Domaine de Grand Pré winemaker, Jürg Stutz, has created a special edition red wine from the Cabernet Foch grape. Every detail of this wine is carefully crafted to produce a distinctive full-bodied red wine experience.
Don’t miss your chance to add this wine to your collection. The Cabernet Foch has excellent cellaring potential and also shows great character now after 11 months in oak barrels. It will sell for $34.50. more…
L’Acadie Vineyards’ 2007 Prestige Brut brings home Silver Medal in prestigious international competition.
Corks were popping in Nova Scotia when L’Acadie Vineyards heard the news that their pride and joy Prestige Brut was the only entry from North America to win a medal in the 9th international competition of the world’s best sparkling wines. Effervescents du Monde® was held from November 16 to 18 at the Lycée Le Castel Culinary School in Dijon, France. more…
“Each place must offer not just outstanding wines, but also wonderful meals, service and ambiance — the sort of place you’d go back to again and again, if you could. And the sort of place that, once you’ve been there, you’ll remember fondly for the rest of your life.” – Wine Access Magazine
Le Caveau Restaurant at Domaine de Grand Pre Winery has been named one of the top 20 World’s Best Winery Restaurants by Wine Acess Magazine. It is the only Nova Scotia restaurant and one of six Canadian wineries to be recognized. The top 20 list features winery restaurants from around the world including Australia, Chile, Italy, South Africa and Spain. more…
Chef: Earlene Busch
Restaurant: Chanterelle Country Inn, Baddeck
What is your favourite kitchen “tool” or gadget?
Instant-read thermometer
What is your favourite item on your menu?
Neil’s Harbour halibut
What is the best thing about being a chef and/or owning your own restaurant?
Gratification from guests who appreciate the flavours of locally-sourced food and wine.
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We love the Bay of Fundy and the bounty of lobster, scallops, mussels, smoked salmon and other fresh fish it provides. Our wines and produce are also influenced by the Bay.
Taste of Nova Scotia is proud to support the efforts to be one of the New7Wonders of Nature. We encourage you to vote (often) before the November 11 deadline. And if you need more information or additional reasons to vote – here is a message from Premier Darrell Dexter encouraging all Canadians to vote for the Bay of Fundy, the only Canadian finalist: more…
Today is the last day to vote for the Eat Atlantic Food Product of the Year and Taste members Just Us! Coffee and Scotian Gold are in the top 10 finalists. Eat Atlantic Top 10 finalists are based on suggestions provided by Atlantic Canadians on the Eat Atlantic Facebook fanpage. The final list was based on a combination of total votes and geographic representation.
Let’s celebrate the amazing foods grown and produced in our region. Help find the Eat Atlantic food product of the year. Vote now!
