Wolfville Winery tours are currently getting very famous around the world. While some don’t even know that something like Canadian wine exists before visiting Nova Scotia.
The place is regarded as one of Canada’s most famous wine industries. It is located in the Annapolis Valley in the town of Wolfville Nova Scotia. The beautiful things that you will see here are wineries, cider houses, breweries, diaries and other various kinds of tasty producers.
When you visit Wolfville, you must try tasty and mouth-watering foods and wine. The wine that you must try is Tidal Bay, Chardonnays and Rieslings. The most popular among these three is Tidal Bay.
Nova Scotia received its first appellation because of Tidal Bay. The crisp whites are beautiful get matched with tasty local seafood. The grapes of Tidal Bay wine are brought from L’acadie Vineyards. But the final taste of wine depends upon the winemaker.
1. Here is The Complete Guide to Wolfville Winery Tours
The important fact is that wine signifies the necessary fresh taste, also maintains the actual balance of acids and most importantly contains just 11% alcohol. Due to the climatic condition of Nova Scotia making wine is focused actually on two types whites and light reds.
Light reds are available till now along with some Pinot noir. Ice wine you can also taste. The taste of iced wine is very much similar to dessert wine although not as sweet as a dessert wine.
So here is the list of the best places where you can go at Wolfville Nova Scotia.
1.1 Domaine de Grande Pre
The Domaine de Grande Pre is the oldest territory of Wolfville. It is not only the oldest territory of the Wolfville but also one of the most popular as well in Nova Scotia. Most importantly it also comes under the UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The side scenario of the place is very amazing. The property and other surrounding regions view are wonderful. The guided tours of the property are provided between May and October of every year, two times a day. You can also visit the wonderful grounds surrounding nearby Grande Pre Winery.
The place will give you a very beautiful feeling. Every year at this place many weddings were held. For testing wine, you need to pay a small amount. But remember one thing when you go to taste wines don’t forget to try whites and Tidal Bay.
Tidal Bay is the most famous wine, but the best wine of Grand Pre Winery is Riesling. If you taste Riesling once here, you will never forget the taste, for the rest of your life. Besides, these some other reds and sparkling wines are also available here.
Two other best wines you can taste are Pomme d’Or Ice Cider and Ice Wine. These two wines are very sweet and tasty but not as sweeter as a dessert wine. If you go down the road to Domaine de Grande Pre then, you will reach the beautiful Tangled Garden.
Tangle Garden is a very nice place to spend your time, it is a herb garden and through this you can both stroll and store. Here some taste things are prepared and produced by the owner Beverly McClure such as jams, jellies, ice creams, etc.
All these things are prepared from those ingredients available onsite. Those are produced in little batch quantities to get the maximum flavour.
1.2 Lightfoot and Wolfville Wines
The Lightfoot and Wolfville Nova Scotia is a newly opened winery. This a very beautiful place, buildings of it shows an amazing mixture both of classic farmhouse and modern architecture. The top ceiling at Lightfoot and Wolfville Wines provides an amazing feeling and a great atmosphere.
There is a large tasting room and you will feel the wonderful lighting. You can also see a very big outdoor seating area. Here you can enjoy a delicious lunch and dinner. This wine-growing practices of this place are organic and biodynamic.
The best wines provided by Lightfoot Winery are Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Riesling. The place of Lightfoot and Wolfville are very close to the Wolfville area and you can easily go there for walking.
Every day the winery opens at 6 pm. Although, the time is bit later compared to the other ones. This place is the best to stop your perfect winery day trip.
1.3 Luckett Vineyards
This vineyard is located on the hill and provides an amazing view up on the Gaspereau Valley. You can find a traditional English theme at Luckett Vineyard. Features of it include only the British Telephone Box in Vineyard around the world.
You can also make free calls all around the North America from Luckett Vineyards. The names of the wine at Luckett Vineyard are very special and different from other wineries. Some famous wines provided by them are- Phone Box Red and the Old Bill.
Except for these two wines the Black Cab is also a very tasty drink provided by Luckett Vineyards.
1.4 L’acadie Vineyards
The L’acadie Vineyards is one of the premier sparkling wine producers in Nova Scotia. You can also see some sparkling roses and cider there.
1.5 Gaspereau Vineyards
The Gaspereau Vineyards is the first winery in Gaspereau Valley. This is a boutique Vineyard and is popular for their Riesling.
They provide some best wines that include the most famous one Tidal Bay.
Except for the tidal bay, you can also get some other wines like a couple of reds and roses as well as maple wine.
