L’Acadie Vineyards, the first winery to release traditional method sparkling in Nova Scotia, was awarded a prestigious top award by Decanter World Wine Awards in London, England, in April. Prestige Brut Estate 2017 captured gold and 95 points, the first ever gold for Nova Scotia, and one of only four golds for sparkling in Canada.
“We bought our 30 acres of paradise in Gaspereau back in 2004, inspired by the potential for sparkling wine with its soil and location,” said Bruce Ewert, co-owner and winemaker, L’Acadie Vineyards. “It is very exciting to earn international awards for our organic vegan sparkling wines that are rooted over a metre deep into rocky, well drained living soils.”
Decanter World Wine Awards is one of the world’s largest international wine competitions held in London every April. More than 18,250 wines from 57 countries were evaluated by an influential troupe of 236 wine experts, including 53 masters of wine and 16 master sommeliers from 30 nations.
“Canada is a cool climate region that knows a thing or two about the benefits of hybrid grape varieties, and for the first time a single varietal L’Acadie Blanc, a hybrid crossing of Cascade and Seyve-Villard, was awarded a gold medal in its rendition as a sparkling wine for L’Acadie Vineyards, Prestige Brut 2017 from Gaspereau Valley in Nova Scotia,” said Olivia Mason, senior awards marketing manager at Decanter. “A noteworthy first-ever gold for the region too.”
