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Things to do in Essex, Canada: The Best Food & Drink
Discover the best top things to do in Essex, Canada including Sprucewood Shores Estate Winery, Muscedere Vineyards, Cooper's Hawk Vineyards, Colio Estate Winery, Erie Shore Vineyard, Colchester Ridge Estate Winery, Oxley Estate Winery, North 42 Degrees Estate Winery & Bistro 42, Viewpointe Estate Winery, Paglione Estate Winery.
Restaurants in Essex
1. Sprucewood Shores Estate Winery
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 82 reviews
The Sprucewood Family warmly welcomes you to sample handcrafted 100% Ontario VQA wines at their lakefront destination vineyard, winery and tasting room. We are situated on 45 Acres with access to gardens and a sandy beach and picnic tables. Enjoy a glass of wine with a picnic basket and explore our grounds year round. Tasting room open 7 days a week 11am - 5pm (we occasionally close early due to special events. Please check our social media for daily updates @sprucewoodshores)
Reviewed By john9966 - London, Canada
This is a must visit winery when in the area and locals should join their club! The facility and property are inviting and beautiful. They have wine tastings (of course), a gift shop, take out lunch, a sandy beach and amazing staff. They do everything right. Ignore any negative reviews about their tasting experience or arriving on a busy day. This is a well run family business that creates a very inviting experience with knowledgeable staff. Yes you might catch a busy day but that's life. I live two hours away and joined their club because Sprucewood Shores makes great wine and delivers an assortment of wines 4 times a year to members. You don't pay a high monthly or annual fee...you just pay for the wine they send you...and they offer free wine tastings to members and their guests. My girlfriend and I enjoy our visits and we thank Tanya, Dave, Melanie and Robin for making each visit warm and welcoming. Oh and btw they have been rated one of Canada's top 10 wineries.
2. Muscedere Vineyards
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 58 reviews
Muscedere Vineyards is a family owned and operated vineyard, which hand-harvests only the best grapes from our vineyard to produce premium wines. We take great pride in caring for and nurturing all aspects of the vineyard and winery with a relentless enthusiasm for producing fine wines. At Muscedere Vineyards we believe that wines are made in the vineyard from meticulous vineyards techniques. We believe in small hand-crafted lots that allow us to treat each variety in each vintage with the utmost of attention and care to ensure true varietal character in each wine we release. Our commitment to quality is evidenced in our final products. Our retail store is open daily throughout the year. May - October 11 - 6pm and November - April 11 - 5pm. Weekends May - October and daily July and August we have wood-fired pizza available on-site. We hope to see you here! Cheers, The Muscedere Family
Reviewed By amquest139 - Essex, Canada
An escape that makes you feel like you have gone to a whole new world - we felt we had gone to Europe. We enjoyed a delicious pizza, the 2 Goats wine and gelato. It doesn't get any better on a sunny day in Essex. Staff is fun, friendly and so pleasant. Thank you.
3. Cooper's Hawk Vineyards
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 162 reviews
CURRENTLY CLOSED FOR IN-STORE SHOPPING. ORDERING AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE FOR DELIVERY OR PICKUP. Cooper's Hawk Vineyards is an estate winery located on 70 acres of land just east of Harrow, Ontario, in the Essex Pelee Island Coast (EPIC) Wine Country. With a warm welcome, visitors are encouraged to stay and relax with family and friends. At the tasting bar, CHV staff engages visitors with lively conversation and guided sampling. Enjoy wine by the glass in any of the beautiful green space throughout the vineyard or enjoy a lovely lunch or dinner at The Vines Restaurant dining on superb cuisine, prepared specifically to pair with our award-winning wines. With many wines from which to choose, it is easy to find your favourite. Cooper’s Hawk Vineyards is dining, music, fine art and theatre, green space, wetlands, park area and that familiar feeling of welcome. Please be advised that the restaurant hours may differ from the winery and tasting bar and all hours may vary seasonally.
