Winery Experiences
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A Trius Winery Tour » Book Now
Time: Offered Monday to Friday at 12 pm, 1 pm and 4 pm; Saturday & Sunday every hour on the hour from 12 noon to 4 pm
Price per guest: $10.00
Wine Club Members price: Complimentary to member and up to five guests
For the first time visitor this tour and tasting takes you behind-the-scenes of the world of winemaking at Hillebrand. It gives you a taste (literally) of the path a grape follows from vineyard to finished wine. Watch our Cellar Team work in the Press House and explore our White and Red Barrel Cellars. Enjoy a tasting of our favourite Hillebrand wines. Redeem your Tour Receipt and receive $5 towards any purchase of wine.
Collector's Boutique » Book Now
Time: Open Sunday through Thursday from 12 pm to 6 pm; Friday & Saturday 12 pm to 7 pm
Price per guest: $10.00
Wine Club Members price: Complimentary to members and up to five guests
The Collector's Boutique features personal tastings of small lot wines only available at the winery, alongside a selection of vintage wines. Our Wine Consultants are there to answer questions about your wine buying selections. The Collector's Boutique is also the ideal place to shop for the latest stemware, decanters and funnels.
Harvest Table Dining Series » Book Now
Time: NEW DATES COMING SOON!
Price per guest: $115.00
Wine Club Members price: $115 per person, plus taxes and gratuities
Join us at our Harvest Table for a local taste of Niagara. A member of Chef Frank Dodd's culinary team will host your dining event as they share local food and wine stories. You and fellow guests will start with a sparkling reception in Cellar 63, leading into a 4-course menu featuring wines perfectly paired by our Winemaker Craig McDonald. Celebrate the region and savour food and wine grown in the same soil.
Harvest Table Dining Series - Lunch » Book Now
Time: January 28; February 4, 11 & 25; March 24 & 31 - 12:30 pm Cellar 63 Reception; 1 pm Lunch
Price per guest: $65.00
Wine Club Members price: $65 per person, exclusive of taxes and gratuities
Join us for a Dining Experience around our Harvest Table. Enjoy an intimate lunch hosted by a member of Chef Frank Dodd's culinary team as they share local food and wine stories. The experience will begin with a sparkling reception in Cellar 63, leading into a 3-course menu featuring wine and food grown in the same soil.
Icewine Tour & Tasting » Book Now
Time: Offered Daily at 3 pm
Price per guest: $15.00
Wine Club Members price: Complimentary to members and up to five guests
Hillebrand has been making Icewine for over 25 years. Tour the winery listening to our stories about picking fruit in the dead cold of winter and pressing a single drop of juice from each frozen grape. Enjoy a tasting of Icewines only available at the Estate.
Release Tours » Book Now
Time: NEW DATES COMING SOON!
Price per guest: $10.00
Wine Club Members price: $5 per person, exclusive of tax and gratuities
Join us at the winery for a special Release Tour. Tour the vineyards and understand the winemaking techniques used to make the weekend's feature wine.
Sparkling & Food through the Seasons » Book Now
Time: Offered Saturday and Sunday at 4 pm
Price per guest: $15.00
Wine Club Members price: $10.00 per person
We’re getting rave reviews for our brand new sparkling tour. Sparkling is the "Little Black Dress" of wines. It goes with any occasion. So, if you're saving your sparkling wine for New Year's Eve, think again. Join us and experience sparkling wine in a new light. Discover how sparkling wine is made by touring the largest sparkling cellar in Canada. Taste our award-winning sparkling wines paired with foods prepared by Winery Chef and 2010 Toronto Gold Medal Plates winner, Frank Dodd. Learn how to pair sparkling wine with food and how to celebrate it every day of the year.
Sparkling Wine Tour & Tasting » Book Now
Time: Offered Daily at 2 pm
Price per guest: $15.00
Wine Club Members price: Complimentary to members and up to five guests
This bubbly tour and tasting will take you into our underground Trius Sparkling Wine Cellar, where you will see 250,000 bottles of sparkling wine ageing. Listen to the romantic story of sparking wine and taste our award winning sparklers, including Trius Brut.
