Reviews of Reif Estate Winery (Butcher Shop)

Rob Clark

Wonderful service and atmosphere! Greg was very friendly and knowledgeable while keeping things accessible. We'll be back!

Mel C

I really enjoyed my visit to the winery, it was a far better experience than going to the bigger more "recognized" estates like Peller. More quaint and better staff. …

Carolyn Hoyt Stevens

Reif wines are so good! I’ve enjoyed the Sauvignon Blanc and the Cab lately. The rose is tasty too! Can’t wait till crossing the border is easier so we can explore the winery and the wines more! Cheers!

Nik Ianevitch

Great German winemaking tradition. Good white wines, especially riesling and late harvest vidal. Skip the reds. Used to be way cozier 15 years ago. A bit too on the commercial side today. Still a great place to visit.

Melissa Gruber

My husband and I went mid day on a Thursday. We had a flight including the late harvest Vidal, the orange wine and the Vidal icewine. My husband likes off-dry wines and these were very tasty. After the tasting, we had lunch in the garden. …

Nicole Nic

We had a day tour booked with a tour guide consisting of 6 wineries. By FAR, Reif was one of the classiest, most well informed tastings we attended. Outstanding information by Henry … he’s an absolute joy to learn from!! Thank you Reif, we will return again!!

David Wang

Fantastic guided walking tour. It’s worth noting that there isn’t any optionality with the wine selection here — you are provided a plastic wine glass prior to the tour, and your tour guide carries along a predetermined selection for you to taste along different spots of the premises. Our tour guide was incredibly friendly and detailed in the tour — Reif is the winery at which we learned to most about the wine making process. The ice wine slushies are a novelty (to my knowledge, only available here), but a fantastic treat on a hot summer day. Reif ice wines are all fantastic — my personal favourite in the region. Would highly recommend.

Julia Robyn

I’ve visited Reif twice now, and it remains my favourite winery. The service is always exceptional and I’ve never tried a wine here I didn’t love. Beautiful property. I recommend this winery to everyone.

Melvin Chien

Came here to do a blind wine tasting, but ended up doing different tastings instead. We had the chocolate and wine tasting, along with the white wines and charcuterie board. Our guide Jake was a delight, very relaxed and down to earth while still very hospitable, engaging, and informative. The chocolate pairing was wonderfully done, as was their charcuterie board. Definitely will make it a regular stop.

yukti makalikal

It was my First experience at a vineyard. Tasted different wines essential ones for $15 and found my perfect one Vidal Icewine. Also tried Duck pizza for the first time, it’s was such a wholesome experience.

Bushra Alam (Nanoslam)

This is a great winery and by far had one of the cheapest wine tastings- $5!! My friend tried the Vinea and regretted not buying a bottle and taking it back. Overall this winery is an excellent choice to do many tastings and still pay the price of one compared to other wineries.

Kaitlyn Pashko

We had an appointment at four for a tasting and we wern't seated until four thirty. The hostess was kind enough to bring us some sparkling wine as an apology for being behind and it was appreachited! But it still made us tight for time for our dinner reservation. Jacob served us at the tasting and he was really friendly and informative! He made great recommendations. The bathrooms were disgusting. The garbage was overflowing and there was paper everywhere, it smells really bad as well. Over all it was also crowded outside and not a relaxing experience until we were finally seated.

Amanda M

Very much enjoyed a visit to Reif winery where we chose not to do tasting but rather had a glass of delightful sparkling wine on the terrace. The wine was refreshing and came in a reusable plastic souvenir cup that had two uses beyond the obvious. One, you can get refills in this glass for only $5 on this visit or any return visits! Amazing! Second they are yours to take home. The would make great glasses for by the pool or dock as they are not breakable! The winery overall had a very classic but relaxed atmosphere and lots of seating in and out of the sun. Thumbs up Reif!

Timothy E.

A lightning fast visit to the Reif Estate Winery that was part of a Niagara Falls trip. We had a quick taste of different wines. Exquisite and delicious wines they were too. All in all good fun.

Ian B

Had a nice tasting experience here. The grounds are lovely and the staff is great, but we find this place is always very busy. Some of their wines are very good but priced a little higher than I would expect.

Maeve Arnold

The wine tasting was just cringey and awkward - the staff gave off cold feelings which just made things worse. The amount of barrels and such were impressive, I suppose, but the smell was overwhelmingly horrible. The rest of the place was just dull.

Rolla Bahsous

We loved our wine tour and tasting here yesterday. Our guide was awesome and engaging and this place is down to earth - not pretentious like other wineries. Highly recommend the option to add cheese or charcuterie to your tasting!

Negar Javan

One of the best wine tasting experience in Niagara on the lake. We reserved our spot in advance for their vintage collection. We almost tried everything in their menu. Tasty wines pair with amazing local cheeses. Highly recommended.

David Lachmansingh

Great wine! The Merlot and Cab Sauv were my favourites!

Gloria Liu

Was excited to come here after hearing so many good things but was disappointed. The garden where you eat is very cramped. We ordered the charcuterie board and for $40 it was very disappointing. Will not be coming back here

Jon Campbell

We went to several wineries in the area and this tasting/tour was by far the best. There were only the 2 of us and our guide Tyler. He was very knowledgeable and passionate about the estate. As a history buff I was impressed! Great wine too.

Shaun Gratrix

I booked this winery for my Mums birthday as she was visiting from the U.K. We had a lovely fall day full of colour, the tour was neither too short or too …

craig maidens

Some of the best food in the Niagara Region that I have had. Not a big menu but just the right size. The. Wine slushies are perfect for a hot day

Lorri Blayney

I hosted a wine tour with 14 of my closest friends on Saturday... we were delighted with our Wine Consultant Michael. He was SO informative and FUNNY!!! our group enjoyed the wine and the commentary. …

Iris Liu

Great winery, had a wonderful wine tasting. The staff were very helpful and there is a gift wrapping station if you need to wrap the wine. In addition to wine they also sell chocolates and ice wine truffles.

