Top 100 white wines of Twenty Mile Bench

Discover the top 100 best white wines of Twenty Mile Bench of Niagara Peninsula as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the white wines that are popular of Twenty Mile Bench and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Discovering the wine region of Twenty Mile Bench

The wine region of Twenty Mile Bench is located in the region of Niagara Escarpment - Ontario of Ontario of Canada. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Pearl Morissette or the Domaine Two Sisters produce mainly wines white, red and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Twenty Mile Bench are Pinot noir, Chardonnay and Riesling, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Twenty Mile Bench often reveals types of flavors of cream, citrus or dried fruit and sometimes also flavors of tropical fruit, tree fruit or vegetal.

In the mouth of Twenty Mile Bench is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 31 estates and châteaux in the of Twenty Mile Bench, producing 115 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Twenty Mile Bench go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian.

Discover the grape variety: Riesling

White Riesling is a grape variety that originated in France (Alsace). It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Riesling can be found in many vineyards: Alsace, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Lorraine, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, South West.

News from the vineyard of Twenty Mile Bench

Drought emergency declared in northern Italy

Severe drought in northern Italy has led to the country’s government declaring a state of emergency in several regions, including Emilia-Romagna, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Lombardy, Piedmont and Veneto. Funds of €36.5m (£31m) would be made available to these regions for drought relief, the government said. Agriculture body Coldiretti said last week that the Po river, which flows across northern Italy to the Adriatic Sea, was almost unrecognisable. Drought in the Po Valley threatened around 30% of n ...

Sale of six-litre DRC wine ‘rescinded’ amid counterfeit concerns

Acker announced in September that it had sold a six-litre bottle of Domaine de la Romanée-Conti’s (DRC) ‘Romanée-Conti’ 2002 at a Hong Kong auction for nearly HK$3.1m (US$398,400). However, it’s understood that the sale of the bottle was subsequently cancelled. Doubts about the wine’s authenticity have been raised by lawyer and wine fraud expert Don Cornwell on the Wine Beserkers website. He also expressed concerns about another wine, a six-litre bottle of DRC Romanée-Conti 2000, which was origi ...

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 ...