Gold Winner Lightfoot & Wolfville Silver Winner Benjamin Bridge Bronze Winner Luckett Vineyards “It’s a very exciting time in the Nova Scotia wine scene and we’re incredibly honoured to be part of such a vibrant thriving industry and surrounded by so many talented folks,” says Lightfoot & Wolfville’s Rachel Lightfoot. Even after a year of […]
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A guide to perfect patio beverages that are ABB: anything but beer
Blue Lobster blueberry-lemon vodka soda, Nova Scotia Spirit Co. (6% ABV) Canned vodka-sodas started trending last summer and they appear to still be going strong. Nova Scotia Spirit Co. just upped the ante this by introducing a blueberry-lemon vodka soda–now on shelves alongside its original lemon-lime fixture. It’s made with wild Nova Scotia blueberries, which […]
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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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A taste of 2017
DARTMOUTH We all know the moment Dartmouth started flirting with becoming cool: It was when Two if By Sea opened its doors in November 2009. But, frankly, it turned colder and there’s where it ended. For awhile, anyway. (Let’s be honest: One great cafe does not a cool downtown make.) The last couple have years […]
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Benjamin Bridge is a force of nature
The tide is high in the Bay of Fundy. The highest in the world. The power of those tides is as if half the planet’s horses were kelpies caught in a thunderous, watery gallop through the channel. The tides are strong enough to create bores that surge against the current and can change the direction […]
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Nova 7 goes into the wild
“Common wisdom would suggest that if something ain’t broke, you don’t fix it, right?” Jean-Benoit Deslauriers says with a laugh. But as Benjamin Bridge is proving on the 10-year anniversary of Nova 7, you also can’t win if you don’t roll the dice. As head winemaker at Benjamin Bridge, Deslauriers rolled the dice—essentially fixing something […]
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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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The big cheese
1. Quark, from Fox Hill Cheese House A tangy, eastern European spreadable cheese Beatrice Stutz is playful with the quark, mixing it with chocolate and serving it with Grand Pré’s Dolce Vita Red Dessert Wine, while L’Acadie’s Bruce Ewert suggests either his Vintage Cuvée Rose or Prestige Brut. Benjamin Bridge’s Jean-Benoit Deslauriers is also a proponent […]
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Nova 7 heaven
As soon as you finish reading this sentence you should probably start running to your nearest liquor store. Like, right now. Today, Thursday April 10, marks the release of the 2013 vintage of Benjamin Bridge’s incredibly popular and incredibly drinkable Nova 7. It’s here, everyone! Chin chin! This delicious and unique, pink-tinted summery wine ($24.99 […]