The Wine Butler

Came here with a Groupon.
The first appointment is to just drop your yeast. it literally takes 10 seconds. 2 months later they contact you to come in to bottle your wine! That was a very fun experience. Staff were really helpful and patient. They showed us step by step and were available whenever we needed help. They let you taste the wine before bottling, at that time if you like it sweeter, then sweeten it right away bit by bit until its to your desired taste. Everything was included in our package (and in all packages) except for bottles. You can bring your own or they charge you $ 1 for new bottles that they freshly clean again in front of you.
All in all this was an enjoyable experience! Fast and cheap way to make wine and staff were readily available to help with great service. I would definitely recommend the wine butler for those who would like to make their own wine. However, I don’t have much to compare to though! Their website is also super user-​friendly and easy to use. booking and cancelling appointments was done very easily!

Like many, I was introduced to The Wine Butler via Groupon. Even without the deal, going the make-​your-​own-​wine route definitely scores you savings on a volume basis (as long as you are okay to buy 25 – 30 bottles of wine at a go).
We selected a Pinot Grigio (which I find is a great barometer of quality), and we were satisfied with the outcome.
We were really scared when we came back to bottle, because we were told to sample the wine remainder that wouldn’t comprise a whole last bottle, and to be honest it tasted really watered-​down, but after we brought our little babies home, the wine was better (not sure, maybe they gave us really wet glasses at sampling?). Not stellar, but not swill.
The place is large, and seemed to be staffed by a lot of millenials, which is good and bad. Good because if you want, you’re left to your own devices for any stage you want, but bad because they all seemed to not really have any real passion for the process, nor any real depth of knowledge.
There are better outfits out there, but worth a Groupon-​inspired visit.

I love wine, and I am definitely a fan of Wine Butler! I was first introduced by my aunt, whom ranted about going there and getting a big batch of wine for a good price. Then I finally had my first visit to Wine Butler through Groupon. The first time you go, you are able to make an appointment to drop the yeast into your batch of wine. Unfortunately, I was unable to attend the dropping of the yeast, but I was told it literally takes two seconds. The next appointment, a couple weeks later, was for bottling the wine (the fun and exciting part of it!). We walked in and told them we had an appointment to bottle our wine and they brought out our big barrel of white wine (Pinot Grigio, of course). The male employee that worked there asked us if it was our first time, and we said yes so he asked us to choose the colour of which we would like for our wine seals. Then he thoroughly explained the directions on how to place each bottle to fill the wine bottles, how to cork the bottles, and how to apply the wine seals with the heat gun. We brought our own wine bottles to fill but they do have empty wine bottles in which they sell for $ 1/​each bottle. They also provide you with labels for your wines if you like, not the prettiest of labels but you are also able to make your own labels as well. I’ve bottled two batches of wine here so far and the last time I went myself. I had a whole batch to fill, cork and seal all by myself and luckily one of the staff members was generous enough to help me fill the bottles while I corked and sealed my wine bottles. I like that you are able to choose different kinds of wine and the fact that you handcraft your own wine. I definitely recommend any wine lovers to try Wine Butler.

It’s definitely a sweet deal. Ends up being about $ 3 per bottle if you have a Groupon (they run Groupons frequently).
From the name, you would think that this place is fancy. NOPE. Their sign is in that particular shade of yellow reminiscent of bodegas and Bankruptcy thrift stores. And the interior looks like a warehouse.
There are a lot of youngish people hanging out that will help you. I would suggest coming to the second session with two people as that is ideal for bottling. But if you come alone, they will offer to help you bottle.
I would recommend making your own custom wine labels because theirs do not look professional at all. Our bottles look awesome but once you look at the label, it’s a dead give-​away that they are homemade.
Once we get through these 30 bottles (give it a month or so), I’m sure we’ll be back!

This place is wonderful! I have bottled 3 batches of wine at The Wine Butler and have thoroughly enjoyed the experience each time. I’ve made their Pinot Grigio, Tangerine Pinot Grigio (I requested that it be made with a lower sugar code and was appreciative that they allow you to do that), and their Chianti. I’ve also been given bottles of their Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon before and they were also delicious!
The staff here are simply fantastic. They are more than happy to answer any questions that you may have and are extremely knowledgeable. They always make the process enjoyable and their passion for wine is infectious.
Upon my last visit, I was thrilled to discover that they have upgraded their bottling machine. You can now fill 4 bottles at a time and it’s a far more effective and efficient machine than the old one. I was able to bottle my batch of wine in record time (barely even had time to finish my sample glass of wine!).
I also attended a wine & food pairing course at the Wine Butler last year which I found to be very informative and interesting. I really hope that they host more of these events in future as it allows their clients to sample other wines, which helps to decide what they would like to bottle next.

Very friendly staff! I just bottled my first batch of wine 2 month ago, and only 10 out of 30 are left. I’m going to start another one in a week. Woohoo! Who needs to buy wine from LCBO, when you can make your own for fraction of what you pay there.

I have been to The Wine Butler twice during the process of making my batch of Chilean Malbec earlier this year.
(That was at their old location on Avenue Rd though.)
Their system is super easy.
You basically need two appointments for the entire wine making process and you can book those online.
The first appointment just serves the purpose of starting the wine by throwing in the yeast.
(Because of government laws, you have to do that yourself.)
This takes just 5 minutes.
Around 6 – 8 weeks after, you will get a phone call that your wine is ready and you can schedule your second appointment.
During this one you will bottle your batch.
They let you choose the color of the seals.
It took me around 20 min to finish all 28 bottles.
(One of the staff members fills the bottles with your wine, while your cork, seal and label them.)
I am not a wine connoisseurs by any means, but I think the wine was quite nice.
I know I enjoyed it and I will be back for another batch.
They also sell all kinds of wine drinking accessories in the store.
So if you are looking for some fancy wine glasses, it might be worth it to stop by.