Top 100 wines of St. David's Bench

Discover the top 100 best wines of St. David's Bench of Niagara-on-the-Lake as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of St. David's Bench and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Discovering the wine region of St. David's Bench

The wine region of St. David's Bench is located in the region of Niagara-on-the-Lake of Ontario of Canada. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Two Sisters or the Domaine Ravine Vineyard produce mainly wines red, white and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of St.

David's Bench are Pinot noir, Chardonnay and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of St. David's Bench often reveals types of flavors of strawberries, black fruits or floral and sometimes also flavors of tropical fruit, vegetal or citrus fruit. In the mouth of St.

David's Bench is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 17 estates and châteaux in the of St. David's Bench, producing 60 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of St.

Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Pinot noir is an important red grape variety in Burgundy and Champagne, and its reputation is well known! Great wines such as the Domaine de la Romanée Conti elaborate their wines from this famous grape variety, and make it a great variety. When properly vinified, pinot noit produces red wines of great finesse, with a wide range of aromas depending on its advancement (fruit, undergrowth, leather). it is also the only red grape variety authorized in Alsace. Pinot Noir is not easily cultivated beyond our borders, although it has enjoyed some success in Oregon, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.

News from the vineyard of St. David's Bench

St-Emilion 2012 Classification upheld in court

Bordeaux’s administrative court of appeal has effectively validated the St-Emilion 2012 Classification after rejecting long-standing complaints from three châteaux. France’s national appellation body, INAO, said the decision upholds an original court ruling from 2015. It added the complainants still have two months in which to appeal the judgement, however. Legal challenges to the St-Emilion 2012 Classification have been a feature of the past decade in Bordeaux. INAO said it was ‘reassured’ by t ...

World wine production to fall in 2021 as extreme weather hits Europe

World wine production in 2021 is set to fall by 4% versus last year, to around 250 million hectolitres (mhl), equal to 25bn litres and close to the historic low witnessed in 2017, the International Organisation for Vine & Wine (OIV) has estimated. Its figures are preliminary, but they highlight the ‘severe impact’ of ‘adverse climatic conditions’ on the 2021 vintage in parts of Europe, said OIV director-general Paul Roca during a virtual press conference. Europe’s big ...

The Macallan shines as Sotheby’s largest ever spirits auction smashes target

The auction featured more than 1,000 lots made up exclusively of Scotch whisky. The company gave a combined estimate in the region of $1.5m in the build-up to the event, so it exceeded expectations by more than 66%. The top three lots went to The Macallan, whose enduring popularity shows no signs of waning any time soon. The most expensive lot was The Macallan Millennium Decanter 50 Year Old from 1949, which sold for $40,000. A case of six bottles of Macallan 30 Year Old in their original wooden ...