Local Vine Pavilion

This festival would not be complete without the Local Vine Pavilion!  Stop in at any time during the festival to see the exciting offers and events we have going on, including the following:   

Sip and Sell Tasting Bar

Come by and sample wines from any of the participating wineries in the Local Vine Pavilion’s “Cellar Room Tasting Bar.” Get four tastings for ($5) ~ tickets will be sold at the Tasting Bars.

People’s Choice

While you’re in the Local Vine Pavilion, cast your vote for the 2012 Shores of Erie “People’s Choice” wine awards.

Let us know what your favourite wines are!! 

Wine Walks

Walk the festival with a wine expert!

Our experts will guide groups through the festival, visiting local wineries with selected wine tastings along the way (wine tasting tickets will be collected).

Tours will focus on the individual wine maker's techniques and offer great insight regarding vintages and varietals available at each stop.

SATURDAY and SUNDAY

SPEAKER SERIES SCHEDULE
 

 

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Gary Killops, Essex Wine Review

Saturday and Sunday, 2:00 p.m., and 4:00 p.m.
"Wine Walks" featuring the
Shores of Erie, LENS Gold Medal Award winning wines.
Join Gary  in the Pavilion for a short presentation featuring the wines of Lake Erie North Shore, and then on to a walking tour of the festival while tasting Gold medal winners and visiting the wineries.
Not to be missed!  Stop by the Local Vine Pavilion to register in advance, space is limited.

Gary is the President of the Windsor/Essex Chapter of the Ontario Wine Society. He loves to talk, taste and write about wine. As a certified wine geek with a passion for Ontario wines he shares his tasting notes on Lake Erie North Shore and Pelee Island wines at EssexWineReview.com