Nova Scotia Harvest Wine Festival Inspired by harvest season, and our fruitful local wine industry, this six-week event—presented by Taste of Nova Scotia and Wines of Nova Scotia—has restaurants, wineries and tour providers working together to host experiences across the province. Since September 15, Nova Scotia Harvest Wine Festival has been toasting the various growers […]
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A toast to our ocean playground: the best three Tidal Bays of 2018
P icture it: You’re sitting in a folding chair on a country lawn somewhere in the Annapolis Valley. You got a lot of sun at the cherry U-pick in the afternoon, and your skin is still radiating. You are satiated with lobster rolls and potato salad. The sun is making a mix of Creamsicle hues […]
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Avondale Sky’s blank canvas
Avondale Sky Winery 80 Avondale Cross Road Newport Landing When Justin Floyd was tasked with designing the menu at Avondale Sky Winery’s patio restaurant, he settled on a simple concept. “I wanted to make food that I would eat while drinking wine, on a deck, on a sunny day, in a beautiful place,” he said, […]
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DRINK THIS: Avondale Sky’s Benediction
Avondale Sky Winery just released a new vintage of its Benediction, a traditional (Champagne) method sparkling wine made from Geisenheim 318—a grape hybrid bred at (and named for) the Geisenheim Research Centre, from parents Riesling and Chancellor. The grape may have originated in Germany, but the wine is all Nova Scotia. Apple cider and rising […]
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Tidal bae: the best three Tidal Bays of the 2017 vintage
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 liquid into glasses for you and your friends jumping off the floating raft in the lake. The sun is behind the trees. Apple blossom petals float on the […]
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The Tidal’s high
While the Nova Scotia wine scene has traditionally been a straggler when it comes to fame and accolades, our first official wine appellation, Tidal Bay, has managed to turn that all around in a matter of only a few years. A blissfully aromatic white wine that hovers around 11 percent, it ranges from sharp, crisp […]
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It’s winter, wine about it
It feels like we whined about winter a lot in January. With February comes the oppourtunity for another, much more gratifying type of wining, though. Cue Nova Scotia Winter Wine Festival, two days of celebrating the province’s internationally enjoyed bottles, tasty eats and how the Annapolis Valley has the ability to make every season look […]
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Avondale Sky gets fired up
Here’s a deadly combination if we ever saw one: wine, chili and a bonfire. Brilliant! The Avondale Sky Winery (80 Avondale Cross, Newport Landing, 253-2047) is kicking off a monthly event that’ll warm up your belly and your frozen fingertips this winter. Cuddle up by a blazing bonfire, enjoy a bowl of homemade chili and […]
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Sugah’s got good taste
Sweets, wine and beer: these are a few of Sugah‘s favourite things, and tonight the confectionery is celebrating the most wonderful of flavours with its Holiday Tasting Spectacular. Accompany your stocking shopping with samples from local vineyard Avondale Sky (and its winemaker Ben Swetnam who’ll be on hand for tips and questions), pair your sweet […]