This was our second stop of the day and when I tell you I am thrilled that we came here, that's an…read moreunderstatement. It's a small winery. We parked and walked to the back where the seating was. They have an open structure with seating along with tables on the grass to the side. We were greeting and told to sit wherever we liked. We picked a two top and made ourselves comfortable. Our server came over to explain how they offer their tastings and answer any questions we may have. My boyfriend enjoyed a tasting of reds and roses while I had a lovely specialty cocktail call the Peach Fritter Cocktail! Yes it came with a fritter on top!! This is what I love about smaller places: they take such pride in what they do, what they grow and what they produce. Three different people from the winery came to our table and made conversation with us. Asked about us and told us all different things about their winery, the grapes, processes for different wines, etc.Iit was a lovely experience. We will be back again this week!

Charles and Andrew made our tasting experience a fantastic start to the day! I learned more about…read morewine in 10 minutes with Charles than I have in years and so appreciate the time they both spent with us. Already planning a trip back when family come to visit!

Delicious salad, beautiful setting great service would highly recommend having lunch hereread more

We had spent a couple hours checking out Niagara Falls before coming here for some wine tasting…read more The layout was spacious with indoor and outdoor patio seating. Given it was such a nice day out, we sat outside. The staff member who assisted us was really friendly and very knowledgeable of the wines. We got a flight of ice wine and a flight of regular wine to share. All had a mix of red and white we really enjoyed. We also got a couple snacks - Tomato Bruschetta and Mixed Olives that were all quite good. Upon leaving, we even got a bottle of one of their ice wines to go. Pillitteri was a great winery to enjoy our afternoon at!

Great winery! Great view! Great service! Fantastic employees! The drive alone is worth the…read morevisit. The wines are fantastic! I hope to try the restaurant during my next visit!

The views alone are worth a visit! One of my favourite vineyards with an amazing selection of wine!read more

Continuing alphabet series representing 2025, P is for Peller Estates Winery. My girlfriend & I…read morevisited Niagara Falls & Toronto in June 2025. We drove up to Niagara-on-the-Lake as I had good things about that area. I asked a local what wineries recommended and was told about Peller. There are about 40 wineries to choose from in Niagara-on-the-Lake, and Peller Estates ended up being an excellent one. We drove up to a large estate with fields. Bartender was friendly. We asked about wine tastings. Bartender mentioned how Canada has ice wine, which American wineries don't have. She let us sample it to see if we liked, which we did and opted to just get the ice wine. Wow, that was a delicious white wine! I wish we had that in the US. But in general, much of the US climate is too warm for ice wine. The grapes are out there to freeze solid. Ice wine needs to be picked below 18 F (-8 C). In Maryland where I live, winter can get cold, but it's inconsistent, some years barely any days below 18 F in Baltimore. Ideally, you want multiple days in a row for a more sustained freeze instead of rushing out for the few hours it might get down to 15 F. On the flip side, it can be too cold in northern Minnesota (where it easily gets below 5 F or -15 C often, which is the lower temp limit) or upstate NY. Also, heavy lake effect snow like that often occurs in Buffalo is problematic. It's a specific microclimate of the Niagara peninsula near Lake Ontario, where it gets cold but not extremely cold too often, not many heavy snowfalls. In the US, near Lake Erie is the sweet spot for ice wine in southwest NY, northern PA, & northeastern OH. Also, northern Michigan near Great Lakes as well as the Finger Lakes region of NY. The lakes moderate the temperatures in the winter if winery is positioned south of the lake, but needs to also be in an area not prone to be slammed by heavy Lake Effect snows like Buffalo. We wanted to sit on the outside, but there was a private event being setup. We sat at a nice table inside the beautiful estate. Afterward, we brought our glasses back to the bartender thanking her and saying the ice wine was excellent. She took the glasses back and said here are 2 clean glasses to take with you thanking us for our visit. This was an excellent experience. Highly recommend a visit to Peller Estates!

Start with price. $48 per person for a four stop tour. About twice the going rate for wine tours in…read morethe region. Tour Stop 1. Conference room where we got a short history from the guide. Sampled a champagne style wine. Stop 2. Balcony overlooking vineyard. the guide told us one type of grapes on the left another type on the right. Two more types behind the building. Sampled a white wine. Stop 3. Barrel room. Short discussion of barrel aging and coopering. Sample cheap blended red wine. Pretty underwhelming so far. Stop 4. Ice room, set to -10 degrees. Room furniture is made from ice. Room is cool, literally and figuratively. Probably the justification for the high tour price. Small sample of cheapest ice wine they sell. Tour ends in the store, what a surprise. I asked to try a different version of the ice wine, tried it, liked it, decided to buy a bottle. Note this was a bit more expensive than the cheap wine we tried. I asked to try a Gamay red wine, tried it, liked it, decided to buy a bottle. Note this was a more expensive than the cheap red wine we tried. I asked to try a different version of the red wine, but this time a different lady said I had to pay $7 for the 1 ounce sample. She also seemed to want to charge me for the previous two 1 ounce samples. I did try it and liked it, and decided to buy a bottle. Note this was even a bit more expensive than the previous wine i bought. Two issues with their sampling pricing. 1. It works out to about $35-40 a glass for a normal glass. that's a lot. 2. Why does the customer have to pay to try a wine they might want to buy. The tour only shows cheap wines so it does not show off any really good, or more pricey, wines. Seem like short sighted marketing to me. Conclusion = over priced tourist trap.

