Did you know that Grapevine Country Tours is partnered up with different hotels in the area? If you would like to stay on Seneca Lake, you may call the Inn at Glenora (Wine Cellars) and book your five hour wine tour at the same time that you book your suite! If you are looking to stay in the historic town of Geneva, The Inn on the Lake offers a four hour wine tour that is paired up with a picnic basket if you choose. If Cayuga Lake is on your list, contact Glass Magnolia Bed and Breakfast; they offer a four hour wine tour. All of our tours are private tours so it is just your group and our driver and they are catered to what places you would like to visit based on your list or our driver can make suggestions based on what you enjoy for drinks and what kind of atmosphere you are looking for. We can’t wait to travel with you soon!

A new and improved event on Cayuga Lake, Ports of Call ticket holders are granted access to all participating wineries, each one offering a food and wine pairing, three additional wine samples and a souvenir wine glass to commemorate your journey! Each winery plays host to a different country with their food pairing from crisp whites to robust reds and everything in between. Tickets are available on the Cayuga Lake Wine Trail website and are valid both Saturday, February 22nd and Sunday, February 23rd from 10 am to 5 pm. Make sure to mention this ad for your discount on your ‘World Tour’!

Not even into Spring yet and here is Nicole talking about FALL!!! Believe it or not, we do have a few bookings already for the fall season! Now is the time to call, especially for Labor Day Weekend or Columbus Day Weekend. We have vehicles suitable for groups of one to eleven people and we also offer the option to drive your vehicle if you would rather travel in the comfort of your own car. Our rates are based on where we pick you up at, how many people and if we have the date available. The Finger Lakes is beautiful any time of year, but the fall season here is just spectacular with the way the water shimmers, the leaves are changing color and the grapes are being harvested.

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.

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.

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!

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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.

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.

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/

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