Friday, June 26, 2009

NS wins bid to host Tourism Summit!

The inaugural World Culinary Tourism Summit is going to be in held in Nova Scotia in September 2010. We are pleased to announce this news, which really puts Nova Scotia on the map for having world-class local food, wine, and products. Here at Gaspereau Vineyards, we are excited to be around such a wonderful event. We've known for years how wonderful Nova Scotia produce is, and it's exciting to share that with the world.

The conference will "bring together 300 to 500 leaders of the culinary tourism industry to discuss the state of the industry today as well as best practices for sustaining and developing the future of the culinary tourism industry," according to the recent press release.

"We were competing against established culinary destinations from around the globe,” says Janice Ruddock, executive director of Taste of Nova Scotia. “Winning the bid for this summit confirms what we have known for a while…that our local farmers, fishermen, chefs, winemakers and tourism partners are producing international caliber culinary experiences for consumers.”

For more information, http://www.tasteofnovascotia.com/news_events/ .

1 comment:

  1. This is wonderful. Its great that we are being notice as a province.

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