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All Canadian Wine Championships |
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This week, May 17 - May 21, 2010 the All Canadian Wine Championship was held in Windsor, Ontario. Annapolis Highland Vineyards wines were entered and won four awards.
The following article is from the Chronicle Herald:
N.S. wineries sparkle at national contest
By BRUCE ERSKINE Business Reporter
Thu. May 27 - 4:53 AM
Nova Scotia wineries uncorked 16 medals at the annual All Canadian Wine
Championships held recently in Windsor, Ont.
Annapolis Highland Vineyards in Bear River East took gold for its 2009
Pinot Gris and its 2009 White Wedding dessert wine, silver for its 2008
Highland Blue blueberry-grape wine and bronze for its 2009 Geisenheim
Riesling.
L’Acadie Vineyards in Gaspereau won silver for its Prestige Brut
Sparkling Wine and its 2008 Organic Sparkling Cider and bronze for its
2009 L’Acadie Star.
Blomidon Estate Winery in Canning captured silver for its 2008 Reserve
Marechal Foch.
Domaine de Grand Pre in Grand Pre took silver medals for its 2008 Pete
Luckett Vineyard Millot and its 2008 Vidal Ice wine and bronzes for its
2008 L’Acadie Blanc, its 2008 Marechal Foch and its 2008 Vintner’s
Reserve Castel.
Jost Vineyards in Malagash won gold for its 2009 Valley Roads L’Acadie
Muscat, silver for its 2009 Habitant Blanc and bronze for its 2006 Baco
Noir.
Karen Enright, who co-owns Annapolis Highland Vineyards with her husband
Brendan, was "absolutely thrilled" by the recognition the relatively new
winery garnered at the national championship.
"I couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw our Pinot Gris won gold," she
said in a news release Wednesday.
Annapolis Highland released its first wines in 2009.
The annual competition attracted a record 1,143 wines, submitted by 173
Canadian wineries, most from Ontario and British Columbia.
"This recognition continues to show that our wines are being represented
and respected on the national as well as international levels," said
Janice Ruddock, managing director of the Winery Association of Nova Scotia.
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In the May 20, 2010 edition of the Halifax Chronicle Herald wine judge and writer, Sean Wood, has a published a review of four of Annapolis Highland Vineyards' 2009 vintages. For the full review read "Annapolis Highland hillside proves promising".
   
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Annapolis Highland Vineyards Opens |
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Annapolis Highland Vineyards officially opened their doors on June 27, 2009. On this day they were proud to announce they had been awarded a Silver Medal for their Pinot Gris in the white vinifera category in the First Annual Atlantic Canadian Wine Competition which was held in Halifax, Nova Scotia that same weekend. Annapolis Highland Vineyards also won a Bronze medal for their DeChaunac in red other category at this same wine competition.
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On October 15, 2009, the cruise ship SS Balmoral of the Fred Olsen Cruise Lines made a stop in the town of Digby, Nova Scotia.
Annapolis Highland Vineyards was pleased to entertain two bus loads of passengers from the SS Balmoral as their guests at the Vineyards for a few hours. The cruise passengers were given a tour of the vineyards and the winery where the process of turning the grapes into wine was explained. The visitors then participated in a food & wine pairing in the wine store.
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