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On this tour, guests have the opportunity to experience some of the best wine from the region. The three wineries for your tour will be selected based on availability and timing and will include 3 producers, an interactive guided tour, experiential food pairings, and a locally sourced lunch. For more information on which wineries we visit for this tour, please see the drop-down below.
Our first stop will include an interactive vineyard or production tour. You will learn about the process of making wine from soil to grape to bottle to glass. After the tour you will have a curated tasting experience with a senior tasting room associate, owner or winemaker. Your tour will be weather dependent and may focus on what is happening now in the cellar.
After your first immersive experience and tasting, you will be hosted for a locally-sourced lunch with seasonal flavors ready to warm you from the inside out. Enjoy captivating views while eating local!
After lunch we will visit two other wineries for guided tastings curated with at least one experiential pairing ranging from artisan cheese to locally crafted chocolate. You will be fully immersed in the warmth of stunning food and wine pairings.
This tour culminates with a trip to the beautiful Taughannock Falls overlook. Standing at 215 feet high, it is the tallest waterfall in the Eastern US and is sure to take your breath away.
To see the participating wineries on a given day, please visit the touring calendar. Due to the natural variability of the off-season these may be subject to change.
(as needed additional lunch destinations may be incorporated into the tour)
Buttonwood Grove Winery has been owned by Dave and Melissa Pittard since 2014. They host us beautifully any time of year with a private, behind-the-scenes tour of the vineyard and/or winemaking process. After your tour, you will experience a private tasting, featuring a curated wine list with a local cheese pairing. They may even be our lunch stop!
The Finger Lakes Cider House is located on Good Life Farm, a 69-acre ecological farm owned and run Garrett Miller. Enjoy a 100% locally sourced lunch. For some of our tours, their knowledgeable staff will also host a tasting and share the mission of their farm as you learn about cider making.
At Sheldrake Point Winery enjoy the sights from their beautiful lakefront tasting room while sampling their wines, ranging from exquisitely crafted Rieslings to their proprietary red blends. Each wine is paired with local charcuterie, and the tasting ends with their traditionally made, internationally recognized, wonderfully sweet ice wine.
Bet The Farm is the boutique winery of owner and winemaker Nancy Tisch and owner and general manager Kit Kalfs. It is a wonderful stop with great views, amazing hospitality and fabulous wines. Being hosted by an owner is amplified by their stories and masterfully curated pairings. Savor some of their first vintages of estate wines as well as their award winning blends.
This tour is available in three different options:
Shared Tour: Small, guided experience for up to 7 guests (2-3 different households) with knowledgeable wine professional tour guide. This is the enhanced shared group experience for which we are known, now in an extra small format.
Traditional Private Tour: The high-quality experience you have come to expect in an E!FLX tour, now available as a private experience for 2-7 people. Comes with $15 of “Bottle Bucks” per person, which serves as cash towards wine purchases at all stops.
Premium Private Tour Upgrade: All the enhanced features of our traditional private tour (including “Bottle Bucks”) with upgraded premium tastings at each winery. Tastings will feature limited library and reserve wines not typically offered to the public. You can upgrade your Traditional Private Tour to a Premium Private Tour for an additional $50 per person.
Want to get even more out of your private tour? Premium Private Tours offer the option to have a certified sommelier serve as your tour guide for the ultimate experience!
*Please note that on occasions, not all of these options will be available.
The following locations are available for pick up and drop off on our Shared Tours:
On private tours we provide custom pick-up and drop-off at your preferred location (additional fees may apply).
All Shared Tours require a minimum of 4 total guests in order to run the tour at the listed price. These tours will typically consist of 2-3 separate parties joining together in a shared experience, offering exceptional value for couples and small groups.
In the event that the 4 guest minimum is not met, we will contact you one week prior to the scheduled date where you will be offered the following options depending on the number of guests currently booked:
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