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
Nearly three per cent growth thanks to Maritime spirits, beer and wine Nova Scotian products helped boost Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation sales by almost three per cent last quarter compared to the same period in 2016. The NSLC released figures Tuesday showing that sales were up $4.7 million from Oct. read more
Truro, Nova Scotia—A million-dollar research project is nearing completion with the aim of helping Nova Scotia’s wine industry map growth opportunities and assess risks associated with climate change. Supported by $1 million in funding from Agriculture and Agri-food Canada’s AgriRisk Initiatives program and managed by the Nova Scotia Federation of read more