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If your dream vacation includes road-tripping from one perfect boutique winery to another and chatting with passionate vintners about their art while standing amongst the rows of vines in Nova Scotia, then you’ve arrived!
Explore Nova Scotia’s premier white wine, Tidal Bay. As the province’s first appellation wine, this crisp white pairs perfectly with the seafood we’re known for. Visit one of the many vineyards throughout the Annapolis Valley and across the province that are producing this premium white wine to learn the intricacies that make each winery’s version unique.
1365 Church Street Vineyard & Winery
One of Nova Scotia’s newest boutique wineries, 1365 Church Street Vineyard & Winery began welcoming wine lovers in 2021 with 10+ wines aged 3-5 years. Offering tastings while overlooking their vineyard, sample their whites, rosés, and reds while learning about the grape varietals grown onsite.
Avondale Sky Winery
The wine shop at Avondale Sky Winery is housed in a 180-year old former church that was transported 40km over the Bay of Fundy at high tide. Stop by for a tasting in this unique venue, tour the winery and dine at the on-site restaurant.
Bear River Vineyards
It is said that the oldest grapevines in the province were first planted in Bear River in the 1600s by French Settlers. Today, the south-facing, sun-drenched vineyard at Bear River Vineyards offers stunning vistas and their classic wines. Visit the winery housed in a charming, and rustic red barn to enjoy a tasting.
Beausoleil Farmstead
Discover artisanal vinous ciders and small-lot wines when you visit Beausoleil Farmstead in Port Williams. Learn about their farm-to-glass experience as you explore new aromatic and flavour profiles that are uniquely Nova Scotian.
Beaver Creek Vineyard
Beaver Creek Vineyard is an all-fruit winery with over 21 varieties of grapes and fruit including peach, raspberry, plum, apple, pear, blackberry, strawberry, and rhubarb. They also make mead, one of the oldest alcoholic beverages known to man, and vodka. Visitors can enjoy lunch at the on-site café which features a new menu, weekly.
Benjamin Bridge Vineyards
Perhaps the province’s most widely-acclaimed wine, Nova 7, has been garnering accolades for years and is a fan favourite locally as well as nationally and internationally. Enjoy an intimate tasting and tour of Benjamin Bridge’s winery and vineyard to see what the buzz is all about.
Blomidon Estate Winery
Situated on a scenic 10-acre vineyard on the edge of the Minas Basin near Canning, stop in at Blomidon Estate Winery and enjoy a tasting, flight or glass of one of their award-winning wines on their patio overlooking the vineyard and Bay of Fundy tides.
Casa Nova Fine Beverages
Tour the Casa Nova Fine Beverages vineyard and winery and enjoy a complimentary tasting of their red, white or fruit wines in Bear River East.
Eileanan Brèagha Vineyards
Cape Breton’s first and only estate winery is Eileanan Brèagha Vineyards, situated on the Bras d’Or Lake with a majestic view of the many small islands in the lake that are visible from the property. Enjoy a tasting with a view!
Gaspereau Vineyards
Located just minutes from Wolfville, Gaspereau Vineyards is a boutique winery located alongside 35-acres of vineyards with the tasting room housed in a charming rustic red barn. This winery is best known for outstanding Rieslings and fruit-forward, terroir-driven elegant white and robust red wines.
Grand Pré Winery
Get the best of both worlds when you visit Grand Pré Winery with their onsite winery, restaurant and inn. What better combination than award-winning wines served in the award-winning onsite restaurant, Le Caveau. Looking to stay and enjoy the wines and cuisine a little longer? Be sure to book your stay at the Inn at Grand Pré Winery.
Jost Vineyards
Located along the shores of the Malagash Bay, stop in at Jost Vineyards for a sample in the cozy tasting room, pair a glass with their Seagrape Café & Deli menu or stroll or rent a bike and venture through the vineyards.
L’Acadie Vineyards
Nova Scotia’s first certified organic winery produces traditional method sparkling Nova Scotia wines. Enjoy a tasting overlooking the vineyard near Wolfville.
Lightfoot & Wolfville Vineyards
Housed in a stunning facility with a breathtaking view of Cape Blomidon and the Bay of Fundy, Lightfoot & Wolfville Vineyards is nestled in the heart of Nova Scotia wine country near downtown Wolfville. Here you can pair your wine with a wood-fired pizza baked onsite.
Luckett Vineyards
While visiting Luckett Vineyards, enjoy a tasting inside at the tasting bar, browse the wine shop for items to make the ultimate charcuterie board, and enjoy lunch on the patio at the onsite bistro while overlooking the vineyard containing the can’t-miss red phone booth plucked from the streets of London, England.
Lunenburg County Winery
Pay a visit to Lunenburg County Winery, a farm winery located just 30 minutes from Lunenburg and nestled along the north branch of the LaHave River for a sampling of their beautiful fruit wines. Seasonally, you can also pick blueberries at their on-site blueberry farm, Hackmatack Farm.
Mercator Vineyards
Located just east of Wolfville and adjacent to Grand-Pré National Historic Site, the vineyards at Mercator Vineyards are situated on a bluff overlooking the historic Acadian dykelands at the point where the Cornwallis River enters the tidal bay of the Minas Basin.
Planters Ridge Winery
Visit for a tasting of aromatic whites and well-balanced, smooth reds in the cozy tasting room of Planters Ridge Winery or relax on the impressive patio that overlooks the vineyard with a made-to-order charcuterie board. Looking to extend your stay? The Stay at Planters Ridge opened in 2022 in the farmhouse next to the winery.
Wine Tour Operators
Prefer to have someone else do the driving? Get the inside scoop and visit a number of wineries with one of these knowledgeable tour providers.
- Grape Escapes Nova Scotia Wine Tours: Providing a variety of day tours to Nova Scotia’s wine country, sip and savour your way through wineries and vineyards that show off our cool climate “terroir”.
- Magic Winery Bus: Hop-on, hop-off wine tour on a traditional British double-decker bus that departs from downtown Wolfville and delivers guests to participating wineries.
- Valley Wine Tours by Ambassatours: Travel by motorcoach from one of three convenient pick-up locations in Halifax, visit three very distinct wineries with your Sommelier tour guide, enjoy lunch made with the freshest, local ingredients and discover for yourself why Nova Scotian wines have been awarded over 200 international and national awards.
- Vintage Vino Tours: Explore wine country with class and style with your very own chauffeured vintage automobile tour.
- Wildgrape Tours: Fill your day with an extraordinary winery tour through Nova Scotia’s wine region with a gourmet lunch at one of our selected restaurants.
- Wine & Beer Tours of Nova Scotia: Offering wine and beer tours departing from Yarmouth, Halifax, and Wolfville.
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