Niagara Wine Trail hosting annual festival on July 1

Press Release

The Niagara Wine Trail is hosting its annual Wine Festival at a new venue on Saturday, July 1. The one-day event is being hosted over two sessions at the Niagara Falls Convention Center (101 Old Falls St.). The first session takes place from 1-3 p.m., while the second session takes place from 5-7 p.m. A limited number of presale VIP tickets are available for each session one hour before opening to the general public (at noon and 4 p.m., respectively). Presale tickets are available at www.NiagaraWineTrail.org. General admission tickets will also be available at the door. Prices are as follows:

•General admission: $10 – shopping and wine pickup service; all ages welcome

•Wine tasting admission: $40 / $45 at event – same as above plus:

√ Three tastes at each of the participating wineries with a tasting wristband for the session which you are tasting (ages 21-plus; ID required)

√ Keepsake wine glass (while supplies last)

•VIP admission: $50 presale only – wine tasting and general admission benefits include:

√ Additional hour for wine tasting and shopping

√ Swag bag, corkscrew with bottle opener

√ $1 off each bottle of wine purchased during the VIP hour (noon-1 p.m. or 4-5 p.m.)

Participating wineries include:

√ A Gust of Sun Winery & Vineyard

√ Bella Rose Winery & Vineyard

√ Long Cliff Vineyard

√ Mayer’s Lake Ontario

√ Schulze Vineyards & Winery

√ Victorianbourg Wine Estate

√ Vizcarra Vineyards

√ The Winery at Marjim Manor

There will also be more than a dozen local merchandise vendors, and food concessions available for purchase from the Niagara Falls Convention Center.

“We are happy to continue the tradition of featuring all of our wineries in one place,” said Shane Gustafson, owner of A Gust of Sun Winery and president of the Niagara Wine Trail. “We decided to move to a new venue this year so that our event wasn’t weather-dependent, and to appeal to a wider audience in Downtown Niagara Falls, New York, on the dual American and Canadian holiday weekend.”

For more information or to purchase tickets to this and other wine trail experiences, visit www.NiagaraWineTrail.org. More information can also be found on the Niagara Wine Trail’s Facebook and Instagram pages.

The Niagara Wine Trail celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2022. The organization comprises 12 member wineries, situated between the Niagara Escarpment and Lake Ontario, stretching from Niagara to Monroe County. Each winery on the trail offers a diverse selection of traditional vinifera-style, native, late-harvest and ice wines, as well as unique styles such as award-winning fruit wines, meads and ciders. Its mission is to “work together to enhance the wine industry in the region through an array of intimate, authentic and charming guest experiences.”