Nova Scotia

Located in the beautiful Gaspereau Valley seven miles from Wolfville.
Once an apple orchard the vineyard was planted in 1996 on the ideal south facing slope followed by a successful harvest in 1999 . The winery opened in 2004

At Gaspereau Vineyards, Jost planted Chardonnay, Riesling, Ortega and Vidal on the warmer upper part of a vineyard and varieties such as De Chaunac, L'Acadie, New York Muscat and Kuhlmann further down what is a fairly continual slope. “Chardonnay always makes it through the winter and it produces a decent wine,” Jost says. “But I like L'Acadie,” referring to the most widely planted white variety in Nova Scotia . In the Gaspereau site, the variety yields a wine that the wine shop staff describe as “dangerously drinkable.” The wine shows sweet, zesty citrus flavours with a dry finish

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The winery was founded in 1978 by Rodger Dial. His challenge was to conquer the cool climate of Nova Scotia . After a great deal of hard work the winery flourished. Rodger planted the Russian Grape varieties Severnyi and Michurinetz. But the demands of time and money and the believe that you can not make good wine in Nova Scotia brought on the decline of the winery.

In 1993, Swiss businessman, Hanspeter Stutz, bought Grand Pré. Stutz was undaunted by the challenge of purchasing and restoring the vineyard. Now, with his vision and determination, Mr.. Stutz has successfully established Domaine de Grand Pré as a proud and viable winery that surpasses the splendor of its predecessor.

Winemaker: Juerg Stutz
Domaine de Grand Pré has a unique approach to winemaking. Unlike most New World wineries producing Old World wines, such as Chardonnay, Hanspeter believes wine producers should develop distinct varieties, styles and vineyard practices based on particular soils and climates. To achieve this, Domaine de Grand Pré has partnered with the Agriculture Canada Station in Kentville, Nova Scotia to develop unique Nova Scotian varieties.

Domaine de Grand Pré wines are exclusively available at the facility's wine shop and at its restaurant

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Jost Vineyards, situated on the northern shores of Nova Scotia, combines more than 300 years of grape growing and wine making traditions with a long warm, frost free season. Jost Vineyards history begins with Hans Wilhelm Jost and family in the Rhine region of Germany. The Christinenhof was a successful family-run vineyard and cellar, highly praised for its wine quality.

In 1970, in search of vast lands and new freedoms, the Jost family, Hans, Erna and children, Hans Christian and Ellen, immigrated to Nova Scotia. It was not until 1978 that the Jost's returned to the family tradition and began experimenting with grapes. With the success of these grapevines, more vineyards were planted and a use for the resulting harvest required. Jost Vineyards became a licensed winery in November 1983 and the first cellar was built in 1984.

The winery has over 75 acres located in the Malagash and Gaspereau Valley. The most common varieties are Marechal Foch, L'Acadie Blanc, Muscat, Leon Millot, Geisenheim, Seyval Blanc, Vidal Blanc, Mischurnitz and Severnyi

. The Vintage Loft operates during the summer and is a charming gift store filled with local crafts, books and unique gift ideas. The Charity Grape Stomp in September is always a great time and enjoyment is almost a guarantee.

Winemakers: Hans Christian Jost and & David Beardsall

Their philosophy "produce crisp,clean wines. The flavor of the wine should come from the fermentation of clean grapes and juice".

Jost believes the long,gentle growing season in Nova Scotia brings forth unique characteristics to the wine. Wine is created in the vineyard.

Their 1999 Vidal Icewine from Jost Vineyards of Malagash beat 594 other entries in the All-Canadian Wine Championships on May 13.

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Located on the South Shore on a 100 Acre Commercial Blueberry Farm. The farm is nestled on a drumlin, surrounded by Acadian forest,in a county dotted by lakes. Our vineyards and acres of blueberries land other soft fruits are within a mile of the LaHave River (North Branch). The winery opened in 1994.

They have 24 fruit wines made from only 100% NS grown fruit and 4 grape wines also made from 100% NS grapes. Their award winning wines include Apple, Cranberry, Blueberry and the noted Montbeliard Pear*.
They also produce two maple flavoured wines Oxbells & Fireflies and Kejimkujik Maple.

Winemaker: Winemaker Daniel Sanft

Signature wines: Montbeliard Pear, Blueberry, New York Muscat

*Heather Sanft winemakers wife was born in Halifax, NS a 8th generation Nova Scotian who family arrived in 1753 from Montbeliard, France.

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Located in Falmouth the gateway to the Annapolis Valley. Owned and operated by Suzanne and Doug Corkum. The Winery takes it's name the land where they build the winery. In 1680 the Acadine village known as la Paroisee Sainte Famille was founded here

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Icewines

Telder Berry Wines is an extension of Telder Berry Farms. Both businesses are owned and operated by the Telder family. Telder Berry Farms started in 1975 as a Vegetable U-Pick. A few years later, the business also came to include strawberries. The Nova Scotia climate provided an abundance of berries and in order to deal with the surplus of fruit, "Telder Berry Wines" came into existence in 1993.

Robert and Barbara Telder, decided to produce only quality fruit wines. The Telder Berry Winery was the first all-fruit winery in Nova Scotia, Canada. The climate and soil of the Atlantic Provinces produces some of the best berries in the world, particularly the strawberry, raspberry and blueberry. The official fruit of Nova Scotia, the wild blueberry, makes Telder Berry's most popular semi-sweet "Blueberry Wine" and the semi-sweet "Strawberry Wine" is a close second. The winery and farm officially changed hands in the summer of 1997. The new owners are the Telder's son Brian and his wife Lisa.

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Established in 1987, this producer has specialized in making wines from the blueberries grown in northern Nova Scotia . During the tourist season, Williamsdale also sells a variety of other food products incorporating berries, and offers farm tours.

Winemaker: D. Carter

Tours: yes; Tasting: no