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.

May 1 to November 12, 2010
Pick up your passport to Nova Scotia wine country, visit four of our 11 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.
Passport (PDF)
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.
April 8 , 2010
We had a visit from Alex and Luke today - their trip to every province, territory and state in North America depends on what their social media fans tell them to do. Nova Scotia was voted as the next stop on their trip. We gave them a gift basket of great local products and some Nova Scotia wine to enjoy on their travels. Check out their website and twitter to vote or comment on what they should do on the rest of their travels. Of course no visit to Nova Scotia is complete without a visit to our wineries.

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.
The third annual Nova Scotia Winter Icewine Festival was a huge success - f rom "Freezin' Your Ice Off" polar bear dips to flights of Icewine tastings and education to culinary dinners paired with our local wines to fantastic accommodation packages. Be sure to join us next year from February 3 to 13, 2011. www.nsicewinefestival.ca

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 third annual Winter Icewine Festival. www.nsicewinefestival.ca
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)
"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
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!
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.