Celebrate our fall harvest by participating in one of the following events this weekend – the last weekend of the Fall Wine Festival!

WINERY EVENTS
Petite Guest Harvest Participation Day,  Petite Riviere – Saturday, October 15
Harvest Open House, Jost Vineyards – Saturday, October 15
Wine & Blueberries, Lunenburg County Winery – Daily until October 16

WINE DINNERS
Dinner & Nova Scotia Wine Flight, Inn on the Lake – October 14 & 15
Winemaker’s Fall Harvest, Nectar Social House – Sunday, October 16

ACCOMMODATION PACKAGES
Accommodation & Wine Package, Inn on the Lake – Nightly until October 16
Nova Scotia Fall Wine Festival Pairing Dinners, DesBarres Manor –  October 14, 15 & 16

TOURS
The Sunday Sipper, Go North Tours, Sunday, October 16

Get out there and enjoy! Click here for the complete events calendar.

We are just about to enter the third weekend of the 2011 Nova Scotia Fall Wine Festival. The past two weekends have been amazing and despite a little bit of rain last Saturday, we have seen some of the best weather of the year. Wineries have been buzzing with activity as Nova Scotia wine enthusiast get out and enjoy the festivities. This weekend will be no exception.

Here are the great things happening this weekend:

WINERY EVENTS
Wines of Nova Scotia Dinner, Restaurant Le Caveau, Domaine de Grand Pré – Saturday, October 1
18th Annual Harvest Wine Fest, Sainte Famille Wines – Saturday, October 1
Wine & Harvest Festival Gala Dinner, Luckett Vineyards – Saturday, October 1 & Sunday, October 2
Wine & Blueberries, Lunenburg County Winery – Daily until October 16

WINE DINNERS
Dinner & Nova Scotia Wine Flight, Inn on the Lake – Fridays & Saturdays until October 15
Fidder Nova Scotia Wine Week, Fid Resto – September 27 – October 2
Chef’s Night: Pork to Plate, Sugar Moon Farm – Saturday, October 1
Brooklyn’s Tidal Bay Tasting, Brooklyn Warehouse – Sunday, October 2
Winemaker’s Fall Harvest, Nectar Social House – Tuesdays – Thursdays & Sundays until October 16

ACCOMMODATION PACKAGES
Fall in Love with Wine, Ye Olde Argyler – Saturday, October 1
Accommodation & Wine Package, Inn on the Lake – Nightly until October 16
Nova Scotia Fall Wine Festival Pairing Dinners, DesBarres Manor – Nightly until October 16

TOURS
Perfect Pairings Progressive Dinner & Wine Tour, Go North Tours – Saturday, October 1
The Sunday Sipper, Go North Tours, Sundays until October 16

Get out there and enjoy! Click here for the complete events calendar.

Saturday, September 17, 2011

6:30-10:00 pm
Wofville Farmers’ Market Building (Map)

The Winery Association of Nova Scotia and Taste of Nova Scotia are pleased to present the Fall Celebration Dinner, the “kick-off’ event for the sixth edition of the Nova Scotia Fall Wine Festival.

Join the wineries at the new Wolfville Farmers’ Market building to launch this year’s festival with a wonderful evening of paired wine selected by noted sommelier Amy Savoury and food prepared by a team of Taste of Nova Scotia chefs led by Jason Lynch, Executive Chef of Le Caveau Restaurant. Chef Alan Crosby (White Point Beach Resort), Chef Don Walker (Five Fishermen) and Gabriel Crocker (Tempest Restaurant) will be working together with chef Jason Lynch to prepare a spectacular six-course dinner paired with eight of our local wines.

Meet our winemakers and chefs and learn about our award-winning wineries and local cuisine. The Celebration Dinner will also feature a presentation to recognize the winners of the 2011 Atlantic Canada Wine Awards.

>> Click here to view the Celebration Dinner menu and Wine Pairings.

Tickets: $95 + HST

For tickets purchases or inquiries call 902-492-9291, ext 114 or email.

Check back regularly as the fabulous wine selections and the fresh, local menu are finalized.

Winery events range from traditional charity grape stomps (Sainte-Famille Wines, Gaspereau Vineyards and Jost Vineyard) to a series of high end dinners at Luckett Vineyards. If enjoy enjoy a hands on approach, why not visit visit Lunenburg County Winery for a u-pick or Petite Riviere Vineyards to take part in the grape harvest. Get out and meet some of our province’s winemakers at events such Champagne Wishes & Seafood Dreams, Wine in the Vines or the Harvest Wine Festival.

Click here for a complete listing of all winery events.

Our 2011 festival promises to be the best yet – and we want you to be a part of it! Start planning your wine tour with Go North Tours, sign up for a cooking class or start training for grape stomping. Get your tastebuds ready by picking up a bottle of Nova Scotia’s finest at a winery, your local NSLC, Bishop’s Cellar or Harvest Wines.

Check back for more event information over the next few weeks – we will be updating daily as events come in.