Wine Tours & Travel: Toronto Area
The following wineries are located in the Toronto area. Visit their websites
for details of special events, activities, hours of operation etc.
Cilento
Wines were established in 1995 and moved into their new premises in
1997 - a California mission-style building with a wine boutique and
barrel-aging cellar. The winery is open to the public daily and from
time to time, features special events, wine seminars and cooking
demonstrations.
In the Spring of 1998, De
Sousa Wines opened its Toronto facility at 802 Dundas Street
West. Their objective is to preserve their Portuguese heritage and
combine it with Niagara's new world wine making techniques. They are open 6 days a week Monday through
Saturday, 11:00 am to 7:00 pm.
Magnotta Winery Corporation
is Ontario’s third largest winery. The Company develops, grows,
produces, imports, exports and retails wines, beer, spirits and “must”
(juice for making wine) primarily through its seven locations in Ontario,
Canada. They have won many awards include gold medals from
competitions from VinExpo (France), VinItaly (Italy) and Intervin
International (United States) for Winery. Visit their site to sign
up for their newsletter
Two of their locations are in the Toronto area (North York and
Scarborough) and the flagship facility comprising 60,000
square ft is located in Vaughan at the Hwy. 400 and Hwy. 7
crossroads. The facility
includes an extensive art collection, featuring works by the Group of
Seven. The retail store offers over 150 products and feature
selections change daily at the complimentary tasting bar. The tour
includes a stroll along vine covered trellises and a visit to the
temperature controlled wine cellars
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