Vin Villa

We took the Grains and Grapes tour and learned so much about Pelee Island. Historical site is amazing and the guides were excellent!! Shared an incredible amount of history and information about the island and the historical significance of Vin Villa

Historical site that's owned by a corporation that seems to have a monopoly on the island. No one and nothing tells you reservations are needed.
You can't just visit the grounds. The tours have limited spaces and times.... which seems to make no sense considering people rely on ferries and can't really have a set out schedule. There are so many better ways this could be managed.
Finally, I've NEVER seen a museum/historical site charge $47 per person AND impose a 15% gratuity!!!!!!!!

This tour was worth everything, probably the best thing at Peele Island. We were fortunate enough to have a private tour as the other group cancelled at the last moment. 'Chase' our tour guide was so amazing and did a fantastic job in explaining us about each and everything about the place. He was super sweet and put all his heart in his work giving us the best experience of Vin Villa ever even though it was pouring throughout. Kudos to the guy and its worth your money. The place was magical indeed. Must visit!

Reasonable tour of the ruins of Canada's first winery. Not much to see of the winery itself since most of it is gone. The dining room in the wine cellar was spectacular. They don't show you around the grounds but they look amazing. Don't expect a wine tasting since the winery is no longer functional. They give you a tiny taste of a red and a white that have been recreated at another winery based upon historic recipes/grapes.

They call this a wine tour but the tour guides don't know anything about wine and they only gave us one 1oz tasting of "red or white?". From a wine tasting perspective it was a terrible experience that was very overpriced. The tour was an hour long and we got to go through the oldest winery in North America which was very cool, however the tour guides focused on all of the new renovations that happened after the fire occured. People come to Vin Villa to learn about the oldest winery in North America! They should have talked more about how they made the wine, how it was stored, and more historical facts rather then focusing on the renovations that took place and which decorations were store bought. We walked through the burned down building and saw the old cellar that they renovated to be some event hall. It seems Vin Villa is just focused on events at this point now to make money for the insane cost of the renovations. This tour is very overpriced for what it is at the time of me writing this review.

Such a unique and exceptional experience! Highly recommend! You won't want to miss this when visiting Pelee Island.
Big thanks to the tour guide who has high passion about the heritage and is very knowledgeable! He made the stories very vivid.

Fascinating historical tour. We have been coming to Pelee Island for years and never even knew about this historic winery. Beautiful ruins and cellar, and very informative, friendly tour guides. Would highly recommend!

It's amazing to think that I've lived in Windsor-Essex my whole life and yet had never heard of this place. I don't want to spoil the story for anyone, but whether you're a history buff, a wine connoisseur or just enjoy local charm, then you MUST take this tour. Best time spent on the island to date!