Guide to Get Your Hands on Local at the NSLC

In Nova Scotia, we’re lucky to be home to wineries, distilleries, cideries, and breweries from one end of the province to the other.

Looking for a guide to purchase local beverage alcohol products? Our Guide to Get Your Hands on Local at the NSLC will make it easy for you to get your hands on as many Taste of Nova Scotia identified products as possible on your next trip.

Look for the Taste of Nova Scotia logo where you eat, drink and shop to easily find products that are harvested, grown and produced right here in Nova Scotia! From our land. From our sea. From our hands. There are SO many ways to Get Your HANDS on local!

Wine

Dating back to 1611, when French settler Louis Hébert planted a small vineyard in Bear River, wine has had a long and rich history in Nova Scotia. Because of its soil and microclimates, our province is home to distinct and high-quality grapes, allowing the effect of the Atlantic Ocean to give us vineyards like no other. At the NSLC, you’ll find the following Taste of Nova Scotia wineries:

• Avondale Sky Winery & Restaurant, Avondale Cross, Newport Landing, Nova Scotia
• Benjamin Bridge, Wolfville, Nova Scotia
• Gaspereau Vineyards, Wolfville, Nova Scotia
• L’Acadie Vineyards, Wolfville, Nova Scotia
• Lightfoot & Wolfville Vineyards, Wolfville, Nova Scotia
• Luckett Vineyards, Wolfville, Nova Scotia
• Mercator Vineyards, Wolfville, Nova Scotia
• Grand Pre Wines, Grand Pre, Nova Scotia
• Planters Ridge Winery, Port Williams, Nova Scotia
• Blomidon Estate Winery, Canning, Nova Scotia
• Jost Vineyards, Malagash, Nova Scotia
• Casa Nova Fine Beverages, Bear River, Nova Scotia
• Lunenburg County Winery, Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia
• Petite Riviere Vineyards, Crousetown, Nova Scotia
• Sainte-Famille Wines, Falmouth, Nova Scotia
• Muwin Estate Wines, New Ross, Nova Scotia

Beer

In Nova Scotia you’re never far from award-winning craft beer – in fact, you’re likely no more than a 30-minute drive from a brewery! There are more than 50 breweries across the province producing unique, world-class beers using local ingredients. The Nova Scotia craft beer industry is booming and for good reason! The NSLC carries the following Taste of Nova Scotia breweries:

• Boxing Rock Brewing Company, Shelburne, Nova Scotia
• Garrison Brewing Company, Halifax, Nova Scotia
• Meander River Farm & Brewery, Newport, Nova Scotia
• The Church Brewing Company, Wolfville, Nova Scotia
• Propeller Brewing Company, Dartmouth & Halifax, Nova Scotia
• Saltbox Brewery, Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia
• Schoolhouse Brewery, Windsor, Nova Scotia
• Sea Level Brewing Company, Sheffield Mills, Nova Scotia
• Sober Island Brewing Company, Sheet Harbour, Nova Scotia
• Tatamagouche Brewing Co., Tatamagouche, Nova Scotia
• Wayfarers’ Ale, Port Williams, Nova Scotia

Spirits

In Nova Scotia, we have many incredible distillers across the province who help define Nova Scotia’s role in distilling on an international scale. From brandy, rum, gin, vodka and whisky to ready-to-drink cocktails and coolers, Nova Scotia’s spirit industry is broad and full of variety. You’ll find the following local distilleries at the NSLC:

• Authentic Seacoast Company, Guysborough, Nova Scotia
• Barrelling Tide Distillery, Port Williams, Nova Scotia
• Coldstream Clear Distillery, Stewiacke, Nova Scotia
• Compass Distillers, Halifax, Nova Scotia
• Caldera Distilling Inc., River John, Nova Scotia
• Glenora Distillery, Glenville, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
• Ironworks Distillery, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia
• Steinhart Distillery, Arisaig, Nova Scotia
• Still Fired Distilleries, Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia
• Tipping Point Distillers, Chester Basin, Nova Scotia

Cider

Cider has become a Nova Scotian favourite. Although it’s made all over the world, Nova Scotia’s ciders reflect the character of the region. They can be sweet, dry, or strong and are loved for being lighter than beer but as sophisticated as wine.

• Annapolis Cider Company, Wolfville, Nova Scotia
• Bulwark Cider, New Ross, Nova Scotia
• Meander River Farm & Brewery, Newport, Nova Scotia
• Casa Nova Fine Beverages, Bear River East, Nova Scotia
• Chain Yard Urban Cidery Halifax, Nova Scotia
• Maritime Express Cider Co. Kentville, Nova Scotia
• Lake City Cider, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
• Chill Street Craft Beverages, Elmsdale, Nova Scotia

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