Imagine sitting on the upper level of a double-decker bus, winding through country roads and taking in the endless views of the picturesque Annapolis Valley. Throw in five potential stops to taste delicious wines and tour rolling vineyards, and your day might just become…magical. Well, you don’t need to imagine anymore, you can do it for real! On Saturdays and Sundays, from September 1 to October 14, the town of Wolfville will be presenting the Wolfville Magic Winery Bus.
That’s right, hop on and off a double-decker wine bus for only $10/person (free for children) and wine your way through the Annapolis Valley where the bus will make a one hour loop to five different wineries - Muir Murray Winery, Domaine de Grand Pré, Luckett Vineyards, L’Acadie Vineyards and Gaspereau Vineyards. Stay for one hour at each or stay at one winery for five hours, the choice is up to you.
See what’s happening at each of the five wineries below.
1. Muir Murray Winery
- Local bands playing each weekend
- Complimentary tours and wine tasting, great food to sample
- Lots of children’s activities – water slip and slide in the vineyard
- Ultimate frisbee and trivia weekend
- Celebrity iron chef competition
2. Grand Pre Winery
- Tours and tastings
- Cheese and wine pairings
- Dine under the vines at Le Caveau
- Kids menu available
- Music/artist entertainment on selected weekends
3. Luckett Vineyards
- Bistro patio dining
- Horse-drawn hayrides into the vineyards
- Picnic packages available
- Fantastic cheese and deli selection
- Luckett Farms’ fresh produce
4. L’Acadie Vineyards
- Tours and wine tastings
- Traditional method sparkling, certified organic, and Appassimento red wines
- September 15th-16th Champagne Wishes and Seafood Dreams – a Nova Scotia Fall Wine Festival Event
- Sparkling juices and playground for kids
5. Gaspereau Vineyards
- Join us for a complimentary tour and tasting
- Offering supervised children’s activities
- Wine pairings, patio, food pairings and picnic tables
- Specializing in aromatic whites, Rieslings and robust reds
- September 23rd, 11am-5pm Charity Grape Stomp and Lucie Khulmann BBQ
The tour will be departing Town Centre hourly starting at 10:30am, with the last passenger tour departing at 3:30pm and the last tour for pick-up departing at 4:30pm. For more information visit www.facebook.com/townofwolfville/events.
We can’t wait to check this out!
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I just finished the first winery tour on the bus. What an amazing opportunity for us to see all the winery’s without getting lost and saving on gas and having lunch with friends. Pete’s have a delicious roast beef sandwich and a view on the patio that takes your breath away and is definitely an awe……… moment. A picture perfect view including the famous telephone booth to call in North America, how kool is that. The staff were friendly there and all winery staff everywhere were friendly and helpful. This is a must to do event out for a day, thank you Mr. Bus Driver and Tour guide, a job well done. pleased to live in a cultured area.