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Fielding Estate Winery

Since 2005, Fielding have been crafting award winning, small-batch, high-quality, fruit-focused wines.  Our team looks forward to welcoming you to the wine lodge & our wine dome lounge to enjoy Love the Bench 2023.

Lobster Mac & Cheese – $18

East Coast lobster and macaroni in a velvety mornay, topped with Gouda, Fontina and a roasted garlic crumb.

6pc oysters $22 /12pc oysters $42

Freshly shucked East Coast oysters with a grapefruit mignonette, horseradish, and a scotch bonnet sauce.

Perfectly paired with a glass of our traditional method sparklings, wine & ciders, ranging from $10-$16/glass – including our Brut & Rock Pile Chardonnay, exclusively being poured for Love the Bench! Reservations can be made online at fieldingwines.com or call 905-563-0668. Book your table in a cozy outdoor wine dome or inside the wine lodge!

Hidden Bench Estate Winery

Established in 2003 and celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2023, Hidden Bench is a critically accalimed artisanal winery that produces small lot premium, certified organic wines from its estate vineyards that showcase the unique terroir of the Beamsville Bench. Recognized domestically and internationally for single vineyard expressions of Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc and Gamay, this winery crafts a full portfolio of low intervention, quality focused, and terroir driven wines with nuanced attention to detail and precision from vineyard to glass.

HOURS:

10AM to 5PM daily, Tasting Experience reservations through Tock are strongly reccomended (exploretock.com/hiddenbench). Tours by appointment only, seasonal ‘By The Glass’ and Patio Snack program May through September.

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Join us for one of our most anticipated events of the year! As part of Love the Bench 2024, we are pleased to bring back our all Canadian Raclette! Traditional Raclette is the ultimate winter comfort food, and is served in the Swiss and French Alps following a day on the slopes. Our Canadian version consists of delectable brûléed Niagara Gold cheese from our friends at Upper Canada Cheese Company, scraped over boiled new potatoes, served with double smoked Ontario pork loin, gherkins, and pickled onions.

Reservations are strongly recommended and can be make through Tock starting on January 1st. 1 hour seatings will be offered at 11:00AM, 12:00PM, 1:00PM, 2:00PM and 3:00PM daily. Please note that all seating is communal and the maximum group size we are able to accommodate is 8 guests. Because of space constraints, we reserve the right to combine groups as needed. Walk-in or same-day reservations are welcome, but subject to space and availability.

$40.00+HST per person includes your first plate of Raclette and your first glass of wine. We will be pouring our 2019 Estate Riesling, 2021 Locust Lane Rosé and 2021 PTG (Pinot and Gamay blend) to accompany this mid-winter treat! Additional plates ($25.00+HST) and wines by the glass ($15.00+HST) will be available for purchase at the event. Please reach out to Matt at [email protected] or 905-563-8700 if you have any questions. We look forward to seeing you on the bench in February. Santé!

Peninsula Ridge Estates Winery

The winery is known as West Niagara’s leading wine and culinary destination, and it’s the perfect first or last stop on a trip to Niagara. The building is declared a historical site under the Ontario Heritage Act, and the 1885 William D. Kitchen house was restored in 2000. Relax with a glass of wine on the stunning patio that overlooks Lake Ontario.

Come get warm and cozy in our beautifully restored, historic post and beam “Kitchen Barn” built in 1885, as we set the mood on our Baby Grand Piano playing upstairs throughout the day.

Chef Matt McDowell has created a rich and delicious, Atlantic Lobster Bisque (Creamy Lobster Fumet, Poached Lobster, Lemon Dill Oil) Served with a Niagara Gold Cheese and Onion Brioche (Chardonnay Onion Jam, Niagara Gold, Chive Butter) Perfectly paired with a glass of our soft and buttery 2021 Beal Vineyards Reserve Chardonnay or our crisp and mineral 2023 INOX Un-oaked Chardonnay all for $30 pp.

As always, we will also be serving customizable cheese boards ($28), charcuterie boards ($35), as well as the full selection of our wines by the glass. ($10-16).

Reservations are highly recommended but only required for groups of 6 or larger. Please call 905-563-0900 x 25.

Rosewood Estates Winery

Honest, low intervention wine. Innovative mead. Local Honey. We are constantly tasting and experimenting with our winemaking in order to learn and perfect our technique. Our focus is not to automate, but to explore, learn and grow.

Hours

Open Daily 10:30am – 6pm.
WINTER HOURS: Open Wednesday to Sunday 11am-5pm.

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The Organized Crime Winery

A boutique winery located on the hillside edges of the Beamsville Bench, Organized Crime farms their land themselves and their production volumes are purposely small. All their wines are hand-crafted from vineyard to barrel.  Wondering about their name? It was inspired by two quarrelling Mennonite churches.

Ready for some fun and games? Join us in our cozy heated tent complete with fluffy faux-fur blankets for your comfort. We’ll have table-top games of Klask, Curling, and Foosball all paired with our award-winning wines and delicious small-bites from Casa Toscana. We’ll also have daily prizes for high scores. Offerings Include:

Two Savoury Prosciutto & Cheese Scones

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Roasted eggplant and Ricotta Dip with Focaccia Crisps

Paired with your choice of one of our House Selection Wines such as 2021 Limestone Block, 2021 Sauvignon Blanc, 2021 Pinot Noir, 2020 Pipe Down or 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon.

$20 per person

Reservations preferred but walk ins welcome. Please call 905-563-9802 or email [email protected]

Thirty Bench Wine Makers

The winery creates small batches of hand-crafted wines that are coveted by collectors. The vines at Thirty Bench are managed for low yield and maximum fruit intensity. The longer growing season on the Bench means that the grapes can become riper and have intense fruit flavours. In 2015 they were named the Best Small Winery of the Year.

Beef Bourguignon Tender beef, braised with red wine, heirloom carrots, mushrooms, and pearl onions. Accompanied by truffled pommes purée. Paired with: Thirty Bench Winemakers Cabernet Franc $35.00 food with wine pairing ($20.00 food alone) Cassoulet Toulousain Apple-sage sausage, bacon lardon, duck confit, Riesling braised white beans, carrots, roasted garlic crumb. Paired with: Thirty Bench Winemakers Riesling $35.00 food with wine pairing ($20.00 food alone) **Wine by the glass will be offered as well as a 15% discount on 6 bottle carriers. Reservations are recommended. Please call the Thirty Bench Concierge Team at 1-833-614-3219 to reserve Or go to our website: [email protected] https://www.mywinecountry.com/on/love-the-bench.html