Located 50 miles west of St. John's, the province capital. The estate original building was once a cottage hospital. When the hospital closed owers are Dr. Hilary and Mrs. Marie-France Rodrigues moved in.
starting with only a desire to make
blueberry wine as it was made in the past
and offer employment opportunities intheir community
Founded in 1993 as Markland Cottage Winery, Rodrigues Winery is Newfoundland's first winery and has continued to grow in both capacity and in the variety of wines produced from wild berries and pesticide-free fruit to become Canada's largest exclusively fruit winery. production in 2004 should produce
17 000 cases of wine
Markland Cottage makes 8 Exotique Wines from hand picked wild berries and fruit.
They also produce Kosher wines.
KOSHER/PAREVE certification is COR 530. All wines are KOSHER
making only fruit wines. Blueberry, Cranberry, Lingonberry, Strawberry, Blackcurrants, Raspberries, plums, pears, Cloubberries. Pear and plum brandies.
There wines can be found throughtout eastern Canada, Alberta, New York State and Japan.
They also produce
Blackcurrant, Cloudberry, Cranberry Liqueurs.
(Ice Berg Vodka and Blueberry Ice Berg Vodka soon to be on the market)
Winemaker:
Dr.H.A.Rodrigues
Philosophy:
dedicated to producing excellent wines spirits beverages for health and well being
The wines are produced from basic principals, we do not use chemicals and we use fruit that are natural or organic. We make them so that we have a healthy beverage. we do not use sulfites. Clean wines for health, well being and happiness
