Waupoos Estates Winery

There is a very large selection of wines available for sampling in their lovely tasting room. The friendly staff are only too happy to help you out, but I think the best part of the facility is the restaurant. The view is spectacular, food is excellent, and there is a large selection of their wines available by the glass to accompany your meal.
We had the charcuterie platter to start with, and it came with a very nice selection of excellent meats, cheeses and condiments. Then I had the lamb burger, available on a gluten free bun (nice!) which was excellent! Big lamb flavour, perfectly cooked so it was deliciously juicy, topped with a tapenade that just took the whole thing over the top. Yum! My wife had the smoked meat sandwich made with lots of juicy, falvourful brisket. And make sure you get the parmesan fries — they just go down so well with the food and wine!
Unfortunately, after this and the wine, we didn’t have room for dessert (maybe I shouldn’t have licked the plate and left some room), but others eating dessert were wolfing them down with great glee so they had to be pretty good.
I might not be back for the wine, but I will definitely be back for the food!

Wonderful experience on a bright sunny warm Fall day ! The tour was quite informative, friendly and relaxed, but a bit short. It would have been nice to take a short walkabout through the vineyards. Wine tasting was included. Although the wines had a wonderful aroma, the taste did not necessarily match the smell.
We then went to the restaurant. After the wine tasting, I felt a bit woozy and needed some food in my tummy since our wine tasting took place before lunch. I tried to order some bread and lunch but was politely told we had to order drinks first. I then asked if there was a bread basket of some kind. I was told they don’t serve it at lunch, but he might be able to find some crostini. I found it strange he would just serve a few on a small plate for me!!!
We FINALLY were able to order our meals. From our group, 3 of us ordered the rib eye special for $ 25 each. We were asked how we liked it. My 2 friends ordered it medium rate on the rare side, I ordered mine medium on the pink side. Again, surprising to find we were served steaks ¼ in thin if that, and definitely cooked more than pink or rare. Disappointing but it was still tasty. Everyone else enjoyed their meals, all slightly over cooked. But tasty. On the whole a good experience …

Amazing experience at Wuapoos Estate Winery. Great selection on wines, pleasant staff, who gives out a comprehensive your and breath-​taking location, right on the shore of Lake Ontario. The restaurant, adjacent to the winery, had a delicious Sunday brunch with reasonable prices. Definitely worth the drive.

My husband and I had the kids with us so we weren’t expecting to stay very long. We were pleasantly surprised.
We were just doing a drive-​by stop and we were able to taste some of their signatures — I wouldn’t say my palate is sophisticated enough to identify great wines or not, even I could tell these were on the lighter side, but we bought a couple of bottles anyway. (I love supporting locals, anyway)
The outdoor property is gorgeous and we were lucky to have a beautiful day,
kids were able to enjoy the property and there were even other families with children enjoying the outdoors as well.
We couldn’t eat at the restaurant but the menu looked divine, and the gazebo and tent look like fine venues for events. There is a candy store there… beware, if you have kids. :-)
Across the road is the market and a petting zoo, so I would say that this winery is a decent venue to bring if you have children.

Pleasant and patient staff in the tasting room. They happily poured us whatever samples we wanted from a list of wines which included prices and info. No food was offered to go with it though. Many bottles are on display. We then purchased one bottle and tasting fees ($ 1 each) were kindly waived.
Afterwards we went next door to the sweet shop and purchased some candy imported from England and some delicious gelato (try the lemon flavour, it cleanses your palette). A single serving is enough to share with 2 or 3 people! You can then take it on a stroll about the rest of the grounds which lead right down to the water.

Waupoos has a beautiful property on the water that is absolutely stunning. Here are a few of the challenges…
1. The wines are just ok. If you like a very light tasting wine, you might find the offerings here good.
2. The gift shop area, where the wine sampling happens, has some nice gifts and gift ideas, but gets crowded. They also make their own maple ice wine, maple syrup and other such items that are quite good.
3. Above the wine area is a beautiful skylight. Unfortunately, it has a number of spiderwebs, flies, etc. Not the best scene directly above a tasting area.
All in all, I loved the outdoor area here, but did not find the wines among the best in the area.

So many people recommended the Waupoos gazebo restaurant to us, saying how great it was, so don’t take my review as the be-​all and end-​all:
I thought my light meal (vichyssoise, mussels) was just okay…
Having said that, this is an absolutely beautiful property!

This place is well known in the area and also has a big beautiful view of the lake. It’s a property that is worth exploring on a nice day; weddings are often booked on the back lawn and I think if you wanted to picnic, that would be possible. They also offer lunch /​restaurant services, although we were visiting strictly for the wine and tastings!
The main tasting and sales area is large and airy. We sampled a range of whites, reds and three different ice wines, all which were very interesting and delightful. They offer two regular ice wines and a maple ice wine. Sample them; it’s worth it if you’ve never tasted them. I preferred the regular to the maple, but you’ll have to taste them yourself to see what you prefer!
They have a wide selection of wines and proudly display awards that several of their wines have won. I’m all for accolades, so it’s nice to see how the wines have performed. I guess my only reason for not making this place a four star is that the entire experience here feels a bit… kitschy. There are a number of additional items for sale within the shop: t-​shirts, glasses, wine holders in the shape of shoes — you name it, they seem to have it! This isn’t my style, so it doesn’t interest me, but some of the wine left and impression so we happily departed with a bottle of the Honeysuckle wine.

A nice place to stop for lunch with a view of the water and the vineyards. Also a great place to try some of their wines.
We went there for lunch and had the million dollar sandwich which was very good. My wife had the portabello sandwich which I liked even better (based on the few bites I had of it). We would definitely go there again.

Beautiful view and good food but the service was terribly slow, and ruined our lunch experience. About 1.25 hours between ordering and the food arriving. Would not recommend coming here to eat, especially during the busy season

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There are few restaurants that you begin to admire the chef and owner yet this is one of them. The young Chef works his magic at Waupoos Winery in the winter and teaches Culinary classes at the local university when the frost comes.
The manager and our waiter paired a white Geisenheim Vin Blanc to this unsuspecting wine snob. Then, he suggested a meal to remember that included a beef tenderloin paired with an unusual but fantastic gnocci that was prepared like the canadian putin (blue cheese, white wine and other yummy ingredients). It is 8 days later and my mouth is still waiting for another bite. How about the salad? Fresh greens from the area with a lemon vinaigrette that I cant explain, only to tell you that it was wonderful. Dont say «hey, why did he suggest a white with that strong flavor?» Cause it was freaking good that’s why.
You sit outside around a gazeebo structure and overlook the lawn that pours into Lake Ontario. You can see all of the vineyard all around you. Did I mention that this is a romantic location and that you have to make reservations. Ask for sure to sit outside dummy. Inside the noise just makes it echo and why would you unless the weather makes you do it.
You can even take your smaller boat to their private dock. Hey, when you go and have a great meal, make a toast to me as say «sorry that Bill guy could not be here !»