Wendy Hogarth knows her berries and provides a terrific presentation on the making of fruit wines while conducting a tasting.There is a lot to see and explore around the farm.Worth the trip to Bala.
This is a fun, relaxed way to sample a unique variety of wines. The staff is very friendly and make wine tasting less intimidating for anyone who doesn't know a lot about wine. Buy on location if you like what you taste, only two of their many varieties are at the LCBO.
We were looking for something fun to do and fairly warm on the weekend so we stopped by the winery. We did the tour, the wine tasting, some snowshoeing, and sat by the fire. Everyone at the winery was very helpful and kind. It was really cool to see how wine is made from fruit other than grapes and the different flavors.
Amazing service, friendly environment and really interesting. And dont foget the incredible wines! Seeing cranberry harvesting in action was really interesting. We had a great time, definitley will visit again.
Stop in, pay $5 and learn about the cranberry and blueberry wines this little winery is producing. Also available some amazing dried cranberries of course, but in dark chocolate? Yum. Great spot to add to your wandering when visiting the area too for a tour of the facility and please...feed the turkeys.
Spent a morning and early afternoon here with some girlfriends snow showing, wine tasting and shopping. The location is lovely, with gentle inclines for the less experienced or active snow shoe enthusiast. Your reward for all that work, can be a reasonably priced wine tasting with or without cheese platter! The staff are knowledgeable and fun! Eva made our day THE BEST! She is now part of our sisterhood. We will definitely return, maybe as an annual outing to enjoy our fabulous winters and all that we have to do in the area.Note: if you have your own snow shoes you can use the trails for free!I dare you to leave with only one bottle of wine!! Enjoy!
We stopped by the winery and cranberry marsh not really knowing what to expect. It was really fantastic! Our tour guide was very friendly and knowledgeable, and I really learned a lot about the cultivation and harvesting about cranberries (sounds like a dry topic, but it's quite interesting). Tasting the cranberry and blueberry wines, especially with the local cheeses on offer, was superb. The spot itself is very peaceful and scenic, with a friendly pooch making his rounds to say hello to visitors, and trails available for walking and hiking.
A trip here is always a good time. Nice people, good wine and relaxing scenery.Heaven for cranberry lovers.
We booked the "Bog to Bottle Culinary Experience" which included a tour of the cranberry bog & winery. The guide was very knowledgable about how cranberries are grown, harvested, & made into wine. Following the tour we sat at an outside patio overlooking the bog where we were able to taste & rate eight of their wines. Afterwards, we each chose our favourite wine & were given a glass served with local cheeses, crackers, & cranberry chutney. We were also able to buy their wines & other cranberry products in their store. We love their wines even more now that we have learned about their production!
My husband an I did the tour of Johnson's cranberry marsh as part of the Bala Cranberry Festival today. It was a nice day, which brought out the crowds. Get there early for the best parking! At Johnson's Cranberry marsh we signed up for the wine tasting sessions so we could purchase our favorites. With the wine selection they had, I'm sure anyone could find at least one to bring home.