Day 322 - Wineries

Lee and I set out today on a winery tour.  Nova Scotia has approximately two dozen wineries which is pretty amazing since it's the second smallest province in Canada and has a population of less than 1 million people (2009).  Some of their wine is produced using a type of grape (L'Acadie) that is basically unknown outside Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.  It was a beautiful sunny day and we kicked it off by having lunch at a pub on the river in Port Williams.

Our first stop was the Muir Murray Estate Winery.  It was in a beautiful setting overlooking the dykelands and on out towards the Bay of Fundy.

the view from the tasting room

looking towards the tea room

the tasting room

Next on the tour, Luckett Vineyards.  Pete Luckett is a native of the UK who came to Nova Scotia and opened a market in the city called Pete's Frootique.  He has brought incredible produce to the province as well as interesting food.  His vineyard reminded me of California.

you could dine outside and enjoy a beautiful view of the valley and bay below

Our last stop was a very small vineyard called L'Acadie.  One of the employees was originally from the Okanogan region of B.C.  They make a sparkling wine (one of our favorites) and he answered a number of questions we had about their process.  Specifically, what the words riddling and disgorging meant.  It was pretty fascinating.

some of their grapes

the tiny tasting room

we overheard the guys at the counter say they were from California and they
claimed to be scotch drinkers; (they'd visited the distillery in Cape Breton)

our "haul"; only 2 belong to me and I left one behind (not the Cordelia Blackberry Port)