WHITE WINES
Nova Scotia’s most recognised wine style is bright, crisp and aromatic whites, with pronounced acidity
and flirtatious character. Influenced by their Atlantic climatic conditions, they are the perfect complement to our lobster, scallops and salmon. White hybrids such as L’Acadie Blanc, Seyval Blanc, Vidal, and New York Muscat have had much success. This growing success has also been seen with Vinifera such as Chardonnay, Ortega, and Riesling.
ROSÉ WINES
Many local producers have produced a Rosé style to compete with the market’s growing fashionableness of the wine. These wines tend to have more colour and complexity, more traditionally similar to the Tavel style of Rosé from the Rhone Valley in France. Wineries make their Rosés with both Vitis Vinifera and more commonly, Vitis Riparia. Keeping to the local style, these wines have quenching acidity and much freshness.