1/2 - Hidden Bench: Harald in the vineyard
Harald Thiel, owner, vigneron of Hidden Bench Winery in Beamsville (Niagara) Ontario, Canada walks us through his vineyards.
A visit to Hidden Bench Vineyards - 1 August 2011
A visit to Hidden Bench Vineyards - 1 August 2011
2/2 - Hidden Bench: Harald explains their sorting techniques
Harald Thiel, owner, vigneron of Hidden Bench Winery in Beamsville (Niagara) Ontario, Canada explains the rigorous sorting and grape selection that they practice. Seriously labour intensive!
Hidden Bench 2016 Pinot Noir Estate (Ontario Wine Review #299)
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Defrost Vineyard - URSA Mini
Spring defrost at Hidden Bench Winery in Niagara, Ontario, Canada
Shot on Blackmagic URSA Mini, Rokinon 35mm
Cooking with Icewine: The sky's the limit
This short film is part three of the latest GOW Short Series on Inniskillin and icewine. Part one History, provides the Inniskillin background, how it began and how its success placed Canada on the world wine map as a viable fine wine region. Part two Harvest explains the exact conditions needed to create this magic elixir.
In episode three Inniskillin's Estate Chef Tim Mackiddie explains how in recent years icewine has become a secret ingredient for many chefs who love its high acid and sweet demeanour. Mackiddie shares with us some of his best pairing ideas - it's not just for dessert - and then demonstrates some of his most popular Inniskillin recipes in the estate kitchen, some that may surprise you, some you may may wonder why you hadn't thought of it before.
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Hidden Bench 2015 Chardonnay (Ontario Wine Review #268)
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WINERIES in ESSEX PELEE ISLAND | Culinary Trails in Ontario's Southwest
In this video series, I'm travelling around Ontario's Southwest to find some of the best Culinary Trails this region has to offer.
This episode I'm showcasing the EPIC Wine Route located in the Windsor Essex County Pelee Island region. It's made up of 12 wineries, each with their own unique offerings worthy of a visit.
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I Love Wine - A Tour of The Niagara Wineries
Find out why we're calling NIFF the juiciest film festival by taking a closer look into the heart of Niagara's wine region. Watch the coolest video showcasing Niagara's wineries and get updated on the Niagara Integrated Film Festival.
Wineries include Hidden Bench Vineyards & Winery, Legends Estates Winery, Stoney Ridge Estate Winery, Angels Gate Winery, Tawse Winery, Fielding Estate Winery, Peninsula Ridge Estate Winery, Flat Rock Cellars
Niagara Integrated Film Festival -- the world's juiciest film festival -- takes over Niagara, Ontario, the vineyard capital of Canada. A destination spot where wines have been heralded the world over, and now films will be discovered. Showcasing leading films, from across our country and around the planet. Brought to you by Bill Marshall - the founder of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF)
Ontario Wine Review Video #115: Hidden Bench 2010 Locust Lane Pinot Noir
Today's wine is the Hidden Bench 2010 Locust Lane Pinot Noir ($48.00) available at the winery.
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Mission Hill's Family Estate's sommelier Sexy Jesse talks Canadian wines
Jesse talks about the two big Canadian wine regions, Niagara and The Okanagan and the many prominent wineries and grapes within thetwo regions and the differences between the two. If curious about Canadian wiens this is a great window in.
Chardonnay (i4C) Week ... OWR Video #90: Hidden Bench 2012 Estate Chardonnay
Chardonnay is in the spotlight all week because the i4C (International Cool Climate Chardonnay Celebration) is coming to Niagara.
Today's Chardonnay is the Hidden Bench 2012 Estate Chardonnay ($28.75) available at the winery.
Join Michael every day this week as he reviews another Cool bottle of Ontario Chardonnay.
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Icewine Harvest: Finding the Sweetspot
This short film is part two of the latest GOW Short Series on Inniskillin and icewine. Part one History, provides the Inniskillin background, how it began and how its success placed Canada on the world wine map as a viable fine wine region. In episode three Inniskillin's Estate Chef Tim Mackiddie explains how in recent years icewine has become a secret ingredient for many chefs who love its high acid and sweet demeanour.
“Harvest” is the seldom seen story of how icewine is made. We revelled in Inniskillin’s director of viticulture Gerald Klose retelling the early days of their icewine harvests before he came up with the idea of using machines. Says Klose, The first night we'd get 60 people, the second night, 30 and then maybe 15 the third night.
The long waits and intense weather conditions are still a part of harvesting ice wine where the temperature must be a minimum -8 celsius from the picking to the pressing. We got a lesson in just how stressful the harvest can be as we stood by waiting to capture footage of both the harvest and the pressing. The forecast would look as though it would be cold enough right up to the day before, but at the last minute, Bruce and Gerald could no longer be sure that they would have the temperatures they needed for the duration of the harvest and would have to cancel. As it turns out, it was an unusually warm January, and we were beginning to believe we were going to run out of time to finish our film. Finally, after a week of daily phone calls and texts, and a strong cold front, we were able to capture the footage we needed.
Thank you so much to Bruce Nicholson and especially Gerald Klose for making the filming possible. Gerald kept us updated with weather conditions and possible harvesting times over a 10 days. Thank you also to John Petrella, our cinematographer, who was on standby and had to wake up in the early morning hours to be ready to film at 5:30 am in temperatures that dipped below -12 Celsius, with the wind chill. Further, he had to capture it all in that one morning or not at all. We think it was worth it, and we hope you agree.
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The Pinot Affair - Niagara, Ontario
The Pinot Affair, October 15 & 16, 2011
Eight wineries - eight events - all crushing on one deliciously seductive grape
Coyote's Run, Inniskillin, Le Clos Jordanne, Lailey Vineyards, Malivoire, Tawse, Hidden Bench and Rosewood.
Feisty Little Winery Wins Gold!
Coffin Ridge Winery is a boldly creative little winery. A special place - 100% Grey County grown. This feisty little winery recently won two Double Gold Best in Categories at the 2012 All Canadian Wine Championships.
Overlooking the crystal blue water of Georgian Bay, in the shadow of the Niagara Escarpment, Coffin Ridge is a boutique winery by design, producing high quality, small batch wine made primarily from grapes grown from hand planted, hand picked Grey County grapes. Coffin Ridge's three signature wines: Into The Light White, Back From The Dead Red and Resurrection Rose.
They even have a marvelous Sparking Pear Wine!
Great to see a highly creative smaller winery winning medals and challenging the big boys!
If you're in or near Georgian Bay be sure to drop in on Coffin Ridge Winery!
Wine University Episode 05 – Niagara Wine
Right now we're standing in the heart of Niagara, Beamsville. Beautiful wine country. You can see Lake Ontario off in the distance. It's the perfect climate for growing cold climate grapes. Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Riesling, Couverts de Vino would probably be the most prevalent grapes here. There have been a few hybrids such as Baco Noir, they really flourish well. In the end, there's some great Terroir, the vines are starting to mature. The Ontario wine industry has been here since 1976 and is only growing. There's been some seriously good wine makers that have come to Ontario and have made wines. It's nice to come down and go visit the wineries. Find the ones you like, find the winemakers you like, have them shipped direct to your door.
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The Wines of Ontario
The Wines of Ontario by GuildSomm
Ontario Wineries
This video showcases some great wineries in the Niagara Peninsula of Ontario Canada.