Bent Ridge Winery / Bent Nail Brewery

What Bent Ridge Winery / Bent Nail Brewery does

Bent Ridge Winery is a privately held, founder-operated hospitality business operating a unified multi-venue destination in Windsor Forks, Hants County, Nova Scotia since 2018. The company grows estate grapes on four acres (7,000 plants) and was the first vineyard in Nova Scotia to cultivate Marquette grapes, remaining the largest dedicated Marquette grower in Atlantic Canada. Its core production covers seven wines (including whites, rosé, and red Marquette-based wines such as the 16% ABV Appassimento-style "1763 Unhinged"), six craft beers produced on-site under the Bent Nail Brewery sub-brand by Tim Peters of Tradesman Craft Beer, and Italian/Latin-inspired cuisine at the El Fuego restaurant featuring a wood-fired pizza oven and a hand-built Argentinian asado grilling hearth.

Revenue is generated through six streams: on-site restaurant dining, wine and craft beer sales (including growler refills), ticketed dining and music experiences (Argentinian Grill Night at $69/person, Dinner in the Vines at $99/person, Sunday Song Circle Series at $35+HST, Sip & Paint workshops, Free Music Fridays), wedding and private event hosting in a post-and-beam pavilion accommodating up to 120 guests, and online retail of apparel, wine accessories, and gift baskets shipped within Canada. Reservations are managed via OpenTable and gift cards via Toasttab. The business targets four overlapping B2C segments: wine and food enthusiasts (including Halifax day-trippers, since Bent Ridge is the closest winery to the HRM), wedding couples, experience-seeking event attendees, and the local Hants County community. All commercial activity is domestic (Canada) with no disclosed geographic expansion, external funding, or institutional investment; growth to date has been funded internally and executed by founder Glenn Dodge and General Manager Meghan Scott.

Name

Bent Ridge Winery / Bent Nail Brewery

Legal name

Bent Ridge Winery

Website

https://bentridgewinery.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Bent Ridge Winery is a private Nova Scotia destination winery, on-site craft brewery (Bent Nail), and Italian/Latin restaurant operating since 2018. It serves wine enthusiasts, Halifax day-trippers, wedding couples, and event-goers with estate wines, craft beer, and ticketed dining experiences.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Winery and Craft Brewery Hospitality

NAICS

Wineries (312130), Breweries (31212), Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (7224), Beer, Wine, and Liquor Retailers (44532)

SIC

Beverages (2080)

akta.pro primary industry

Wineries & Vineyards (Tasting Rooms) (THAFALAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Packaging & Production Breweries (Limited/No On-site Service) (THAFALAB), Alcoholic Beverage Tours & On-site Experiences (Brewery/Winery/Distillery) (THAFALAK), Wine Retail (Bottle Shops & Wine Merchants) (CRANABAB)

Keywords

• Estate wine production
• Craft brewery operations
• Winery restaurant dining
• Wedding venue hosting
• Winery retail merchandise

Headquarters

HQ city

Windsor Forks

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Restaurant Dining (Fuego): Full-service restaurant serving Italian and Latin-inspired dishes 7 days a week. Locally sourced meats from Oulton's Farm and cheeses from Cirro/Roma Cheeses. Revenue from table service with per-cover pricing.
2. Wine Sales: Direct-to-consumer wine sales on-site and online. Products include Slightly Bent White Blend, Unoaked Chardonnay, Riesling, Piegato Rosé, Contorto Marquette Red, 1763 Unhinged Appassimento Style Marquette Red, and Reserve Marquette Red. Bottle prices range from $25-$40.
3. Craft Beer (Bent Nail): On-site craft beer sales including flights ($10), pints ($8.50), and growler refills ($16). Offerings include Secret Eclipse IPA, Cucumber Mint Wheat Ale, Eight Grain Extra Irish Stout, Oatmeal Pale Ale, Super Saaz Me!, and Delicious Ginger Cider.
4. Wedding & Event Hosting: Wedding venue rental and catering services. New post-and-beam pavilion with floor-to-ceiling glass garage doors accommodates up to 120 guests. Meghan Scott as Wedding Specialist manages bookings.
5. Special Events (Grill Night, Dinner in the Vines, Song Circle): Ticketed special dining experiences including weekly Argentinian Grill Night ($69/person), seasonal Dinner in the Vines ($99/person), and Sunday Song Circle Series ($35+HST).
6. Retail (Apparel, Merchandise, Gift Baskets): Online shop selling branded apparel (hoodies $65, t-shirts $25, caps $30), wine accessories (engraved glasses $10, appetizer boards $15), and curated gift baskets ($79).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Bent Ridge Winery operates a multi-venue destination in Hants County, Nova Scotia, producing estate-grown wines from Marquette and other grape varieties, brewing craft beer under the Bent Nail sub-brand on-site, and operating the El Fuego restaurant serving Italian and Latin-inspired cuisine with wood-fired pizza and Argentinian asado grill. The business also hosts events, weddings, and live music programming, and sells branded merchandise through an online shop.

