April ~ May ~ June ~ July ~ August
September ~ October ~ November ~ December
Winery open for wine tasting on each of the events listed!
February 2009 - Be Mine with Wine
Visit each winery along the Niagara Wine Trail for a one time $20 charge/person. Receive a commemorative wine tasting glass to use at each of the wineries while you sample Chocolate delights and gain inspiration as you celebrate with the spirit of St. Valentine. Start at the winery of your choice and choose your route or contact one of our associate member transportation services and let them do the driving for you.
 March 15 & 16 - St. Patrick's Day Events
12-6pm sample wines, receive commemorative glass and Luck of the Irish glass charm. $20.00/person.
April 19 & 20 - Wines & Dines
Experience Wine & Food pairings on the Niagara Wine Trail. $20/person & receive a commemorative wine glass at your first stop (you choose). Collect recipes as you sample at each winery along the way.
May 10 (Mother's Day) - Open for the 2008 Season!
May 10 - Asparagus, Rhubarb, Plants. Picking dates may vary due to weather conditions. Please call ahead for exact picking dates (772-2211).
May 10 & 11 - Niagara
Wine Trail Event - Niagara
Wine Trail Blossoms
Come to Vizcarra Vineyards at Becker Farms in May to enjoy the first signs of spring! Receive a Niagara Wine Trail glass free. Wine tasting and flowers at each winery. Taste over 15 fruit and grape wines made directly by Vizcarra Vineyards at Becker Farms. Bring the whole family to walk around the farm at your leisure and enjoy the enchanting landscapes at Vizcarra Vineyards at Becker Farms. 12-6 pm. Admission is $20.00.
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June 3 - Strawberries, weather permitting, through the end of June. Picking dates may vary due to weather conditions. Please call ahead for exact picking dates (772-2211).
June 8 - Kids Day
Come out to the country and enjoy the luxuries of farm living. Pick your own strawberries (weather permitting) and feed the animals. Enjoy pony rides and hay rides from 11am-4pm. Bakery, homemade fudge, ice cream, gift shop, and much, much more. Free balloons for kids under 12. Free Entertainment for kids by "Evergreen." Hot dogs and hamburgers served at "The Dog House." Vizcarra Vineyards will also be open with over 15 fruit and grape wines! No cover charge.
June 14 & 15 - Niagara Wine Trail Event - Wine and cheese Celebration. Visit Vizcarra Vineyards and the rest of the wineries on the Niagara wine trail for a totally delicious experience. It's National Dairy Month, so let's Celebrate Wine & Cheese! $20/person & receive a commemorative wine glass at your first stop (you choose) and sample wine & cheese pairing at each winery along the way.
 June 15 - Strawberry Extravaganza
Community Church Service at the Pavilion by the Gasport Ministerium at 10am. All are welcome. Celebrate the strawberry harvest down on the farm! Enjoy our chicken BBQ, pony rides and hayrides and walk around the farm. Pet the animals at the petting zoo. Play at the playground and listen to live music and Pick-your-own and already-picked strawberries available.
June 21 - Strawberries, peas and beans. Picking dates may vary due to weather conditions. Please call ahead for exact picking dates (772-2211).
June 30 - Peas, beans, sweet cherries (through the end of July), raspberries (through the end of July). Picking dates may vary due to weather conditions. Please call ahead for exact picking dates (772-2211).
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July 5 - Tart cherries, blueberries (both through the end of July). Picking dates may vary due to weather conditions. Please call ahead for exact picking dates (772-2211).
July 6 - Raspberry Jamboree
Come out to the country and enjoy the raspberry harvest. Pick your own raspberries (weather permitting). Feed the animals, pony rides, hayrides, bakery, homemade fudge, ice cream, gift shop, and much, much more. Live Free entertainment by "Fiddlestix." Vizcarra Vineyards will also be open with over 15 fruit and grape wines!
July 19 - Becker Blues Winery Bash 4-8pm
Experience Becker Blues Winery Bash and the best blueberry wine harvest yet! Wine tasting at the vineyards and all of the activities at Becker Farms. Live music TBA!
July 19 - Niagara
Wine Trail Event - Cool Whites, Hot Nights
Visit each winery along the Niagara Wine Trail to sit back and enjoy live music. Cool Jazz- to pair with Cool Whites- on a Hot Summer Night! Does it get any better? Music schedule yet to be determined.
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August - Peaches, sweet corn, tomatoes, hot and sweet peppers, early apples. Picking dates may vary due to weather conditions. Please call ahead for exact picking dates (772-2211).
August 16 & 17 - Niagara
Wine Trail Event - Artful Weekend
Browse & enjoy the work of local artists at each winery on the trail. $20/person & receive a commemorative wine glass at your first stop (you choose) for sampling at each winery along the way.
August 31 & September 1 - Labor Day Harvest Festival
Live entertainment from 1-4pm. Chicken BBQ 12:00-? Have fun on our hayrides & pony rides and at our Kids' Corral. Pick your own McIntosh Apples. Take a wagon ride to the orchard. Food and refreshments available at the Cantina. $8.00 for everything or $5 for kids corral, $3.00 pony rides and hayrides.
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 September - Paula Reds, Ginger Gold, Gala, McIntosh, Cortland, Macoun apples available call 716.772.2211 for exact picking dates or sign up for our emailing list on our home page. Plums, Grapes, onions, winter squash, gourds, and pumpkins also available.
