Ravine Vineyard Estate Winery

Ravine is a 34-acre estate winery on the St. Davids Bench in Niagara-on-the-Lake.

About the venue

The Event Centre is 4,000 sq ft with a 2,000 sq ft covered terrace, and hosts weddings of up to 250 guests. The Barrel Cellar seats smaller groups among the wine barrels. Ravine’s own team provides all food, wine and bar service, and couples taste their menu before the wedding. The covered terrace is held for each wedding date as the rain backup for outdoor ceremonies. The winery also offers meeting packages, after-hours events and team-building activities for corporate groups.

On EventPlans.ca it is listed as a winery or brewery in Niagara, at 1366 York Road, St. Davids, ON L0S 1P0.

Event spaces

The venue lists these spaces. Capacities are the venue’s own figures and change with the layout you choose.

• Ravine Event Centre: 4,000 sq ft with a 2,000 sq ft covered wraparound terrace; up to 250 for weddings; floor plans for 112 (banquet), 120 and 170 (harvest)
• Ravine Barrel Cellar: up to 40 for weddings; 30 (harvest layout)
• Lower Lawn by the Vines: outdoor ceremony site

Capacity

The venue does not publish a single maximum for every room, so ask for the capacity of the specific space in the layout you want: seated dinner, standing reception, theatre or classroom.

A useful rule: a seated dinner at rounds of ten needs about 1 to 1.2 square metres per guest, a standing reception about 0.7, and theatre seating about 0.6, before you add a stage or dance floor. The venue capacity calculator does the arithmetic for your room.

Events it hosts

According to its own event pages, the venue hosts weddings, corporate events and private social events.

For timelines, budgets and checklists, start with the wedding planning hub, corporate holiday party hub.

Questions to ask on your site visit

Bring these to your walk-through. Get the answers in writing before you sign.

• Which spaces are used if the weather turns on the day?
• Must all alcohol be bought from the venue, and how is it charged?
• What time must outdoor music end under the local noise bylaw?
• Is there a shuttle plan or nearby lodging for guests who should not drive?
• Are tents allowed, and who supplies them?
• Does the production area stay open during your event?

Planning entertainment here

Barrel rooms and patios suit acoustic music and roaming entertainment. Outdoor sound usually has an end time, so plan louder entertainment indoors.

Send every performer’s technical needs to the venue before you book: floor space, ceiling height, power, sound and changing room.

Getting there

The venue lists free on-site parking. The venue states that its event spaces are accessible. Check the venue website for directions, parking rates and accessible entrances, and send the details to guests with the invitation.

Official website: ravinevineyard.com/pages/event-spaces

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