Signal Brewing Co. Open at Last!
Richard Courneyea has been a prominent Belleville, Ontario business man for years. It used to be a treat to stop in his Richard Davis men’s wear store on Front Street […]
Quinte Craft Beer by the Bay
Mark Rashotte, realtor, owner of the Empire Theatre, and entrepreneur extraordinaire who has made Belleville a centre for avant garde movies and highly sought after musical acts was a little […]
Roll Out the Barrel
Canadian Oak and other wine barrels have been rolling across Prince Edward County, Ontario, this past year as Pete Bradford moved from his previous location next to 66 Gilead Distillery near […]
Nova Scotia Craft Ale Trails
Nova Scotia’s tradition of craft brewing dates back to 1820 when Alexander Keith opened one of the first breweries in British North America. Although Alexander Keith’s is now part of a much larger […]
Ontario Wines to be sold at Farmer’s Markets
Ontario Wines will soon be available at Ontario Farmer’s Markets. This is HUGE. An Ontario provincial government’s press release on December 17, about New Opportunities for Ontario Wine Growers was barely mentioned in the business […]
Winemaker vs Brewmaster Dinner – Who won?
The Halifax Club’s Winemaker vs Brewmaster Dinner featured in my last column was a major success. Lovers of wine or craft beer might like to know what winemaker Simon Rafuse of Blomidon […]
Do Brewmasters have it easier than Winemakers?
Earlier this year, Hans Christian Jost stunned the Nova Scotia wine community by selling off his shares in Jost Vineyards and declaring he was going to get into the craft […]
Local cuisine, wine & beer at The Port gastropub, NS
By Veronica Leonard The Port gastropub is located in the heart of Port Williams, Nova Scotia, fifteen minutes from Wolfville. It is one of the best kept secrets of the Annapolis Valley. […]
The Wine Tourist 