Tagged: Domaine de Grand Pré

The World was My Oyster

Blog by: Krista Spurr

It’s easy to imagine sitting down to a great meal of your favourite Nova Scotian seafood paired with your favourite wine or beer. Now, imagine being able to test-drive different pairings, while peppering the producers with questions. Discovering new ways to eat and serve Nova Scotia’s amazing seafood is at the heart of the Sip ‘n Shuck experience. On a rainy Friday night at the end of January, dozens of like-minded Nova Scotians joined me in that experience at the Delta Halifax.

In my one-on-one visits with producers and restaurants, I’ve always encountered great people with a passion for food, who want an exciting, high-quality experience for their customers. Walking into Sip ‘n Shuck for the first time, I didn’t know what to expect, but the energy was bouncing off the walls. more…


Governors’ Wine & Dine Club

An Exclusive Dining Experience: Governors Pub & Eatery in Sydney, Cape Breton, will be hosting a wine club event on Saturday, January 28.

Discover how wine-pairing enhances your dining experience and understand how different foods and flavours can bring out the best in a wine – and your food. The evening will include a five-course dinner prepared by executive chef Ardon Mofford and Nova Scotia wines from Domaine de Grand Pre and Jost Vineyards presented by Harvest Wines sommelier Jonathan Wilson. Click here for reservation information and the menu.


Grand Pre: 2010 Cabernet Foch Limited Edition Release

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…


Top 20 for Le Caveau


“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…


24 Awards for Taste of Nova Scotia Wineries

Taste of Nova Scotia wineries received 24 awards, including four Double Gold medals, at the annual All Canadian Wine Championships in Windsor, Ontario this year.

“I’m particularly delighted with our awards, especially our Double Golds, at this last competition,” says Hans Christian Jost, owner of Jost Vineyards. “With the spectacular growing season we had last year, we were expecting great things from the 2010 harvest…these awards are confirmation of that.”

This year’s All Canadian Wine Competition received entries from 182 wineries. The following Nova Scotia wineries won awards: more…


Eel Lake Oysters in Mignonette Sauce with Grand Pre Champlain

Chef Jeromy Traynor and his culinary team at Lane’s Privateer Inn made this amazing (and easy) appetizer at a recent Taste of Nova Scotia function. It was a big hit. more…