Siplo is a wine discovery app for Niagara. It maps 87 wineries, breweries, distilleries and cider houses across the region and arranges them into 22 curated routes you follow yourself, with a curator's notes on what to taste at every stop.
What you can discover
- 69 wineries
- 13 breweries
- 4 distilleries
- 1 cider house
- 22 curated routes
- 4 free routes
Every place has a short write-up in Eve's words: who runs it, what it does best, and the one or two pours to order. Browse them on a map, filter by wine, beer or spirits, and save the ones you want to visit.
How Siplo plans your day
Each route is three or four stops, picked by hand and put in an order that saves you doubling back. When you tap Start, the route opens in Apple or Google Maps for turn-by-turn directions.
Routes are built around a theme or an area: the Niagara-on-the-Lake classics, the small growers the tour buses pass, an icewine trail, a brewery crawl, a ride along the river. See all 22 Niagara wine routes.
What's in the app
- Curated routes by a local curator, multi-stop and in an order that flows.
- Walk-in or booking? Most take walk-ins; the rest are flagged, so you're never turned away at the door.
- Live opening hours, so you never drive out to a locked cellar door.
- What to taste at each stop, plus the pairings and little insider tips.
- Tap Start and the day hands off to Apple or Google Maps.
- Four routes are free. Unlock one for $20, or every route for $59, yours forever.
Start with a free route
Stone Road Classics
The big Niagara-on-the-Lake names on one easy stretch, from sparkling to icewine.
The NOTL Ride
A bike route along the Niagara Parkway: three riverside wineries, then a pint at a brewery in town.
Beamsville Classics
A first taste of the Bench: sparkling and Riesling, Gamay, lunch in a heritage manor, and a small-lot Riesling to finish.
St. Catharines Beer Crawl
Three independent taprooms along St. Paul Street in St. Catharines.
What the app leaves out
There's no account, no tracking and no advertising. Wineries can't pay to be listed or to be moved up a route. Siplo doesn't sell tastings or transport either: you book and pay at the cellar door, and you sort your own designated driver.
Common questions
- Is there an app for discovering Niagara wineries?
- Yes. Siplo is an iPhone app for Niagara wine country. It maps 87 cellar doors and arranges them into 22 curated self-guided routes, each with notes on what to taste.
- Is the Siplo app free?
- It's free to download, and four routes are free to use. The other 18 are a one-time unlock at $20 each, or $59 for all of them. There is no subscription.
- Does it only cover wineries?
- No. Of the 87 places in the app, 69 are wineries, 13 are breweries, 4 are distilleries and one is a cider house.
- Do I need an account?
- No. There's nothing to sign up for. Your saved routes and purchases live on your phone, and purchases restore through your Apple ID.
- Is there a map of Niagara wineries in the app?
- Yes. All 87 places are on one map, which you can filter by wine, beer or spirits.
- Is Siplo on Android?
- Not yet. Siplo is on iPhone today.
- Which parts of Niagara does it cover?
- Niagara-on-the-Lake (Old Town, Stone Road, St. Davids and Virgil), the Beamsville, Twenty Mile and Short Hills benches, and St. Catharines.