Valley Vineyards

Culinary / Wine All Ages

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 902.697.3344

Kick off the Nova Scotia Fall Wine Festival at the Wolfville Farmers’ Market in celebration of the Annapolis Valley’s burgeoning wine scene. Join us for your one-stop Valley wine experience with seven wineries from the Annapolis Valley region sampling wine and offering a wide variety of bottled wine for purchase. Meet the winemakers and join local sommelier Amy Savoury who will present a guided sampling of selected wines from the region. Enjoy a Valley Vineyards Food Pairing Plate ($3) with delectable flavors to  savour with your free wine samples.

Valley Vineyard Participating Wineries:

Annapolis Highland Vineyard

Avondale Sky Winery

Blomidon Estate Winery

Gaspereau Vineyards

Grand Pre Winery

L’Acadie Vineyards

Luckett Vineyards

Participating Market Vendors:

Aspinall Pottery:  Porcelain stemless wine cups suitable for red or white wine.

Farm Girl Preserves: Lavender Wine Jelly

Peasant's Pantry: All Wine used in Peasant's Pantry recipes is from local Vineyards. Tesa Italian Bacon is cured with Jost red wine, chilies, garlic and black pepper.

Signature Glass: Hand painted Wine Glasses, Decanters and Flutes.

Sister Lotus: Wine Bar Soap

Ivy Deck Bistro: Dolmades (stuffed Grape Leaves)

Pie R Squared: Grape Leaf Quiche

Participating Organizations:

Atlantic Chapter of the Canadian Association of Professional Sommeliers

Atlantic Wine Institute

NSCC Kingstec and Annapolis Valley Campuses

Valley Vineyards Food Pairing Plate: A Plate of Local Flavours made by Market Vendors perfect for Wine Pairing will be available for purchase ($3). Only 100 plates available. The delectable flavour pairings include:

• Chocolate (a Milk Bark Square with toasted caramelized hazelnut & a Dark Bark Square with organic pumpkin seeds) by Gourmandises Chocolateries

• Cheese (Old Cheddar, Peppercorn Gouda & Italian Havarti) by Fox Hill Cheese House

• Pate (Rillette) and Coppa di testa by Peasant’s Pantry

Guided Tour and Tasting Schedule:  

(with Amy Savoury, Sommelier and Instructor, Nova Scotia Community College)

Each tasting time will include a sampling of 3 or 4 wines along with  Amy’s thoughts to help get you started and feeling comfortable about tasting, assessing, discussing, and serving wine.

11:30AM:      

L’Acadie Vineyards (Vintage Cuvee 2010)

Grand Pre Winery (Tidal Bay 2012)        

Blomidon Estate Winery (Rose 2012)

12:00PM:

Blomidon Estate Winery (Tidal Bay 2012)           

Annapolis Highlands Vineyards (Muscat Reserve 2012)

Avondale Sky Winery (Lavender 2012)

Gaspereau Vineyards (Vitis - No Vintage)

12:30PM:   

Gaspereau Vineyards (Muscat 2012)

Avondale Sky Winery (Bliss 2012)

Annapolis Highlands Winery (Bullseye 2012)

Grand Pre Winery (Castel 2012)

Valley Vineyards Raffle (3 separate prizes will be drawn):

*Customers will receive a raffle ticket with a Valley Vineyards Brochure upon entering the Market.

Prize #1:

- 2 printed sparkling wine flutes by L’Acadie Vineyards

- Gift Certificate for a 10-person private tour/tasting at Gaspereau Vineyards.

Prize #2:

- Wine Jellies from Avondale Sky Winery

- A selection of Annapolis Highland Vineyards Gourmet Items

- A gift certificate for a tour and tasting for two at Blomidon Estate Winery. Value $20

Prize #3:

- 2 Tickets for the Magic Wine Bus Tour

Pricing: Free

The DeWolfe Building
24 Elm Avenue
Wolfville, Nova Scotia

 [email protected]
 902-697-3344

       

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