We still have some availability for Valentine’s Weekend, mention this ad to get your discount! Even with the Chocolate and Wine event on Seneca Lake, there are still many wineries that have special pairings for the weekend if you aren’t a ticket holder. Toast Winery, on the west side of Seneca Lake, offers a special pairing of five wines along with five candies on the weekends all through February. Zugibe Vineyards, on the east side of Seneca Lake, offers an elevated wine and food flight, a mini five course meal, all with chocolate elements.
Seneca Lake Chocolate and Wine 2025!
Who doesn’t like chocolate and wine?! Tickets are good for all three days, February 14th through February 16th on Seneca Lake. With fifteen participating wineries, the whole weekend is needed to truly enjoy the event! Each winery offers a wine and food pairing as well as three additional wines to sample. We do have availability for that weekend and what better way to spend Valentine’s Day weekend than with chocolate and wine? Mention this ad and get a discount on your transportation.
Savoring Sweets Event on Keuka this Saturday!
If you haven’t been to a wine trail event before, it is certainly the way to go! Especially this Saturday, February 8th, on Keuka Lake. The Savoring Sweets event runs from 10 am to 5 pm and includes six participating member wineries with a custom itinerary including four wine samples with sweet and savory pairings at each stop. Experiences range from owner/winemaker led tastings, vertical tastings, behind the scenes tours, tasting unreleased wines and more. We still have some vehicles available for this weekend, so mention this post and we will give you a deal! For tickets to the event, purchase directly on the Keuka Lake Wine Trail website. What a fun way to spend a Saturday afternoon!
Reserving a tour with Grapevine Country Tours
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We enjoy speaking with our potential guests to determine what best meets their needs. Here is some of the information that we need from you in order to give you an accurate rate:
Date you would like to tour?
Number of people in your party?
Pick up location?–where you are staying so there is no drinking and driving
Do you want one of our clean, reliable vehicles or would you like us to drive your vehicle?
Kinds of wine you enjoy so we can make suggestions for reservations
With this information, we can give you quality service. Contact us:
Calling 315 585 9599, (our 800 number has been disconnected)
Or email Bonnie@grapevinecountrytours.com or Nicole@grapevinecountrytours.com
Facebook and Messenger are unreliable ways to get an answer as we do not always check these.
We look forward to hearing from you to reserve your wine or beer tour. Remember we do not allow drinking of alcoholic beverages in our vehicles.
We now offer drive your car at a lower price
Sometimes, it is important to save some money and still have a great time. We understand that, so we offer you an alternative to traveling in one of our vehicles. We can put one of our drivers in your car to take your group. Rates begin at $45.00 per hour with a minimum of 4 hours. Rate is determined by the distance we need to travel from our base to your pickup location. Give us a call to find out more.
We are fully insured to drive your car. We wouldn’t have it any other way!
Remember, we pick up strangers and return friends.
Grapevine Country Tours featured in Forbes blog
Check out this article on the Finger Lakes by Forbes blogger, Michele Robson, who recently toured with us.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/michelerobson/2023/06/30/move-over-napa-its-all-about-finger-lakes-wine-vacations/
Gasoline Surcharges on some tours
With the rising cost of gasoline, we need to make some changes to our pricing structure.
If you are staying on the lake you plan to tour, the cost is as quoted.
If you are visiting wineries and breweries on one lake while being picked up on another, there will be a gasoline surcharge added to your tour cost.
The best thing to do is book your lodging reservations near the lake you wish to visit.
Thank you for understanding.
Bonnie
Airport Transfers now an option
Students and Travelers,
We are now offering weekday airport runs from Geneva to Rochester or Syracuse. Give us a call to reserve your space in our clean, comfortable and reliable vehicles.
A Visit to Belhurst Castle and Winery
Belhurst is a uniquely beautiful lodging and winery destination on Seneca Lake in Geneva, New York, the heart of the Finger Lakes. You may try the classic wine tasting, which offers a variety of wines to suit every palate. They also offer beer and cider tastings.
A favorite with our guests is the Wine and Cheese pairing. Here you are offered five wines and five cheeses, all local. If you are looking for a more lavish experience, they offer a Food and Wine pairing dinner. This is a six course meal with locally sourced ingredients to create unique, seasonally inspired dishes paired with Belhurst Castle wines.
Your Grapevine Country Tours driver will be more than happy to make Belhurst Castle a stop on your customized wine tour.
Authorized Woman Owned Business since 2018, started by a woman in 2002
I started this business with an interest in wine and a bit of desperation after the tragedy of September 11 when the travel industry tanked. It wasn’t easy to start from scratch, and there were times that people tried to discourage me from taking the risk, but I forged on. There were difficult years for sure, but the industry welcomed me and I found friends at the wineries and in the tourism community. It wasn’t until 2017 that someone encouraged me to apply as a woman owned business. I already considered myself one!
The paperwork was immense, but I finally succeeded! Now I am proud to say that my daughter-in-law, Nicole, has begun to work with me in this fantastic business. Together we are a strong force! We have a lot of fun in all that we do. And I am thankful for all of the support that we get from our wine tour friends.
Bonnie Osborne