The Winery Hidden Bench of Niagara Peninsula of Ontario

Winery Hidden Bench
The winery offers 38 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 60 of the estates of Ontario.
It is located in Niagara Peninsula in the region of Ontario

The Winery Hidden Bench is one of the world's great estates. It offers 38 wines for sale in of Niagara Peninsula to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Hidden Bench wines

Looking for the best Winery Hidden Bench wines in Niagara Peninsula among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Hidden Bench wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Hidden Bench wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Winery Hidden Bench

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Hidden Bench

How Winery Hidden Bench wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of spaghetti carbonara, nanie's diced ham quiche or turkey leg with dijon sauce.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Hidden Bench

On the nose the white wine of Winery Hidden Bench. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, microbio or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or earth. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Hidden Bench. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Hidden Bench

  • 2017With an average score of 4.02/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 0With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.99/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.97/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.96/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Hidden Bench.

  • Chardonnay
  • Riesling
  • Viognier
  • Fumé Blanc
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Sémillon

Discovering the wine region of Niagara Peninsula

Niagara Peninsula is the largest and most productive viticultural area in Canada, located on the Southern shores of Lake Ontario. It stretches roughly 55km (35 miles) between the eastern limits of Hamilton city in the west and the left bank of the Niagara River as it flows into Lake Ontario. The VQA covers over 13,000 acres (5,200 hectares) oand produces mainly cool Climate varieties such as Riesling, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Cabernet Franc. It also produces a large Volume of ice wine.

Indeed, 90 percent of Canada's ice wine is made here, which makes the region the biggest producer of the style on earth. Needless to say, most other styles of wine are covered in Niagara Peninsula, from rosé and Sparkling wines, to Central-ranges/orange">Orange wines and Pét-nats (Pétillant naturels). The region boasts nearly 100 wineries, producing over 10 million litres of wine annually. The geographical Niagara Peninsula appears within the strip of land that runs west-to-east between Lake Ontario in the North and Lake Erie in the south.

The "peninsula" is formed by the Niagara River that flows northwards, between the two lakes. The river also marks the international boundary between Ontario, Canada and the US state of New York. The viticultural zone is confined to the northern half of the Peninsula, however, between the southern shore of Lake Ontario and the land just south of the Niagara Escarpment. The Escarpment, a 650-mile-long (1050km) limestone ridge that runs from upstate New York through the Great Lakes region, has a profound effect on the Terroir here.

The top red wines of Winery Hidden Bench

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Hidden Bench

How Winery Hidden Bench wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef with dark beer, potjevleesch (meat in a pot) or duck with orange.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Hidden Bench

On the nose the red wine of Winery Hidden Bench. often reveals types of flavors of spices, red fruit or non oak and sometimes also flavors of earth, oak or black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Hidden Bench. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Hidden Bench

  • 2011With an average score of 4.04/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.97/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.91/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.88/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.86/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Hidden Bench.

  • Pinot Noir
  • Malbec
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Merlot

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

The top pink wines of Winery Hidden Bench

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Hidden Bench

How Winery Hidden Bench wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of stuffed red mullet ballotines, spanish paella or rabbit terrine in the style of a grandmother (pas de calais).

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Hidden Bench

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Hidden Bench. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Hidden Bench

  • 2016With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.74/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.40/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Hidden Bench.

  • Pinot Noir
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot

The word of the wine: Foaming

Name given to the second alcoholic fermentation that sparkling wines undergo. It gives rise to a release of carbon dioxide in the bottle.

The top sweet wines of Winery Hidden Bench

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Hidden Bench

How Winery Hidden Bench wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), spicy food or sweet desserts such as recipes of salmon steaks with lemon and shallot sauce, pork gyros or chocolate fondant.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wines of Winery Hidden Bench

On the nose the sweet wine of Winery Hidden Bench. often reveals types of flavors of earth, tree fruit or tropical fruit.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Winery Hidden Bench

  • 2013With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 0With an average score of 4.00/5

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Winery Hidden Bench.

  • Gewürztraminer

Discover the grape variety: Gewurztraminer

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

The top sparkling wines of Winery Hidden Bench

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Hidden Bench

How Winery Hidden Bench wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of delicious veal stew, chicken drumstick with bacon or pheasant in a casserole with white wine.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Winery Hidden Bench

On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Hidden Bench. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery Hidden Bench

  • 0With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.70/5

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Hidden Bench.

  • Pinot Noir
  • Chardonnay

The word of the wine: Perfume

A pleasant scent most commonly associated with the world of flowers.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Hidden Bench

Planning a wine route in the of Niagara Peninsula? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Hidden Bench.

Discover the grape variety: Malbec

Malbec, a high-yielding red grape variety, produces tannic and colourful wines. It is produced in different wine-growing regions and changes its name according to the grape variety. Called Auxerrois in Cahors, Malbec in Bordeaux, it is also known as Côt. 6,000 hectares of the Malbec grape are grown in France (in decline since the 1950s). Malbec is also very successful in Argentina. The country has become the world's leading producer of Malbec and offers wines with great potential.