Product overview

Bent Ridge Winery is a hospitality company operating a unified multi-venue destination in Hants County, Nova Scotia, since 2018. The core offering consists of estate-grown wines (seven varieties including white blends, Chardonnay, Riesling, rosé, and Marquette reds), craft beers under the Bent Nail sub-brand (six varieties including IPA, wheat ale, stout, pale ale, pilsner, and cider), and the El Fuego restaurant featuring Italian and Latin inspired cuisine with wood-fired pizzas and Argentinian grill. Additional revenue streams include event experiences (Grill Night, Dinner in the Vines, Song Circle Series, Sip & Paint, Live Music), wedding venue rentals, gift baskets, gift cards, and branded merchandise (apparel and wine accessories). The winery was the first to grow Marquette grapes in Nova Scotia and remains the largest dedicated grower of Marquette grapes in Atlantic Canada. All beer is brewed on-site by Tim Peters of Tradesman Craft Beer.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Bent Nail Brewery: On-site craft beer brewery at Bent Ridge Winery, featuring beers designed and brewed by Tim Peters of Tradesman Craft Beer. Beers include Secret Eclipse IPA, Cucumber Mint Wheat Ale, Eight Grain Extra Irish Stout, Oatmeal Pale Ale, Super Saaz Me! German Pilsner, and Delicious Ginger Cider.

Products and services

• Slightly Bent White Blend

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Oulton's FarmcoreOthersPrimary meat supplier located just up the road from the winery in Hants County. Provides locally sourced beef and other meats for the restaurant and Argentinian Grill Night. Long-standing relationship with the local farming community.
• Cirro / Roma CheesescoreOthersItalian cheesemaker providing fresh cheeses including Ciro's fresh mozzarella, brie, and other dairy products. Located in Newport Corner, Nova Scotia. Supplies cheese for pizzas, appetizers, and other menu items.
• Valley Art Workshops (Isobel Hamilton)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerLocal artist who leads Sip & Paint workshops at the winery's events pavilion. Provides painting instruction and supplies for the creative workshop experience, targeting different customer segments.
• Martock Glen FarmminorOthersLocal farm supplying some of the meat products used in restaurant dishes, complementing the focus on locally sourced ingredients.
• Chris BrothersminorOthersSupplier of pepperoni used on wood-fired pizzas. Referenced as the source of pepperoni for the Pepperoni & Cheese pizza.
• Tradesman Craft Beer (Tim Peters)coreTechnology or IntegrationTim Peters designs and brews all Bent Nail craft beers on-site at the winery. Brings craft beer expertise and brewing skills to create the brewery's unique offerings.
• OpenTableminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRestaurant reservation and event ticketing platform used for table bookings, Grill Night reservations, Dinner in the Vines, and Song Circle Series tickets. Provides booking infrastructure and customer acquisition.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Peller Estates: One of Canada's largest wine producers with significant winery, restaurant, and event venue operations; relevant scale benchmark for what a multi-vertical wine hospitality business can become at national scale.
• Jost Vineyards: Largest wine producer in Nova Scotia with broad distribution, tasting rooms, and a wider product portfolio — a larger, more established competitor overlapping Bent Ridge's wine and visitor audiences.

Direct peers

• Benjamin Bridge: Premium Nova Scotia winery focused on méthode traditionnelle sparkling and estate wines; competes for the same premium wine tourism and event-driven customer in the Annapolis Valley.
• Avondale Sky Winery: Nova Scotia estate winery with tasting room and event programming; comparable small-batch, tourism-oriented wine model in the same regional market.
• Lightfoot & Wolfville Vineyards: Premium Nova Scotia winery with farm-to-table restaurant and event hosting, very similar to Bent Ridge's destination model combining estate wines, dining, and private events in the Annapolis Valley.
• Luckett Vineyards: Nova Scotia destination winery with on-site restaurant, tasting room, and event programming — directly comparable to Bent Ridge's combined winery/restaurant/event venue model in the same Annapolis Valley catchment.
• Gaspereau Vineyards: Nova Scotia estate winery producing bottled wines; competes for the same regional direct-to-consumer and on-premise wine customer in the Annapolis Valley.
• Planter's Ridge: Nova Scotia winery with on-site tasting room and food offerings; comparable small-scale estate winery positioning to Bent Ridge in the same regional wine market.
• Domaine de Grand Pré: Annapolis Valley winery with on-site restaurant and event facilities; one of the most directly comparable destination wineries serving similar wine-tourism and event use cases.

Regional players

• Propeller Brewing Co. Atlantic Canada craft brewery with on-site taproom and broader distribution; relevant peer for the Bent Nail Brewery component of Bent Ridge's business in the same regional craft-beer market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bent-ridge-winery-bent-nail-brewery

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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