Nova Scotia Bubbly Sparkles on International Stage
L’Acadie Vineyards’ 2007 Prestige Brut brings home Silver Medal in prestigious international competition.
Corks were popping in Nova Scotia when L’Acadie Vineyards heard the news that their pride and joy Prestige Brut was the only entry from North America to win a medal in the 9th international competition of the world’s best sparkling wines. Effervescents du Monde® was held from November 16 to 18 at the Lycée Le Castel Culinary School in Dijon, France. Read more
Grand Pre: 2010 Cabernet Foch Limited Edition Release
Domaine de Grand Pré winemaker, Jürg Stutz, has created a special edition red wine from the Cabernet Foch grape.
Don’t miss your chance to add this wine to your collection. The Cabernet Foch has excellent cellaring potential and also shows great character now after 11 months in oak barrels. It sells for $34.50. Read More
2011 Nova Scotia Wine Country Passport
Congratulations to the following winners of this year's passport contest:
Lise Surette (NS): Wine Lover's Trip on VIA Rail
Tim Maher (NS): Go North Tours tour for four to NS wine country
Judy Winters (NS): Tempest gift certificate
Dyane Winsor Myers (NS): 5 Fishermen gift certificate
Robert Lowe (Vermont, USA): Gio gift certificate
Phil Elliott (NS): Taste of Nova Scotia gift certifiate (Chives)
Emerise Bujold (NB): Stamp Challenge
Save the Date - Atlantic Canada Wine Symposium
May 27 -29, 2012
The Atlantic Canada Wine Symposium will take place at the Westin Nova Scotian from May 27 - 29, 2012. The symposium will feature key industry speakers, a trade show and wine sampling from across the Atlantic provinces. Registration details and symposium agenda will be released January, 2012. For more information, contact Sandie Currie.
2012 Nova Scotia Winter Icewine Festival
February 2 - 12, 2012
Celebrate Nova Scotia's internationallyaward-winning Icewines. Sample Icewine paired with local cuisine, learn how Icewine is made, try your hand at pruning or book a Winter Icewine Experience Getaway. Nova Scotia winemakers and some of the province’s finest chefs come together to celebrate their passion for local food and wine during the fifth annual Winter Icewine Festival. www.nsicewinefestival.ca
Nova Scotia Hosts Canadian Wine Awards
August 21 to 25 , 2011
“The Wine Access Canadian Wine Awards has become the measuring stick for Canadian winegrowers and a fabulous opportunity to present their wines to many of Canada’s most respected wine commentators on a national stage,” says Anthony Gismondi, Wine Access magazine’s editor-in-chief. “More than just an opportunity to hand out medals, it’s an opportunity to award our country’s excellence in winemaking from coast to coast.”
Press Release (PDF)
7th Annual NS Fall Wine Festival
Sept 13 to Oct 14 , 2012
Discover the passion and artistry of Nova Scotia's winemakers and some of our province's finest chefs. Wine tastings, gourmet dinners, grape stomps, classes and food pairing events all await your palate.
Nova Scotia Takes Home 26 Wine Awards
All Canadian Wine Awards 2011
Nova Scotia wineries received 26 awards, including four Double Gold medals, at the annual All Canadian Wine Championships in Windsor, Ontario this year.
“I’m particularly delighted with our awards, especially our Double Golds, at this last competition,” says Hans Christian Jost, owner of Jost Vineyards. “With the spectacular growing season we had last year, we were expecting great things from the 2010 harvest…these awards are confirmation of that.”Press Release (PDF)
2012 Nova Scotia Wine Country Passport 
May 1 to November 12, 2012
Pick up your passport to Nova Scotia wine country, visit six of our 14 wineries and you could win a Wine Lover's Trip on VIA Rail a Go North Tours tour for four to Nova Scotia wine country or a $100 gift certificate to dine at Tempest, 5 Fishermen, Gio or the Taste of Nova Scotia restaurant of your choice.
Atlantic Canadian Wine Awards
October 18, 2010 
Six wineries from Nova Scotia received gold medals at the second annual Atlantic Canadian Wine Awards this week. Presented by the Canadian Association of Professional Sommeliers Atlantic Chapter
(CAPSAC) the awards recognize excellence in local wines. Congratulations to all our medal winners!
News Release (PDF)
Canadian Wine Awards
Domaine de Grand Pre & L'Acadie Vineyards 
Congratulations to both wineries for their recents wins at the Canadian Wine Awards. Grand Pre's Jurg Stutz received Bronze for his NV Champlain and NV Ice Cuvee traditional method sparkling wines. Winemaker Bruce Ewert of L'Acadie Vineyards recieved a Gold for his 2007 Prestige Brut and three Bronze medals for his 2008 Vintage Cuvee, 2009 Estate L'Acadie and 2008 Organic Cider.
Grand Celebrations for Grand Pre
Domaine de Grand Pre Winery has a lot to celebrate this year. 2010 marks their 10th anniversary, they released their first traditional method sparkling wines and they have been chosen as the exclusive wine supplier for the 100th Anniversaryof the Canadian Navy. Besides other official events, Grand Pre's Blueberry Sparkling, L'Acadie Vintner's Reserve and Castel will be the wine for the Gala nights here in Halifax and in Ottawa with over 1000 official guests. Queen Elizabeth will be the honourable guest during the fleet week end of June. Check out this recent TV interview with winemaker Jurg Stutz.
Celebrating 50 Years with 50 bottles of Nova Scotia Wine
Nova Scotia Winter Icewine Contest 
Lynda Carter of Elmsdale, Nova Scotia is the lucky winner of the Nova Scotia Winter Icewine Festival Wine Cellar thanks to her visit to Jost Vineyards on Valentine’s Day - also her 50th birthday.
Wines in the wine cellar include Icewines as well as a selection of products from Bear River Vineyards, Blomidon Estate Winery, Gaspereau Vineyards, Jost Vineyards, Sainte-Famille Wines, Domaine de Grand Pré, Muir Murray Estate Winery, Lunenburg County Winery, L’Acadie Vineyards, Tideview Vintage Cider and Benjamin Bridge.
Invest in Nova Scotia Wine
The Nova Scotia wine industry’s long-term growth strategy outlines an increase of vineyard acreage in the province from 400 to 1,000 acres, an increase in the number of wineries from 10 to 20 and an increase in industry revenue from $7.2 million to $23 million by 2020. The launch of the Nova Scotia Wine Industry Investment Initiative, which includes a website component, www.investinnovascotiawine.ca, helps bring these goals one step closer.
Wine Investment Marketing Piece (PDF)
CBC, Land & Sea Segment
Nova Scotia Wines Featured
"A lot has happened since the Jost family of Malagash produced their first wine twenty five years ago. Today there are 10 wineries with more on the way."
Click here to view the December 7 episode of Land & Sea
Photos: 2008 Nova Scotia Fall Wine Festival
Sept 4 - Oct 26, 2008
Be sure to check out the photos from Sainte-Famille Wines' Grape Stomp, Fleur de Sel's wine dinner, Blomidon Inn winemaker's dinner, Gaspereau Vineyards Fall Festival...and much more!
N.S. Wine Festival Wins Top Award
After just its second year, the Discover the Wines of Nova Scotia festival was named Signature Event of the Year at the annual conference of the Tourism Industry Association of Nova Scotia this year.
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