Robert Jordan

We and our friends had a very enjoyable time. Our server George was very friendly and knowledgeable. I would highly recommend the 25 min premium tasting experience.

Anna Antczak

This was the best winery experience I have ever had. The staff (we had Michael lead our tasting) were SUPERB! He was so fun and knowledgeable about the wines, and the wine making process. We participated in the Vintage collection tasting …

Fred Hopper

An outstanding German Winery in Niagara on the Lake. Beautiful location. Excellent wine. Friendly owner. Thanks Klaus for a wonderful afternoon.

Mellow Jellow

I visited Reif on Friday August 20 with my husband, mother in law, and father in law. We arrived on time for our 5:15 tasting experience, we had to wait a few minutes before being greeted but nothing ridiculous. We were seated and our …

Prasad Jape

Wanted to give 4 star for Jeff's amazing service, but taking 2 stars off for rude behavior of receptionist Cory. …

Alex B

Went for wine tasting, was full. Called following morning to reserve, "no reservation, first come first served". Come early afternoon, place is completely empty but "fully booked with reservation for the day". Try to make sense of that... by far the most unwelcoming winery in the area

Khaleed Najak

For my first wine tour and tasting, a great experience! The tour was informative but not boring, and we learned enough and drank enough …

Kosta Tsimiklis

Have been visiting Reif for over 20 years. The evolution of the winery has been great to see. Great visit this week with family. We enjoyed a great lunch on their patio and their deep bold red wines. A must visit

Joseph Giannini

Visit yesterday end of day. 5h30 we were 15 guests and we hardly had 1 ounce of wine per tasting. Very very disappointing. From Montreal and cannot go through 1 bottle of wine with 15 guests!! Not impressed. How can you promote your wine. The ice wine hardly moist my palette

Ana Djepic

I had the best experience at this winery. I have been to many winery’s in Niagara and nothing has ever compared to the experience our group had here. Our server Michael was the most informative and helpful individual. We were a group of 4 …

Mario Peterson

Wow,what a excellent winery,they win 1st price for ice wine in London 2019..we try the wine,and is above expectations..❤????

Rachel Towrie

Service was AMAZING!! Diana went above and beyond when she offered to let us buy a bottle of wine …. Even when they were closed after the storm …. We had travelled from Whitby to spend the night in Niagara Falls. Wine was lovely and we will 100% be back for a tour in the summer . Thank You

Sumesh K

It was a fun experience to walk through this vineyard. It felt so refreshing looking at the fresh grapes hanging around. We took the wine tour wherein the entire wine making process was explained beautifully including the strategic location of the vineyards at Niagara. We got to taste few wines brewed at the winery. We also bought wines at cheaper rates especially my favourite Ice wine.

Danny Yeo

The best wines you’d find at Niagara! What an extensive collection and amazing selections! John kept showing us the “specials” as soon as he realised we were wine …

Mat Berube

This was our favourite stop on our Winery Guys tour. Mainly due to Gus (hope we got the name right, it's been 2 weeks). Our private winery tour led by Gus was super informative and his passion for wine and food made me wish he'd invite us …

Andrea James

Had a wonderful tour of Reif Estate yesterday for my partner’s birthday. We first heard about this winery a few days prior when we had a delicious Reif Pinot Grigio on a lunch patio in Port Dalhousie. We knew then that this wine was something special, and so we just had to go! We booked on a Monday afternoon, so it ended up being just us with our guide and he was outstanding. Very knowledgeable, charming, and you could tell he values the legacy and history of this vineyard. We added the small cheese and charcuterie add on to our wine tasting tour and were pleasantly surprised with the quality and portions of each. Learning about the rich family history of this particular vineyard added that much more body to the flavor of the wines. They were delicious, and we really enjoyed our time here. A classy, quality, and unpretentious establishment with deep roots in winemaking and truly excellent wines. We cannot wait to come back again soon.

DJ Farnworth

Visited Nov 27 for Taste the Season. Reif is always a go to for us and they definitely didn’t disappoint. To the point that all 3 couples in our group joined their wine club. …

Rudy Andrews

Great place to pick up some wine. They have smaller ice wine bottles if you looking for a less pricy gift. …

Samantha C

Four friends and I did five wine tastings in NOTL a few weeks ago—Reif was by far our favourite! Not only was the wine fantastic, Jeff made the experience extra special and had us laughing the whole time. Would highly recommend you add Reif to your itinerary when you’re in the area!

Elizabeth DB

We had a really great time at this winery. It was the third stop on our bicycle wine tour, and it was so interesting! We got an intensive tour of this winery, the German culture and history of the company, and it really was SO interesting! …

Michelle Massaro

LOVE this winery! Something for everyone and because they have so much variety! Delightful staff to make it a great tasting experience!

Sarah Hollingworth

Every single time I head down to Niagara-on-the-lake I make sure to stop at Reif. With the most delicious ice wine I just can't resist. I have never had a bad experience and the staff is very knowledgable and friendly. Looking forward to my next time! ????

Jess

Wine was okay. Ice wine was very good. Service was sub par. …

Amanda F

My husband and I recently visited the winery and restaurant and had a wonderful time. The wine was great and food was absolutely delicious! The garden area is really beautiful and feels like you are in a European garden oasis. We both got …

Nicholas MacFarlane

It was my first visit to this winery this past weekend. Not only is it gorgeous, but the staff are incredible. From the moment I arrived, staff were present, able to answer all my questions, and the guided tasting led by the amazing Diana …