Siplo has 22 self-guided wine routes through Niagara, Ontario. Each is a half-day of three or four stops in an order that flows. Four are free, and the stops for those are listed below.
Free Niagara wine routes
Open these in the app and tap Start.
Stone Road Classics
- Free
- Niagara-on-the-Lake
- 4 stops
- 9 km
- about 2 hours
The big Niagara-on-the-Lake names on one easy stretch, from sparkling to icewine.
- Trius Winery & Restaurant
- Southbrook Organic Vineyards
- Pillitteri Estates Winery
- Bella Terra Vineyards
The NOTL Ride
- Free
- Niagara-on-the-Lake
- 4 stops
- 14 km
- about 3 hours
A bike route along the Niagara Parkway: three riverside wineries, then a pint at a brewery in town.
- Inniskillin Wines
- Reif Estate Winery
- Riverview Cellars Estate Winery
- The Exchange Brewery
Beamsville Classics
- Free
- Beamsville Bench
- 4 stops
- 12 km
- about 3 and a half hours
A first taste of the Bench: sparkling and Riesling, Gamay, lunch in a heritage manor, and a small-lot Riesling to finish.
- Fielding Estate Winery
- Malivoire Wine Co.
- Peninsula Ridge Estates Winery
- Thirty Bench Wine Makers
St. Catharines Beer Crawl
- Free
- St. Catharines
- 3 stops
- 6 km
- about 2 hours
Three independent taprooms along St. Paul Street in St. Catharines.
- Cold Break Brewing
- Decew Falls Brewing Company
- The Merchant Ale House
Follow a route in the app
- Curated routes by a local curator, multi-stop and in an order that flows.
- Walk-in or booking? Most take walk-ins; the rest are flagged, so you're never turned away at the door.
- Live opening hours, so you never drive out to a locked cellar door.
- What to taste at each stop, plus the pairings and little insider tips.
- Tap Start and the day hands off to Apple or Google Maps.
- Four routes are free. Unlock one for $20, or every route for $59, yours forever.
The other 18 routes
These unlock for $20 each, or $59 for the lot. The stops stay hidden until you unlock a route.
Niagara-on-the-Lake
The Grand Estates
The showpiece estates and the big names. Book a table and make a day of it.
The Icewine Trail
Where Canadian icewine was born, and three more who chase the frozen harvest.
Architecture & Terroir
Four producers with serious buildings and serious wine.
The Cabernet Franc Trail
One grape, four ways, including some of Niagara's oldest Cabernet Franc vines.
NOTL Beer & Cider Day
A casual beer and cider route built around lunch.
The Small Growers
Four small growers the tour buses pass.
St. Davids Bench Day
French-heritage Gamay, an organic lunch and traditional-method sparkling.
The Heritage Brewers
Three breweries housed in old buildings.
Beamsville Bench
The Farmhouse Trail
Mead, farmhouse cider, Syrah and Riesling at a country pace.
Beamsville Reds
Gamay, Cabernet Franc, Syrah and a Bordeaux blend, tasted lighter to heavier.
Bench Premium
The four most considered rooms on the Bench. Reservations matter.
Wine, Beer & Spirits Sampler
A winery, a brewery and a distillery in one day.
Twenty Mile Bench and Short Hills
The Twenty Valley
Four small family estates in the hills above Vineland, where you can walk in.
Short Hills Bench
Four family estates on Niagara's quietest bench.
Twenty Mile Bench Premium
The Bench at its most serious. Four estates, four signatures.
Top of the Bench
Four estates picked for the view.
Across the region
The Spirits Trail
Gin, whisky, grappa and fruit brandy across four stops.
The Organic Trail
Three regenerative-organic and biodynamic estates.
How a route works
Pick a route and read Eve's note for each stop: what the place is, what to order, and whether it takes walk-ins. Tap Start and the whole route opens in Apple or Google Maps. You can drop a stop or reorder them before you go. New to this? Read how a self-guided wine tour works, or the Niagara self-guided guide.
Common questions
- What are the main wine routes in Niagara?
- Niagara's cellar doors fall into a few areas: Niagara-on-the-Lake, including Niagara Stone Road and the Niagara Parkway, and the Beamsville, Twenty Mile and Short Hills benches along the escarpment. Most people pick one area for the day.
- How many wine routes does Siplo have?
- 22. Four are free and the other 18 are a one-time unlock at $20 each, or $59 for all of them.
- How long does a Niagara wine route take?
- Siplo's routes are half-day trips of three or four stops, between two and four and a half hours including the travel between stops.
- Can you cycle a Niagara wine route?
- Yes. Four Siplo routes are marked bike-friendly, and one was designed for bikes: The NOTL Ride along the Niagara Parkway.
- Is this the Niagara Wine Trail in New York?
- No. These routes are in Ontario, Canada, on the Niagara Peninsula. The Niagara Wine Trail is a separate group of wineries across the border in New York State.