2012 Nova Scotia Winter Icewine Festival
February 2 - 12, 2012 
Celebrate Nova Scotia's internationally award-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. Click here for festival event information. www.nsicewinefestival.ca
2012 Nova Scotia Fall Wine Festival
September 13 - October 14, 2012
Discover the passion and artistry of Nova Scotia's winemakers and some of our province's finest chefs. Get involved with one of the grape stomps, indulge in an elegant night out at a wine dinner, or signup for one of the wine education seminars. With over 45 events celebrating our local wines, there is something for every palate. Click here to download a PDF copy of our 2010 brochure. www.nsfallwinefestival.ca
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.
News
Winery Association of Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia Wines Take Home 26 Awards at 2011 All Canadian Wine Championships (PDF)
Blomidon Estate Winery
Blomidon Estate Winery Brings Home Four Medals from InterVin International Wine Awards (PDF)
Annapolis Highland Vineyards
2010 Vintage Label Contest (PDF)
Winery Association of Nova Scotia
Government of Canada Announces Funding for Nova Scotia Winery Marketing Strategy (PDF)
L'Acadie Vineyards
L’Acadie Vineyards Wins Gold For 2007 Prestige Brut (PDF)
New Release, Traditional Method 2007 Sparkling Rosé (PDF)
Luckett Vineyards
Award-winning Winemaker Joins Luckett Vineyards (PDF)
Benjamin Bridge
Borealis Icewine - The Wine for Perfect Moments (PDF)
Blomidon Estate Winery
First Ever Lucie Kuhlmann (PDF)
Wine Appreciation Courses
Discover the pleasures of wine tasting
TBC
Promotions
- Passport to Nova Scotia Wine Country
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Every year, the Winery Association of Nova Scotia holds a wine country passport contest. Pick up your passport to Nova Scotia Wine Country, visit six of our 13 wineries, and you could win a Wine Lover’s Trip to Montreal on VIA Rail, a Go North Tours trip for four to Nova Scotia wine country, or $100 gift certificates to dine at Tempest, 5 Fishermen, Gio or the Taste of Nova Scotia Restaurant of your choice.
Learn More
View Contest Rules
2010 Passport Winners
Congratulations to the following winners and a sincere thank you to all for participating in the passport contest. We hope you enjoyed your Nova Scotia Wine Country experience!
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Media
- 2011 Press Releases
- 2010 Press Releases
- 2009 Press Releases
- 2008 Press Releases
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2006 & 2007 Press Releases
Awards
Nova Scotia Wines Receive 26 Awards at 2011 All Canadian Wine Championships
Nova Scotia wineries received 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.”
All Canadian Wine Championships 2011 (PDF)
This year’s All Canadian Wine Competition received entries from 182 wineries. The following Nova Scotia wineries won awards:
- Gold - 2009 Innovation Series Red
- Silver - 2010 Highland Beauty
- Bronze - 2010 DeChaunac
- Bronze - 2009 L'Acadie Blanc
- Silver - 2010 Ortega
- Silver - NV Stutz Hard Apple Cider
- Bronze - 2010 Vidal Icewine
- Bronze - 2010 Tidal Bay
- Bronze - 2010 Muscat
- Double Gold - 2008 Lucie Kuhlmann Barrel Select
- Gold - 2010 Seyval Blanc
- Gold - 2009 Triomphe D'Alsace
- Gold - NV Vitis
- Silver - 2010 L'Acadie Blanc
- Silver - 2008 Lucie Kuhlmann
- Bronze - 2010 Tidal Bay
- Double Gold - 2010 Tidal Bay
- Double Gold - 2010 Valley Roads L'Acadie Gris
- Double Gold - 2009 Marechal Foch
- Gold - 2010 Cote St. George L'Acadie Blanc
- Gold - 2010 Valley Roads Leon Millot Baco Noir
- Gold - NV Maple Wine
- Silver - 2010 L'Acadie Pinot Grigio
- Silver - NV Kellermeister
- Silver - 2010 Petite Milo
- Bronze - 2009 Cote St. George Foch
2009 International Tasters Guild Competition
Gaspereau Vineyards
Double Gold:
2008 Ortega Vidal Icewine
2008 Riesling
Gold:
2008 L'Acadie Blanc
NV Reserve Port
Silver:
2007 Castel
2007 Lucie Kuhlmann Barrel Select
2008 Rose
2008 Seyval Blanc
2008 Crescendo (Sparkling)
Bronze:
2008 Chardonnay
2007 Lucie Kuhlmann-Limousin Barrel
Maple Wine
2008 Muscat
2007 Pinot Noir
2004/07 Vitis