L’Acadie Vineyards gets official wine gig for Eastlink East Coast Music Week

For Immediate Release
March 31, 2014

Press Release
Gaspereau N.S.: Local winery, L’Acadie Vineyards, has been chosen as the official wine served in Charlottetown, P.E.I. during Eastlink East Coast Music Week from April 2 to 6, 2014.

Their traditional method sparkling wine will add sparkle to the nationally televised Gala Awards on April 6 at the P.E.I Convention Centre and Delta Prince Edward, along with their certified organic white Estate L’Acadie and ripasso-style red Passito, will be featured all week during the celebration. This marks the second year that L’Acadie Vineyards has been the official wine and this year their wines are also available in select P.E.I liquor stores April 1 to May 13, 2014.

“ECMA is delighted to partner with L’Acadie Vineyards once again to provide the official wines of Eastlink East Coast Music Week,” said Andria Wilson, Interim Executive Director. “As a personal fan of sparkling wines, it’s fantastic to have a delicious local option.”

L’Acadie Vineyards is very excited to be a part of the celebration of local music.  “We are honoured to pour our wines at this significant event to recognize the amazing talents of east coast musicians,” commented L’Acadie Vineyards owner and winemaker, Bruce Ewert.

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About L’Acadie Vineyards
L’Acadie Vineyards was established in 2004 by well-known BC winemaker, Bruce Ewert and his family, in Nova Scotia’s Gaspereau Valley wine region. Bruce has over twenty five years of sparkling winemaking experience from British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley and other winemaking regions of the world.

Prestige Brut was the only entry from North America to win a medal in the nineth international competition of the world’s best sparkling wines, Effervescents du Monde, France. L’Acadie Vineyards is the first winery in Nova Scotia to produce award-winning traditional method sparkling wines and is also the province’s only winery with certified organic wines.

Available in P.E.I. at P.E.I. Liquor stores from April 1 to May13, all ECMW venuesand the Delta Prince Edward during the celebrations.  L’Acadie Vineyards wines are also available in Nova Scotia at NSLC stores, specialty wine stores, fine restaurants, with the largest selection available directly from the winery and online.