The "Eat Atlantic Challenge"

Everyone is encouraged to join the Eat Atlantic Challenge taken place on September 4th, 2009. It is very important in todays society to eat local and support the local businesses! The politicans and the Atlantic food advocates have sent out a challenge to the 4 Maritime Provinces to see who can get the most pledges to eat ONLY Atlantic food on September 4th. The province with the most pledges per capita will win the challenge; So get your pledge in!! This is an excellent way to show people that our Atlantic provinces have so many food choices which are local and delicious. The end result of this will not be about which province "wins" or "loses" but will be about showing people that it is more beneficial and just as delicious to buy their food locally! If you would like to be a pledge or for more information go to http://www.eatatlantic.ca/.

Gaspereau Vineyards Sunday Market Starting August 2, 2009

JOIN US at Gaspereau Vineyards on Sunday afternoons until October 11, 2009. We will be featuring local vendors set up outside of the winery to sell their local products and enjoy the beautiful scenery in the Gaspereau Valley. Sit, relax and enjoy a glass of Nova Scotia wine and shop among our local food, seafood, wooleries, handmade soap and various other artisans. Also, enjoy local musical talent among the vines! Come relax, savour and enjoy all that Nova Scotia has to offer with us at Gaspereau Vineyards!

Tastes of the Valley 2009 at Wolfville Farmers' Market

We have reviewed the list of vendors and participating restaurants at Tastes of the Valley 2009 and it looks incredible. Loosen your belts and get ready to indulge, you will not be able to help yourself! For $3 you will be able to sample amazing foods and amazing Nova Scotia Wines. Remember to stop by our booth - Gaspereau Vineyards - and we will have several bottles of wine open for you to sample, and we would be more than happy to pair the wine with the foods you will be enjoying. We look forward to seeing everyone there on Saturday. Don't forget to check things out at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Wolfville-NS/Gaspereau-Vineyards/103271463135?ref=nf#/event.php?eid=106177407010&ref=nf Cheers!

Rainy Days Gives Us Time to Plan Our Fall Festival Sept 26/27

We are in the midst of planning our Fall Festival for 2009. We are working on a different twist this season by hosting a GRAPE STOMP instead of the food and wine pairing seminars. We are still inviting the wineries who are members of the Wine Association of Nova Scotia and many of the local restaurants, bakeries, cheese house, and Sea Level Brewing. There will be lots of food, fun, wine sampling and our first grape stomp. All of the money raised by the grape stomp will go to the winning teams' personal charities. If you would like to put together a grape stomp team and register, please, call Gaspereau Vineyards at (902) 542-1455. First come, first paid ($150 per team) basis - limited to sixteen teams with the stomp happening from 1:00pm to 5:00 pm on both Sept 26 and Sept 27. Register Early!

Saturday July 18 and Sunda July 19 - Fresh Corn Salsa

We are making fresh corn salsa for our weekend food and wine pairing. Join us in the Winery Boutique for a complimentary tour and/or a complimentary tasting and ask staff members about which wines will pair best with the fresh corn salsa. We will offer many wonderful suggestions! Maybe we can share the recipe too and you can enjoy it at home. Delicious with barbeque chicken, pork or as a side dish for steak. Enjoy also with grilled veggie kabobs or portabello mushroom burgers.

We are open seven days a week from 9am to 6pm with complimentary tours at 12noon, 2pm, and 4pm. Complimentary tastings any time! Come, relax, savour and enjoy Nova Scotia wines with us at Gaspereau Vineyards. www.gaspereauwine.com

Blomidon Inn and Amherst Shore Country Inn

Finally, the rest of the world is starting to recognize Nova Scotia for its tourism potential! Blomidon Inn and the Amherst Shore Country Inn just shared with us the good news that they were featured in Canadian Living magazine recently. The article speaks so highly of both places, recommending Blomidon Inn's extensive wine list in particular!



We are proud to report that Gaspereau Vineyards wine is available at BOTH locations! If you come for a stay in Wolfville or in Amherst, you will have easy access to award-winning Nova Scotian wines.


For more information, please visit:
http://www.blomidon.ns.ca/newsArticles.html#canadianliving

Sunday August 23, 2009 The IncrEdible Picnic!

Last season was incredibly exciting as plans were made the IncrEdible Picnic. Local restaurants, producers, and wineries gathered at Prescott House Museum in Port Williams for our first ever IncrEdible Picnic. Everything served that day had to be locally grown and/or produced, no imports. It was beautiful, sunny and well attended. Now, we are looking forward to this year and have we got plans brewing! Just like a good Nova Scotian Beer! Things are shaping up nicely and we look forward to seeing everyone there...............for more details check out the Select NS website at http://www.selectnovascotia.ca/.

Upcoming events

Just a reminder: this weekend, we'll be sampling fresh local strawberries with our Maple Wine! It's complimentary, so stop by the winery for a taste! Looks to be great weather this weekend too.

Tonight is the premiere of Ross Creek's production, Rockbound, and from what we hear, it's nothing short of fabulous. We're exciting to be partnered up with them all summer long, providing the patrons with Nova Scotia wines. If you haven't gotten your tickets yet, you can find more information at http://www.twoplanks.ca/ .

Wine and Roses, last night's event at Blomidon Nurseries, was a big success! We are so pleased to be involved in such lovely evenings. There were beautiful roses, trees, and a fire pit, and all the local wineries attended. We're hoping this becomes an annual event!

As always, you can find us on Twitter or become a Fan on Facebook to keep up to date with all of our news and events.

Wine and Roses with Blomidon Nurseries

Don't forget tonite at Blomidon Nurseries - Sample and purchase Nova Scotia Wines at the Blomidon Nurseries event in their rose gardens.

Hurry In to Gaspereau Vineyards for The Perfect Pink Patio Wine

We've been venturing on different wine sites and this is all we hear: "There’s no better way to share a glass of rosé than on the patio with friends while nibbling on antipasto. Take advantage of the sunny season to explore new wine horizons and turn up the heat on your food pairings."

You should hurry in while the sun shines and purchase a bottle of Gaspereau Vineyards Rosé to enjoy on your deck this evening!

Ross Creek Centre for the Arts performance series

Join Gaspereau Vineyards at Ross Creek this summer! Two Planks and a Passion is a wonderful theatre company, and they will be putting on "Rockbound" this summer.

From their website:

"Allen Cole’s new musical tells the story of David Jung, a poor orphan who returns to the island of his birth to claim his rightful share of land, his uncle Uriah, the cunning “King of Rockbound” who is adamant that David has no place on Rockbound, and the various members of the Jung and Krauss families who battle over a small oasis in the midst of the merciless North Atlantic. At once a story of unrequited love and the destructive greed that drives many of the inhabitants of Rockbound, Cole’s musical is humorous, human, and absolutely timeless.

Rockbound is based on the novel of the same name by Frank Parker Day. Released in 1928, Day’s work is one of the best-known pieces of Canadian literature of the period, recently enjoying a resurgence of popularity following its win at the 2004 Canada Reads competition on CBC Radio."

Get your tickets now! We have partnered with Ross Creek to offer wine and food for purchase before the play each evening and at intermissions.

For more information, see http://www.twoplanks.ca/

Atlantic Canada Wine Awards 2009

Middleton Market July 3, 2009

Denny has just arrived and is getting prepared to go to the Middleton Market. He is going to offer tastings of Maple Wine today! Go see Denny at the Middleton Market and if you purchase two bottles of Gaspereau Vineyards Wine you can purchase a bottle of our Maple Wine for $10, at the Middleton Market ONLY!

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/ .