The award, established by former Lieutenant Governor Brigadier-General The Honourable J.J. Grant in 2014, recognizes the exceptional quality of locally sourced and produced wines, and honours the dedication and craft of those in Nova Scotia’s wine industry. Four wines received the 2018 Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Excellence in Nova Scotia read more
Depuis une vingtaine d’années, la Nouvelle-Écosse développe son industrie viticole. La province maritime est la 4e productrice de vin au Canada après la Colombie-Britannique, l’Ontario et le Québec. Il y a 20 ans, ce secteur était surtout expérimental. Les vins de ce coin de pays surprennent toutefois de plus en read more
Opinion: A country that is pushing the merits of free trade needs to put its (or consumers’) money where its mouth is There are 700 wineries in Canada producing at least 6,000 individual labels annually.Getty Images/iStockphoto By Perrin Beatty and Dan Paszkowski Canadians can buy almost any good from another read more
By Steve Lambert The Canadian Press Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister is asking his colleagues to eliminate restrictions on inter-provincial booze runs. READ MORE: Cross-border beer import ruling sparks debate on interprovincial trade In advance of next week’s premiers meeting in New Brunswick, Pallister has written a letter to other provincial read more
With summer around the corner we’re pining for Pétillant Naturel a cloudy, small-batch natural wine that critics say is here to stay. By Moira Peters It sounds like the most natural thing in the world. “You’re harvesting grapes, pressing them in whole clusters, letting the juice sit, and the ferment read more
We blind tasted the latest round of Nova Scotia’s wine sweetheart. Posted By Jessica Emin on Thu, May 17, 2018 at 5:02 AM You pull a bottle out of a cooler of mostly melted ice, water drips down the label and onto the dock. You pour the almost clear, cool read more
A pilot project offers visitors a taste of a day in the life on the vineyard. By Moira Peters Discover Our Vineyard Secrets Avondale Sky Winery, 80 Avondale Cross Road, Newport Landing Sat March 31, 2-7pm Winemaker for a Day Sat April 14, 2-7:30pm Late one Monday morning in the read more
Michel Kelly-Gagnon and Dan Paszkowski: There is no reason to section the country into distinct markets with limited access to goods and services In June 2016, the Senate released its report “Tear Down These Walls: Dismantling Canada’s Internal Trade Barriers,” which called upon federal and provincial/territorial governments to take priority read more
Grape vines are quickly spreading across a greater swath of Nova Scotia’s agricultural heartland, taking over 40 per cent more land than they did four years ago and giving guarded hope to the province’s fledgling wine industry. Deputy Agriculture Minister Frank Dunn said Wednesday that about 360 hectares of land read more