Hidden Gem Alert: What is the Niagara Benchlands?
The Good Earth Winery located in Beamsville, in the heart of the Niagara Benchlands.
You’ve probably heard of the Niagara Falls and Niagara-On-The-Lake, but what is the Niagara Benchlands?
It’s an area 30 minutes drive from the Falls and teeming with charm and creativity.
It has a bounty of 50+ small-batch, boutique wineries making exceptional, award-winning vintages. It’s growing complement of artisanal Tastemakers in beverages (craft beer, cider, and spirits) and culinary arts, from top chefs to epicurean products, is stirring up Canada’s food world. It’s also an agricultural powerhouse – one of the most important tender fruit growing areasin Canada as well as a prime region for vegetables, cheese, greenhouse operations, and agricultural-based research.
Together, they make this area a vital living laboratory of sustainable growth and food production.
Niagara’s Other Natural Wonder
The Benchlands is also deeply rooted in exceptional nature and culture. In the heart of a UNESCO-designated Niagara Escarpment Biosphere, its lush backcountry of benches embraces must-see parks, trails, and lakeshore sites. Lively rural communities and heritage villages are the bedrock of this multi-generational agricultural powerhouse, renowned for its soft fruit orchards. Exceptional geologic, Indigenous, African Canadian and immigrant heritage experiences tell the story of this unique place.
Wanders Welcome
It’s a place perfect for come-as-you-are explorers who love curious meandering. The Benchlands less-traveled paths are ideal for serendipitous discovery... spaces to connect, linger and learn. The Benchlands is so close, but so surprising... a world- class, gastro-wine country getaway for unhurried adventure with four seasons of natural delights. Come as you are.
Join us on the next Benchlands Wine Tour to explore this stunning area with us!
