Planters Ridge Winery — Attraction in Port Williams

A super disappointing experience.

Firstly, the good: the winery is beautiful, and the wines I had were nice. Server was friendly.

The not so good: this wasn’t a winery experience, but more like a restaurant experience where you can get a wine flight. Our server didn’t provide any explanation of the wines; attempts to ask questions about the different grapes used or tasted to expect (or really anything) went unanswered. The server was nice; it’s just that putting three glasses of wine on a generic paper card with a generic description doesn’t really feel like a winery experience. When we asked if we could try any of the other wines at the winery, we were told no, because they only taste what’s on tap.

As an industry professional, it was extremely disappointing. We were also informed a private tour wasn’t possible the day of (which is fair enough).

As an establishment serving food and alcohol it was fine. As a winery, it would be nice to see people passionate about the wine and interested in talking about it instead of just dropping a flight on a table and...

I am a local wedding planner & designer and I recently had the pleasure of hosting a wedding and a wedding styled shoot at Planters Ridge Winery and it was the perfect venue!! When searching for a venue, I reached out to and visited many venues around the province, Planters Ridge was by far the most responsive and welcoming!

Joanne, their Events coordinator was a dream to work with! She made sure to keep us in the loop with the constant changes due to COVID-19 and handled everything with professionalism! She was with us every step of the way and worked sooo hard!

The food presentation was absolutely beautiful, the wine was delicious, the staff was extremely friendly and the property was absolutely stunning!!! Everything you could dream of for a wedding venue! I can't wait to plan & design more events at Planters Ridge in the future! I would absolutely recommend Planters Ridge for a wedding venue, or to just stop in, enjoy the views, and drink some...

I was introduced to the Quintessence White at a local restaurant. I was quite surprised and pleased. This is a white blend of Nova Scotia grapes- NY Muscat, Frontenac Blanc and L’Acadie. The “official” tasting description is, “perfumed with floral aromas and hints of culinary sage. The palate is refreshing with notes of lychee and a juicy finish.”

Today we decided to go for a drive up to Wolfville and get ourselves some local wine.

And SURPRISE, SURPRISE! They make a very pleasant “Port-style” wine. I was impressed. The tasting notes read, “This fortified red wine is crafted from 100% Lucie Kuhlmann. The fermentation was stopped with our house made grappa, resulting in a sweet and spirited Port-style wine. Aged for 12 months in French oak.

Intense aromas of raisin, fig and plum. The palate is smooth, sweet and decadent, with notes of cherry, buttercream frosting and chocolate, reminiscent of black forest cake.”

Ok!...