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:

Jost Vineyards
Double Gold – 2010 Tidal Bay
Double Gold  – 2010 Valley Roads L’Acadie Gris
Double Gold – 2009 Marechal Foch
Gold  – 2010 Coté St. George L’Acadie Blanc
Gold – 2010 Valley Roads Leon Millot Baco Noir
Gold – NV Maple Wine
Silver – 2010 L’Acadie Pinot Grigio
Silver – NV Kellermeister
Silver – 2010 Petite Milo
Bronze – 2009 Coté St. George Foch

Gaspereau Vineyards
Double Gold – 2008 Lucie Kuhlmann Barrel Select
Gold – 2010 Seyval Blanc
Gold – 2009 Triomphe D’Alsace
Gold – NV Vitis
Silver – 2010 L’Acadie Blanc
Silver – 2008 Lucie Kuhlmann
Bronze – 2010 Tidal Bay

Domaine de Grand Pré
Silver  – 2010 Ortega
Silver – NV Stutz Hard Apple Cider
Bronze – 2010 Vidal Icewine
Bronze – 2010 Tidal Bay
Bronze – 2010 Muscat

 L’Acadie Vineyards
Gold – 2009 Innovation Series Red

Blomidon Estate Winery
Bronze – 2009 L’Acadie Blanc

For more information about the All Canadian Wine Championships visit www.canadianwinetrail.com. Additional information about the Winery Association of Nova Scotia can be found at www.winesns.ca.