You can find a wonderful outdoor seating area at Gaspereau Vineyards Wolfville. There you can enjoy some exciting and entertaining views. There you can have a sip and charcuterie.
1.6 Blomidon Winery
Another best winery in Wolfville is Blomidon. They offered a very tasty Tidal Bay, Chardonnay and some other reds as well as sparkling wine.
This winery is open every day for tasting purposes during the peak season. However, they also had a stand at Halifax Farmers Market.
1.7 Sainte Famille Wines
Another famous winery at Wolfville is Saint Famille Wines. They prepare eight white grapes as well as four red ones. The L’acadie white is the most tasty and popular wine. It is also an award-winning one.
They provide the reddest wines in comparison with any other wineries in the Wolfville area. They also provide some tasty sparkling wines.
1.8 Planter’s Ridge
The Planter’s Ridge is not located at Wolfville exactly. Its main location is in the area of Port Williams. But you can go there by having a small car drive. You can see a very amazing tasting room and most importantly the high beam-based ceilings. There you will also enjoy some beautiful views.
They provide tasty but expensive kinds of wines. Some famous wines of them are Tidal Bay, L’Acadie, Chardonnay, Riesling Plus and other reds and rose. The most popular and special wine of Planter’s Ridge is Sparkling Mead.
If you go down the road from Planter’s Ridge Winery you can reach the Fox Hill Cheese House. We genuinely suggest you visit this place and taste its wonderful chocolate milk.
For food, you can visit the Noodle Guy at Port William. They have a good reputation in the market and provide quality food.
1.9 Avondale Sky Winery
The Avondale Sky Winery is the oldest vineyard in the territory. Although it belongs to the newest wineries. Various kinds of tasty wines are provided by them such as sparkling wines, rose wines, ice wines and small lots.
2. A place to Visit Except Wineries
As Wolfville is a wine country it is not possible to visit all the wineries so, the best thing you can do is to visit the Wolfville Farmers Market on Saturday morning. There you can find stalls of many wineries.
The wineries open a stall to promote their business and this is a great chance for you to taste various wineries’ wines at a time. You can also taste some other drinks and enjoy yummy food here in the market.
3. Ways to Tour Wolfville Winery
You have various options to take a tour at Wolfville Winery. The list of options is given below
3.1 The Magic Winery Bus
The Magic Winery Bus is a double-decker hop-on-hop bus. It has three departure times in a day those are 10:30, 11:30 and 12:30. On every Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the given time you can take the bus.
The bus is available from May to the middle of October. The bus covers various vineyards such as Lightfoot and Wolfville, Domaine de Grande Pre, Luckett Vineyard, L’Acadie Vineyards and Gaspereau.
They also provide some amazing-sounding food and wine tour that start and finish in Halifax.
3.2 Uncork Nova Scotia
You can go for the wine tours of Nova Scotia that runs through private and public tours and start from Metro, Wolfville or Windsor. They also cover areas like microbreweries, food stops distilleries and cider.
3.2 Grape Escapes
They provide both public and private tours. Various kinds of tour options are provided by them from May to October.
3.3 Wild Grape Tours
This is another option that runs on 4 regular tours on set days of a week. Private tours are also offered by them. However, most of the Wild Grape tours run from 11:30 to 4:40 pm.
4. Best Wolfville Restaurants
Here are the best restaurants you can visit and relish their meals in Wolfville. These restaurants offer a variety of cuisines and offer authentic tastes at favorable prices.
4.1 Le Caveau
The location of La Caveau restaurant is Domaine de Grand Pre. The restaurant is listed among the world’s top 20 winery restaurants. You can do dinner and lunch at Le Caveau.
4.2 Lightfoot and Wolfville- The Patio
At the back of Lightfoot and Wolfville, you will find a very beautiful area for eating. The center mark of it is the wood-fired oven. They provide pizza and meals based on seafood. You can have a great lunch with your family or friends.
4.3 Crush Pad Bistro- Luckett Vineyards
The restaurant at the vineyards is a very good place to have dinner and lunch. Their menu contains a mix of foods like salads, boards, pies and other various tasty-sounding options.
4.4 D’Vine Morsels Restaurant
The restaurant is located at Avondale Sky Winery. The restaurant is open for lunch from Tuesday to Sunday during peak season. In the small season, their menu is a mixture of salads, steak, fish also some tasting plates.
Conclusion
From here you will get a complete guide about what to do and where to visit Wolfville Winery. There are a lot of famous wineries you can go to. You don’t need any private car or bike for a trip to Wolfville Winery as there are many ways to visit.
Some popular and famous restaurants are there also, where you can have lunch or dinner with your family or friends. A great place to spend your vacation.
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