Stomp til you Drop
Didn't have time this past weekend to take part in any of the kick-off events for the Nova Scotia Fall Wine Festival? Well no worries at all because we're just getting started. The Fall Wine Festival is a month long celebration and there's still lots of time left to get in on the fun.
Roll up your pant legs and get your feet dirty because both Jost Vineyards and Gaspereau Vineyards are hosting their annual grape stomps this weekend. For details on BBQ's, tours, tastings and harvest celebrations across the province during the Fall Wine Festival, please view our full schedule.
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WIN Two Tickets to Port of Wines
Tickets are for the Grand Tasting on
Saturday, September 29, 1:00-4:00 pm.
Name one of the four Taste of NS restaurants providing food during the Port of Wines Festival Grand Tastings.
Email your answers to christine@winesofnovascotia.ca by noon on Friday, September 21, for your chance to win.
HINT: Check out the recent blog post on the Fall Wine Festival website www.nsfallwinefestival.ca.
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Fall Festival Events
September 21
Join Bishop's Cellar for Nova Scotia's finest wines paired with cuisine using fresh local ingredients. Tickets are $15 at the door. Please RSVP via phone or email.
Wine in the Vines
September 22, 23
Discover the beauty of harvest time at Blomidon Estate Winery. From freshly squeezed juice to the final product, learn about and taste through the various stages of the wine making process. Enjoy local cuisine with a glass of your favourite wine while listening to live music on the patio.
September 22 Located on the shores of the Mersey River in Liverpool, NS, Lane's Privateer Inn is hosting this second annual event. Sommelier Corinne Maund will have representation from almost every vineyard, brewery and distillery in NS, so you can relax and sample the best the province has to offer paired with a BBQ and live music.
Organic Week Celebration September 22-29 Celebrate certified organic wines all week long at L'Acadie Vineyards. Sample wines, and learn why organic grape growing and winemaking is good for you and the environment. |
We're giving away a Sizzling Harvest Tour (donated by Go North Tours) and a four-person Magic Winery Bus Tour (donated by Town of Wolfville and participating wineries). All you have to do is visit our festival website to enter. Contest closes this Friday, September 21, 2012.
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Have you been listening to Griff and Caroline weekdays at 7:00am on KOOL 96.5 for your chance to win one of 10 Fall Wine Festival Grand Prize Experiences? All you have to do is tell them the Nova Scotia Wine of the Day. Tomorrow's the last day of the contest and the prize is a Sainte-Famille Wines Ltd. wine experience for six with a private tour, wine and cheese tasting and your choice of three bottles of wine. Good Luck!
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It's a beautiful time of year to visit our wineries and experience the harvest season. We hope to see you at some of the events and feel free to share your memories and photos by posting on our Facebook page or by emailing us.
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