Naples, New York, is located in Ontario County near Canandaigua Lake. It is considered part of the Finger Lakes Wine Region. It is best known for the Grimes Glen, which offers trails and waterfalls for every level hiker. Even though only two wineries are considered directly in Naples -- Imagine Moore Winery and Hazlitt 1852 Vineyards -- the region is home to more than 100 wineries. A number of options are available if you'd like to take wine tours while in this area.
Bus, train and even trolley wine tours are available in the Finger Lakes, but not a lot of options that do tours from Naples, New York. Canandaigua Bus Tours does go through Naples and gives you a number of options. This company will put together a tour if you have a group, or you can join one of their featured wine tours. Check with the company for details as the organized tours are subject to change.
More options are available to be picked up in Naples for a wine tour of this upstate New York area if you want to hire a private car. Quality Wine Tours will pick you up at your hotel and provide transportation for two to 12 passengers. You can choose one of the company's wine tour packages or rent the limousine by the hour and let the driver lead you around. FitzLimo also has similar options, with sedans, stretch limousines and even Ford Explorers available.
If you are interested in a personalized wine tour vacation but don’t have a limousine budget, consider staying at an inn or bed and breakfast. Although they don’t always advertise it, many innkeepers take their guests on tours, according to Meg Columbo of the Finger Lakes Visitors Connection. Check out Abner Adams House, Little Lakes Inn or one of the other accommodations near Naples and ask if they give tours of the wine region.
While the options are limited for wine tours in Naples, New York, additional companies operate in the surrounding areas. Consider enjoying the wineries and attractions of Naples and then spending the rest of your vacation in the nearby Geneva area, where there are more tour options, including the Wine Tour Trolley, which stops at five wineries and also includes a micro-brewery and a tour of one of the wineries.
The Naples Grape Festival is an annual event in the Finger Lakes Wine Region in celebration of the area’s harvest. This weekend-long festival takes place at the end of each September. It includes arts and crafts, music, food, and lots of wine to sample. You can take a tour of the Finger Lakes wineries without ever leaving the grounds.
Frost, Marcia. "Wine Tours in Naples, New York." Travel Tips - USA Today, https://traveltips.usatoday.com/wine-tours-naples-new-york-17720.html. Accessed 25 April 2019.