Wine & Culinary tours in Canada

For the chef or the budding gourmets, wine and culinary tours in Canada are a great way to learn about new cultures and people’s tastes. Ontario, British Columbia and Quebec are some of the provinces known for their rich vineyards. There are times when people combine a bike trip to the Appalachian Mountains and the wineries together. You must be wondering if that is a good choice. It perhaps is, as one get to experience a mix of various activities, but we suggest for wine and culinary tourism is better if it is kept to food and wine.

Wine and culinary vacations in Canada provides you with an interesting combination of “hands –on cooking” experience, trips to the kitchens of master chefs and tasting sessions with winemakers and artisanal producers.

Popular Wine & Culinary Tours in Canada

We have listed down for you two famous tour option for the above mentioned category. You can check the details and choose the one you like.

Banff Wine n’Dine Culinary Tour

The trip allows you to explore the pleasant hot springs and indulge in the cuisine of Banff. You get to stay at the Mount Royal Hotel and experience lavish wining and dining. To add to the splendor you can also explore the Sulphur Mountain via a Banff Gondola car. Experience the majestic peaks that oversee the Bow Valley corridor.

Tour Highlights: The tour duration of the tour is 2 days/ 1 night.
The total cost of the package is 309 dollars per person.
The first day is spent on exploring Banff. You can spend some leisure time or can walk along the Bow River.
The tour also allows you to explore the various shops. You can also make a quick visit to the well-known Banff museum.
On the second day you get to experience the Canadian dinner.
Choose your bottle of wine. You get to select from the famous Canadian wines like Inniskillian Ice Wine Pearl, Silver Sage Grand Reserve or the wines from Wild Goose Vineyards
For dinner you visit the Maple Leaf Grill & Lounge.
Some of the famous culinary delicacies are Ginger Beef, Pate Chinois, Smoked Meat Sandwich, Canadian bacon Strata and Flipper Pie.
For deserts you make your way to the Giorgio's Trattoria located near.

Kelowna Wineries Tour

This is a one day wine tour where you can fix the hours as per your requirement. You get to travel in the Okanogan Valley and taste the wines that are popular for its quality and taste. It was acknowledged with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the competition held at Los Angeles known as “Wines of the World” in the year May 2004.

Tour Highlights:

For a one day, lasting for four to five hours you need to pay 89 dollars per person.
If you are opting for a one day tour that lasts for three to four hours then you need to pay 84 dollars per person.

The tour offers you with four options to choose from. They are :-

The Eastside bench winery and cheese tasting tour for 4 hours.
Westside bench winery tour that stops for lunch, for 5 hours.
The hidden gems winery tour for 3 to 4 hours.
The Northern bench winery tour for 3 to 4 hours.
The trips are favorable year round.

This apart, wine & culinary tours in Canada also offers you with interesting culinary getaways and programs. You also get to experience the gourmet cooking extravaganza by renowned chefs. The Canadian Food and Wine Expos are also exciting places to visit.

Last updated on 9/11/2010