From farm to table: grape growing and processing from the records of George Hostetter
Item set
Title
From farm to table: grape growing and processing from the records of George Hostetter
Description
The Niagara region is well known for its wine production. This renowned reputation was built by men like George Hostetter, a researcher and viticulturalist with the T.G. Bright & Co. Limited company in Niagara Falls, Ontario. Hostetter and his colleagues changed grape and wine production with their experiments and trials, with their collaboration with other North American grape growers and wine producers and their attention to the desires of Canadian wine consumers. This exhibit highlights some of the earliest efforts to produce grapes for the wine market in the late 1940s and early 1950s.
Creator
Edie Williams
Date
1940-1960
Language
English
Rights
George Hostetter fonds
Subject
Niagara region
Niagara Township
Grapes - Ontario
Wine - Ontario
George Hostetter
The Canadian Wine Institute met at the Niagara Falls Club on June 28, 1965 to honour M.F. Jones of Brights Wines and J.M. Woodbridge of Barnes Wines and local St. Catharines lawyer A. O. Grass, QC
Nelson, Art Neff, Ollie Bradt and Emil Anderson flank George Hostetter at his retirement celebration. Ollice Bradt and Emil Anderson were research scientists at the Horticultural Research Institiute of Ontario Vineland Station
The Bright's Wines headquarters in Niagara Falls in what was once a very rural area. The headquarters were conveniently situated near access to railroad transportation.
The vineyard staff was large group of men who were responsible for carrying out experiments and planting, cultivating and harvesting grapes from the many varieties of grapes grown in the research vineyards.
Trucks line up to be weighed at the Bright's Wines winery operations in Niagara Falls, Ont. Harvested grapes from the research vineyards ready for processing.
Winery manager Pat Patterson directs truck drivers delivering loads of harvested grapes from the research vineyards to the loading docks where grapes will be weighed and sent to the crusher.
