Niagara stands out as Canada’s top wine-producing region, with over 50 wineries nestled among beautiful vineyards. These estates boast architecturally stunning spaces suitable for meetings, events and gourmet dining, accommodating groups of various sizes. Explore the Wayne Gretzky Estates Winery & Distillery for guided wine and whisky tours, private wine cellar dining, exclusive VIP tasting experiences in the Club Lounge and a new wine garden and barbecue dining experience. The Great Canadian Whisky Tour teaches Canadian whisky history and distillation processes, while the Whisky Bartender experience demonstrates the art of crafting the perfect whisky cocktail. Just next door, Trius Winery offers the signature Trius Tour, filled with Instagram-worthy moments. Guests can sip on a glass of wine while taking in the picturesque views from the Rosé Lookout. The tour continues to the Sparkling House, where guests visit Canada’s largest underground sparkling wine cellar. Renowned for its group experiences, Peller Estates offers The Greatest Winery Tour, which starts with a glass of sparkling wine in the estate backyard, an outdoor venue that comfortably accommodates up to 1,000 guests. Next, an informative tour of the estate vineyard, followed by a visit to the underground barrel cellar and then the Icewine Lounge, the Niagara Region’s only igloo-like venue, which is kept at a frosty -10 degrees. The historic 21-room Riverbend Inn, adjacent to Peller Estates, is available for group buyouts. At Konzelmann Estate Winery, groups can enjoy entertaining activities, such as how to pair wine with chocolate and even snack foods. The estate offers a private Vineyard Dome Experience where guests sample estate vintages alongside locally sourced charcuterie within the heated comfort of a luxury dome. Two Sisters Vineyards offers an exclusive private session with the estate sommelier who carefully selects five outstanding wines for a personalized tasting encounter. The stunning Barrel Cellar is the perfect location for team celebrations. Guests enjoy stunning vineyard views and farm-to-table dining at Ravine Vineyard Estate Winery. The property offers two exclusive venues for full-or half-day meetings, as well as teambuilding experiences, such as a wine-tasting challenge where team members compete to identify five wines using only smell and taste. FIND YOUR PERFECT PINT IN NIAGARA • Housed in an original 1880s barn, Niagara Oast House Brewers offers a variety of experiences for groups, including outdoor patio dining, The Beer Shed tasting room and The Hayloft event space. • In the heart of the Niagara Benchlands region, Bench Brewing Company grows the hops and apples used in its craft beers and ciders. The operation is certified carbon neutral and is verified to meet high standards of social and environmental performance, transparency and accountability. Canada’s Liquid Gold Canada made a splash in the icewine world more than 30 years ago with Inniskillin’s Vidal Icewine winning top honours at the 1991 Vinexpo in Bordeaux, France. Following this lead, numerous Niagara wineries have embraced icewine production, making Canada the world’s leading icewine producer. Every January, the Niagara-on-the-Lake Icewine Festival offers the ideal setting for groups to discover the intricacies of icewine production and indulge in its luxurious flavours. PHOTO: NIAGARA FALLS TOURISM
