#ACWS2017 – Expect Greatness
Been there done that, tasted a whole lot of wine. The Atlantic Wine Symposium 2017 runs from Sunday June 11-13 at the Westin Nova Scotian in Halifax, It includes wine […]
5 Top Reasons to take a Wine Tour
Treat yourself to a real wine tour this year – the kind with a bus, a guide and an itinerary. It’s worth the cost in terms of information, safety and […]
Striking gold at the All Canadian Wine Championships
I love reading the Awards list for the All Canadian Wine Championships .It felt like old home week, when I could catch up on old friends and see how well they are doing […]
It’s Nova 7 Time – across Canada!
I discovered Benjamin Bridge Nova 7 when I visited Nova Scotia back in 2013, The friendly folks at Bishop’s Cellar, one of the province’s four private wine stores, described a […]
Gaspereau Vineyard’s Amazing Muscat
VQA regulations limit the use of hybrid grapes in Ontario wines sold through the LCBO even though the hybrids’ mix of European and Canadian grape varietals makes them very hardy and disease resistant. The […]
Virtual winery’s debut white
l’Acadie grapes are a hardy white hybrid ideal for Nova Scotia’s climate. It is the backbone of most of the table wines, blends, and bubbly produced in the province. So incredibly […]
NS Icewine Festival wines
The Nova Scotia Icewine Festival is very weather dependant as Nova Scotia is prone to weekend blizzards. The following blog was written in 2014, I was highlighting all the wines being […]
L’Acadie Vineyard Prestige Brut
Back in 2014, I welcomed in the New Year with an internationally recognized sparkling wine made in Nova Scotia from one of my favourite wineries to visit. It’s a must […]
Welcome in 2014 with NS Bubbly
Welcome the New Year in with Nova Scotia sparkling wine. Forget the French, Californian and other sparklers, Nova Scotia is bubbling over with traditional Champagne method sparkling wine. Nearly 50% of Nova […]
The Wine Tourist 