This is one of the larger small wineries in the Picton area. They have a nice building where you can taste and buy their wines as well as a selection of chocolate and candy. There is an on site restaurant that has an upscale menu. The grounds are quite pretty and you can walk down to the lake. Across the street there is a petting zoo which was a hit with our son - sheep, goats, pigs, ducks, chickens and rabbits. There is also a store that sells jams and cider plus other farm related products.
This winery produces one of the best wine ever : Baco noir. You can taste all of their wines. The shop is beautiful with lots of choice of bottles and kitchen and drinking gadgets. The restaurant offers a spectacular menu. A must see.
The title says it all, this is a beautiful small winery with a great kitchen. The grounds are well manicured with a great view of the lake and we enjoyed the food tremendously. Even picked up some wine to take to a cottage we were sharing with friends and it was a big hit. The Baco Noir Reserve and the 2010 Chardonnay were my favorite.
I was not impressed by the wines I tasted at this winery and was even less impressed by its over commercialized atmosphere.
My wife and I visited this winery in November. The location is charming, but the wines are mediocre.
A tourist trap of a winery. Staff that know nothing about wine. I suppose the low prices and location attract the masses and the buses, but the wine is horrible.
Most wineries we visited by bicycle weren't that attractive -- mostly just barns. This place was well done -- won for presentation hands-down.That being said, I'm not a wine connoisseur. So I won't offer any comments on their wines. But the food for Sunday lunch was great. We were actually looking for something light (we were in the midst of a 60km ride) so we just had 2 appetizers: smoked salmon and a cheese & fruit plate. Both were great.We strolled the grounds, sat by the water and soaked in the sun before continuing on our way.
Thoroughly-recommended way to spend an hour or so after a visit to The Sandbanks. Don't forget your designated driver, or your driving licence will surely be at risk. Nice snob-free wine tasting; there is a large selection of wines, all served in a pleasant gazebo-style building, with another housing a restaurant down a slope. There is a large sweet-shop, which the children made a bee-line for. Recommended.
Waupoos Estates Winery is hard to find. We attended a wedding there and if it wasn't for a friend standing at the end of the driveway, we would have driven right past it. There was lots of signage, just none of it was facing the road. Having said that, they have an outstanding beautiful setting. The wedding took place on their dock, which was very pretty with the Bay of Quinte in the background. The reception took place in a large tent covering a concrete pad. The meal was very tasty and, for a hundred guests, it came out reasonably timely and hot. The wine/gift shop is very well done, the onsite restaurant looks like a large glassed-in gazebo, and across the road there is a petting zoo with wild bunnies hopping everywhere, and a snack shop. I would make the 45 minute drive from Belleville only if it was a glorious day, or you had a wedding to attend there.
We went for dinner after having strolled and tried a fllight of various wines. The restaurant has wonderful views of the vineyard and the water. We had wonderful food, service and the Cabernet Franc was a very nice wine. Just wonderful. The restaurant offers a diverse menu with a gourmet treat for most palates. The Prix Fixe was very reasonable at 35$ Appetizers: seared scallops divine, wild mushroom soup delish. Mains, beef tenderloin with caramelized onions and blue cheese was lovely but could have used a bigger push of blue cheese and/or the onion. The duck was lovely and well done but a bit more fat than we were used to. The chicken breast was tender and skin was tasty and crispy but again the stuffing was very mild. Desserts - oh my! Chocolate pecan tart was amazing. Cheese plate with port was delish but the best was the pressed greek yoghurt with plum sauce, berries and dirzzled with honey. It was possibly the best end to the mealBe bold.