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2026 Niagara Wine Country Visit

Mar 30 - Apr 2, 2026

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Nick Ryberg

Sojourn Travel Advisors

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nick@sojourntraveladvisors.com

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Day 1 · Mon, Mar 30 · Touring and Dinner


Arrival and Board Group Tour Bus

Guests should plan to arrive in the parking lot at the Holiday Inn in St. Catharines no later than 11:15am. Boarding will begin at 11:30 am and the bus will depart the parking lot of Hotel promptely at 12:00 PM.

Group Bus Departs for Tour

Mar 30 12:00PM EDT

Mar 30 12:30PM EDT

Vineland Estates in Twenty Mile Bench – Overview, Lunch and Vineyard visit

Welcome & Wine Region Overview by Magdalena Kaiser, Author and Niagara Wine Expert Lunch with wine Visit vineyard Focus on Riesling and Cabernet Franc

Tawse Winery in Twenty Mile Bench - Vineyard visit

Augusta Van Muyen, Vineyard Manager (2025 Grape King) Sustainable vineyard practices including organic certification Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Riesling, Cabernet Franc

Hotel check-in at the Holiday Inn, St. Catharines

Mar 30 - Apr 2, 2026 · Check in: 3:00PM EDT

2 room options · Starting at $169

Pricing based on standard King Room. Guests may request alternate room type. Pricing subject to change based on time of booking and room. All rooms must be booked through event organizer. Rooms will be held on client credit card and client will pa...

Bus Departure for Evening Event

Mar 30 6:00PM UTC

Boarding in parking lot begins at 5:30 pm. Bus departs promptly at 6:00 pm.

Evening Winery Visit & Dinner

Evening Winery Visit featuring 3 Niagara Winemakers – Cellar Visit and Dinner Cellar Visit and Dinner with wine Networking and discussions with winemakers

Bus Departure for Hotel

Mar 30 8:30PM EDT

Bus trip back to hotel following dinner event.

Day 2 · Tue, Mar 31 · Research, Hybrids and More


Brock University (CCOVI) – Cool Climate Oenology and Viticulture Institute

Topics: climate change, disease pressure, and technology in practice.

Cave Spring Cellars - Vineyard Visit and Lunch

Cave Spring Cellars - Beamsville Bench – Vineyard Visits and Lunch Vineyard visit including sustainable practices Riesling, Gamay, Cabernet Franc and growing for sparkling Wine Lunch with wine

Henry of Pelham - Vineyard Visit & Tasting

Henry of Pelham – Vineyard Visit and Tasting Hybrids (Baco Noir), inifera, sustainability practices and growing for sparkling wine Vineyard and Cellar visit

Evening Winery Visit and Dinner

Evening Winery Visit featuring 3 Niagara Winemakers – Cellar Visit and Dinner Cellar Visit and Dinner with wine Networking and discussions with winemakers regarding viticulture and winemaking

Day 3 · Wed, Apr 1 · Hospitality, Vineyards and More


Stratus and Charles Baker – Vineyard Visit and Tasting

Stratus and Charles Baker, Niagara-on-the-Lake – Vineyard Visit and Tasting Sustainability, vineyard and winemaking discussion. Discussion single varietal versus blends (assemblage) Innovation including under cover crops and amphorae

Inniskillin Wines – Vineyard and Hospitality & Lunch

Inniskillin Wines Niagara-on-the-Lake – Vineyard and Hospitality Vineyard visit (Iconic Montague first) then Line 3 Historic Estate Property Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Icewine Lunch and wine

Winery Visit – Vineyard and Tasting

To be announced

Free Time to Enjoy & Walk Around Niagara-on-the-Lake

Walk Around Niagara-on-the-Lake “Prettiest Town in Canada” Visit the Gazebo to see Niagara River intersect Lake Ontario

Trius Winery and Thirty Bench Wines – Sparkling Cellar Tour & Dinner

Trius Winery and Thirty Bench Wines – Sparkling Cellar Tour and Dinner Sparkling Tasting Tasting includes Thirty Bench Wines with a focus on their Riesling and Cabernet Franc Dinner with wine

Day 4 · Thu, Apr 2 · Clones and Grower Networking


Check out of Hotel

Guests will check out of hotel and board bus for morning activities

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Dobbin Estates Winery – Vineyard Visit

Dobbin Estates Winery – Vineyard Visit New plantings with range of clones for diversity Riesling, Pinot Noir

Lunch with Niagara Growers & Wrap-Up

Lunch with Niagara Growers – informal, final networking wrap-up.

Return to Hotel Parking Lot & Depart for Home

Apr 2