We stopped by this place while we were just driving around Niagara wine country and it did not…read moredisappoint!! I wish we had our servers name but she was super sweet! We weren't sure of exactly what we wanted but she was super knowledgeable and walked us through each of the selections. The atmosphere of this place is unmatched with a modern interior and even an art exhibit inside with live music playing while we did our tastings. This place was also nice because we didn't have to schedule a specific tasting in advance and could do more of a walk in and try at your own pace situation. We ended up purchasing 4 ciders, a bottle of peach wine, and 2 ice wines for the road!

This place is big. Cool modern building. When we came they were getting ready for a wedding…read more Everything was all set up. We sat on the patio. Which is large and has many seats in a covered area, or picnic tables. We sat in the covered area. We got a flight of the artisans ciders and a glass of the cranberry wine. Cranberry wine was good. A bit tart but sweet too. The ciders were a bit dry. More dry than you'd think for the flavors. We liked the lemonade and the arancini ones best. Nice service. We asked a lot of questions and the server who I think was at least a manager of not owner was very sweet and answered all the questions. It got crowded after a bit. Nice place to relax and have a drink or 2.

I can see why they can't hold their Michelin Guide Recommendation status. Please save your money,…read morethey may have been good at some point, but that time has passed. Not a great experience with their service and mediocre food. We arrived at 7:30pm for our reservation on a Tuesday evening and were seated right away. There's a 3 course for $80, or 2 course for $75. We ordered two 2 courses and two 3 courses between our table of 4, and one lager. Appetizers came at 8:20pm. The waiter told us right before the appetizers were served that there was a group of 20ppl right ahead of us, hence the slow service. The main hall was full of the 20ppl group, but our dining section had 3 tables, including ours - so it doesn't seem that busy as it was mostly empty. He did not check in with us during this 50min wait time between sitting down and appies arriving, nor did he bring the lager, or give us a heads up about the wait any earlier. Not off to a great start. APPETIZER: Pate shortbread cookie: I quite liked this one, the sweet buttery shortbread crunch, with a salty creamy pate filling and a dab of jam on top. There's prosciutto and greens on the side. This dish was the definition of sweet and savoury. My friend got the cold soup and loved it. MAIN: Arrancini: mix of mushrooms and veggies, rice, deep fried in a ball shape. THIS WAS HORRIBLE. There wasn't much flavour to the arancini themselves, nor in the sauce. There was some sort of marinated mushroom, and that was good but the Arancini was so stale, similar to how a food court pre-deep fries their items and leaves it in a hot tray. They were not crispy at all, and had a hard chewy exterior. -I asked the waiter if the arancini was supposed to be crispy, he said yes, they are deep fried so it's supposed to be crispy. -I said it tastes quite hard and chewy instead, not crispy. -He said something along the lines of "Is there something you'd like me to do about it?" -I was very disappointed but didn't want to cause a scene so I said no. I couldn't finish it. Overall, super underwhelming restaurant for the price point. (P.S. the winery part is great though, I'd recommend the tasting and grab a few bottles, but I do NOT recommend the restaurant)

My wife and adult daughter and I had the tasting menu here recently, and we were blown away. The…read morefood, the service, the ambience everything was on point. Every dish and every wine pairing were incredible. And we loved the special touches such as the little table by the vines and the saber opening of the sparkling wine. What an incredible experience for the double birthday celebration for my wife and daughter. Thank you, Trius!

Great place and participated in the Discovery Pass program where you can try 6 of 32 wineries for…read more$55 CAD. They had chicken + waffles with wine tastings. Fun food and fun place. Decor is lovely with history and substance. They have war of 1812 artifacts, Tshirts, ice wines, wine, cheeses, cured meats, an inner room, washrooms, and free WiFi. Their ice wine ($47 CAD) is very good and very sweet. Yummy. Staff and owner is nice and good vibes. Outdoor seating with fire pit included.

Stopped by after lunch on a lazy Sunday afternoon, tried a flight of 4 wines and picked up one…read morebottle of the Lakeshore White to gift to a friend. They were experiencing some difficulties with their water system, so the staff wasn't as upbeat as one might have hoped, and we had to drink out of plastic cups. Before we left some live music started, and it would've been nice to linger, but we had more places to visit.

Best winery experience ever!!…read more My friend and I were winery hopping and decided to stop by here. We didn't need a reservation for the flight tasting, which I super appreciated. We just walked up to the bar. They do have more of a sit-down experience it seemed with bites of food but we opted for the bar. I loved that the flights also include ice wine. I have been wanting to try it but typically it is not included in these types of flight tastings. One of the managers, Teanna, was the best!! She was so incredibly helpful with picking out wines and letting us try different things. I will be sure to stop by here again just because of her!

The best service I've ever had at a winery! Manager Teanna and staff members Krystian, Doug, and…read moreColin made our visit so special. They learned our names, gave us extra samples, and made us feel like the only people there. This winery is a MUST STOP on your trip to Niagara-on-the-Lake.