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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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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Sobeys to take over Pete’s
After over 40 years of building his brand, Pete Luckett is ready to say toodlee-doo to Pete’s Fine Foods. This evening, via a post on Pete’s website, the European grocer—known for its Sunnyside Mall, Dresden Row and the recently closed Wolfville locations—announced that it will be swallowed up by grocery giant Sobeys come November 2. […]
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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 […]