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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
24 Elm Avenue
Wolfville, Nova Scotia
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