Reviewed By joshuab210 - West Bloomfield, United States
What a great place. Fantastic outdoor patio with very delicious food items. Menu items are very nice and well assortment. Wine list is beautiful. The food was very delicious and very tasty. Food arrived fairly quick and at perfect temperature. Food was very beautiful plated and very attractive. Service was above and beyond by Tina. Tina really want out of her way to make sure we are happy. For sure a place to visit again and again. Enjoy
4. Colio Estate Winery
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 50 reviews
Reviewed By 61lewism - Canada, null
The Colin Estate Winery is a beautiful location for a stop on your wine tour. The tasting room is large and roomy and the hosts most accommodating. Here you can taste up to 4 complimentary wines for free and they do make some great wines here. In addition to their nice array of whites and reds they do make the Girls Night Out line of wines with less alcohol and a much fruitier taste. For me the crisp whites are well priced and quite tasty and it is a good place to stop at on a wine tour or just out and about in Essex County.
5. Erie Shore Vineyard
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 19 reviews
Vineyard, Estate Winery and wine shop, located on the banks of Lake Erie. Producer of critically acclaimed and award winning wines since opening in 2002.
Reviewed By Samdibo - Cornwall, Canada
We didn't get to actually tour the winery but were gifted a bottle from our cottage host and it was down the road from where we were staying. The wine was very good and what we saw of the winery it was beautiful and small. Definitely had a cozy feel to it
6. Colchester Ridge Estate Winery
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 42 reviews
For award-winning Ontario wines visit us at CREW. At our family owned and operated winery, we take the utmost care at every step to produce exceptional wines for you to enjoy and remember. Our entire "crew" of knowledgeable staff will strive at every moment to make your visit enjoyably memorable. Our steady stream of satisfied customers along with the many prestigious awards and accolades we have garnered over the years are testament to our mission: produce the best Ontario wines while providing a wonderful customer experience.
Reviewed By pkt6000 - Fremont, United States
Love the wine and the friendly staff. So happy to see they added the new tasting room. Such a good place to check out.
7. Oxley Estate Winery
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 155 reviews
Oxley Estate Winery is nestled on 38 beautiful acres of property in the heart of Lake Erie North Shores' wine region. We opened in July 2012, as a full service winery, restaurant, retail and event space - what an exciting journey, we would love to have you join us. Please visit our website for current offerings and hours of operation.
Reviewed By 941terryj - Oshawa, Canada
Stopped for a wine tasting and it was just a lovely place to soak up the beautiful sunny fall day. Very friendly and covid friendly. The grounds are very well taken care of
8. North 42 Degrees Estate Winery & Bistro 42
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 94 reviews
North 42 Degrees welcomes you to discover our passion for wine making, the natural beauty of our surroundings and our warm hospitality in our new tasting room and restaurant, Bistro 42. As third generation farmers from European heritage, wine and food flows deep within our ancestral roots. We have now brought our heritage and passion together at North 42 Degrees where we cultivate the finest grapes and transform bountiful fruit into wine while our culinary team marries classic dishes and transforms them into a fusion in a setting overlooking the lake and vineyards.
Reviewed By nothinglliketravel - Halton Hills, Canada
My partner and I recently visited this wonderful winery for dinner. She had the short rib and I had the gnocchi, The cabernet sauvignon (reserve 2016) was well worth the price. Our server Paige was lovely, we had an opportunity to speak with the Manager who was very gracious. The service was top notch. My partner and I both work in the wine industry in another region and were very impressed by the wines, atmosphere and service. Would highly recommend a visit when in the area.
9. Viewpointe Estate Winery
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 154 reviews
Reviewed By BuffyLou - Beverly Hills, United States
We've been to Viewpointe many times. We went in July for the "Oh Canada!" Practically Hip concert. All the bands were great. The place was packed and everyone seemed to be having a great time. Ticket price of $15 included a glass of wine; more wine and food was available for purchase, and it was all very good. The setting on Lake Erie can't be beat. We'll definitely return for events like this in the future.
10. Paglione Estate Winery
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 50 reviews
Celebrating the simple life in Canada’s southernmost wine region with food, wine, and Italian charm.
Reviewed By dmpeng - Leamington, Canada
We have been there many times in the past 6 months for pizza and wine. Generally, we ride our bicycles and take the time there to refresh and replenish. The staff is very welcoming and the wood-fired pizza is very good. We order from the 'make your own' area of the menu and have not been disappointed yet. This winter they made an ice rink but not sure how much use it got as the winter was rather warm. Great idea, maybe just bad luck. Parking is ample for cars, but they do not have any bicycle racks. Hope they get some soon. The warmer weather coming will attract more cyclists for sure.