Tasting Wine & Cheese - Making the Match » Book Now
Time: Offered Saturday & Sunday at 3 pm
Price per guest: $15.00
Wine Club Members price: $10 per person
No toothpicks allowed! During this lively wine and food experience you will savour Canadian cheeses matched perfectly with limited edition Hillebrand wines. Our Wine Consultant will share the secrets to pairing wine with cheese and you will learn how to recreate the magic for yourself.
Trius Art of Red - Blending Experience » Book Now
Time: Offered Saturday & Sunday at 1pm
Price per guest: $30.00
Wine Club Members price: $25 per person
Want to try your hand at being a Winemaker? During this fun, behind-the-scenes wine blending experience, you will have the opportunity to create your own version of Trius Red, Niagara's benchmark red wine. Each guest will bottle their own personal blend to take home as a memory of the day.
Trius Red 2010 Release Lunch & Tasting » Book Now
Time: February 18 - 11:30 am Reception
Price per guest: $65.00
Wine Club Members price: $65 per person, plus taxes and gratuities
A historic release for Hillebrand that you just need to be a part of. Join Winemaker Craig McDonald for this 4-course tasting menu showcasing the new Trius Red 2010 as well as a selection of his favourite Trius wines. After lunch, Craig will guide you through a structured tasting of Trius Red 2010 and a sneak peek at Trius Grand Red 2010 taken straight from the barrel. The cost is $65 per person, plus taxes and gratuities.
Trius Red Barrel Cellar Dinner Series » Book Now
Time: January 28; February 25; March 31 - 7 pm Reception, 7:30 pm Dinner
Price per guest: $135.00
Wine Club Members price: $135 per person, exclusive of taxes and gratuities
Celebrate over 20 years of Trius with us in our candlelit Trius Red Barrel Cellar. Surrounded by barrels of aging Trius Red, let Executive Chef Frank Dodd showcase his finest locally-inspired dishes. Beginning with an intimate reception, the dinner flows into a 6-course tasting menu, which has been perfectly paired with our best Hillebrand wines.
Trius Red Pick Up Party » Book Now
Time: February 18 - 12 noon to 4 pm
Price per guest: $0.00
Wine Club Members price: The Pick Up Party is Complimentary
Stop by to sample Trius Red 2010 and pick you your order. Wine Consultants will be on-hand with tasting tips, cellaring recommendations and Chef Dodd will provide samples of his famous Trius Red Burgers a great match to this spectacular wine. The Pick Up Party is Complimentary for purchasers of 2010 Trius Red.
Trius Red Structured Tasting » Book Now
Time: February 18 - 3 pm
Price per guest: $0.00
Wine Club Members price: Complimentary
Craig McDonald will lead guests through a structured tasting of the just released Trius Red 2010. He will compare this vintage with those from the cellar that houses 20 years of Trius. The Trius Red Structured Tasting is complimentary for purchasers of 2010 Trius Red.
Twilight Winery Tour & Tasting » Book Now
Time: Offered July to September daily at 7 pm
Price per guest: $15.00
Wine Club Members price: Complimentary for members and up to 5 guests
Enjoying dinner with us this evening? Or are we just the last stop before you end your trip to Wine Country? Whatever the reason, join us for our traditional Trius Winery Tour, now held at dusk. During this tour and tasting follow the path of the grape from our Backyard Vineyard to the finished wine. Delve into our wine cellars and share in a tasting of our award-winning Trius wines. Keep your tour receipt and receive $5 towards any purchase of wine.
Wine 101 » Book Now
Time: Offered Saturday & Sunday at 12 noon
Price per guest: $10.00
Wine Club Members price: $5.00 per person
This experience is a must for anyone that is interested in wine. Our wine consultants will run through the basics of properly opening both a still and sparkling wine. Then learn more about stemware and decanting and how to do a structured tasting. This well-rounded experience is for those who are new to wine or are already a seasoned wine lover. Enjoy learning something new and have fun doing it.
Wine Country Touring Pass » Book Now
Time: Drop by any of the locations anytime between 10 am and 6 pm
Price per guest: $20.00
Wine Club Members price: $20 per person, exclusive of taxes
The exclusive Wine Country Touring Pass gives guests VIP access to Niagara's best wine experiences. Guests can spend a full day touring and tasting through Wine Country at four of the region's most unique wine destinations: Peller Estates, Hillebrand Winery, Thirty Bench Wine Makers and Wine Country Vintners. Bring your confirmation and pick your pass up at any of the four locations.