September 6 & 7 - Johnny Apple Seed Festival
Live entertainment from 1-4pm We will be making apple butter in the giant copper kettle. Chicken BBQ 12:00-? Have fun on our hayrides & pony rides and at our Kids' Corral. Pick your own Mcintosh Apples. Take a wagon ride to the orchard. Food and refreshments available at the Cantina. $8.00 for everything or $5 for kids corral, $3.00 pony rides and hayrides.
September 13, 14, 20, 21, 27, 28
October 4, 5, 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 25, 26 -
Annual Pumpkin Fiesta
This is a terrific way to celebrate the harvest season! The great Pumpkin Fiesta is a fun family activity that the kids will remember and want to return to year after year. The Fiesta is every Saturday and Sunday from mid-September to the end of October.
 Activities include: Hillbilly Bob's "Pig Rock Derby" Pig Races with music, laughter, and prizes for the whole family. The Castle Labyrinth that will keep you guessing which way is out!. Area 51-Alien Encounter. Pony rides around the old oak tree. Hay rides through the forest and fields. The Tryke Track- John Deere Tricycle rentals. Come jump in The Pumpkin Balloon Typhoon and ride the Farm Train. Visit the playground and play in the teepees and tunnels; play on the big straw bales; jump in the hay stacks; slide down the big slides and play in the sandbox! Visit the farm animals and fish pond. Free Live music from 1pm to 4pm.
The Pumpkin Fiesta is a great activity for the under-12 crowd to share with their parents or grandparents. It's open from 12 to 5pm. Pig Races are at 12 noon, 2 and 4pm. These activities are open to the public so families of all sizes are encouraged to come out and play! Tickets for all the above activities are $8.00 per person. Group rates for 20 or more are $7 each. Each ticket also includes a coupon for $1 discount on your apple purchase and $2 discount on the Haunted Hayride night activities. Enjoy over 15 different fruit and grape wines produced and bottled right at the Vineyard at Becker Farms. Wine tasting is $2.
September 20 - Concord Grape Stomp Challenge
Come to Vizcarra Vineyards for a good ol' Grape Stomp Contest! Get your team of six together for a stomp off you'll never forget. Call today to sign up for the event. Spots are going fast for this fun-filled event. Registration starts at 1pm. Event begins at 2pm. $15.00 per person. Receive a commemorative t-shirt. Winners receive a free case of wine!!
September 20 & 21 - Niagara Wine Trail Event - Harvest Fest
Celebrate the season with fresh produce from the region and Autumn activities at each winery. $20/ person & receive a wine glassat at the first winery of your choice to sample wine along the way.
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October - Empire, Red and Gold Delicious, Jonagold, Crispins and Ida Red apples are available. Pumpkins, gourds, winter squash, and onions available as well. Call 716.772.2211 for exact picking dates or sign up for our emailing list on our home page.
Pumpkin Fiesta - See Date Above
October 3-5, 10-12, 17-19, 24-26
Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays
Haunted Hayride
Haunted Hayride and Castle Labyrinth - come if you dare...but don't come alone!! Our Haunted Hayride, Castle Labyrinth and Area 51 have been scaring the "yell" out of unsuspecting victims for some time now. It has become a Halloween tradition, so bring your friends and family, Scouts or sports groups - as many people as you can to protect you from the strange happenings and eerie encounters that go on in the Becker Farms forests after dark. First you must solve the puzzle to find your way out of the Castle Labyrinth with its twists and turns. Then you can begin the terrifying Haunted Hayride.
If you have survived the Haunted Forest, you will be given a Priority Pass to enter the top secret "Area 51." See for your self what the government has been trying to hide and experience your own "Close Encounter of the Third Kind." Single tickets are $8.00. A group rate (20 or more people) is only $7 a person for all three activities. To make the night even more unforgettable, for an additional $50 you can reserve a campfire for your group to enjoy after the hayride. We will light the fire and provide wood to keep it going all evening. You're welcome to bring your own refreshments to enjoy around the fire. Groups of 20 or more can reserve a time for the hayride to start, so you don't have to wait in line. So come if you dare! Call us as 716-772-2211.
October 25 & 26 - Hallowine Murder Mystery
Who did it? Collect the clues while you sample wines at each winery on the trail. $20/person & receive the detectives initial report and enough information to set you along the way to solve the crime. A commemorative wine glass is yours at the first stop (you choose) for wine tasting at each winery along the trail drawn from correct entries to win prizes. $20.00/person.
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November 1 - Order your Thanksgiving pies today! Pick up on Wednesday November 26th.
November 15 & 16 - Share the Bounty
A chance for us all to give back for all that we have...Charge for wine tasting this weekend is a non-perishable food item or $2.50 at each winery. Sample wine at each winery along the way. Food goods and $'s collected are donated to the local food pantry.
December - Order your Holiday Pies today! Pick up Tuesday December 23rd. Also available Fresh cut christmas trees, wine gift baskets, fudge, baked goods, jam and other specialty food products!
December 6 & 7 - Holiday Happening
Collect a Christmas ornament at each winery on the trail while you Celebrate the Season. $35/couple or $20/person receive a commemorative wine glass and ornament (1 ornament per couple) at your first stop (you choose) and complete the ornament set as you sample at each winery along the trail.
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