My 6-step survival guide to NSLC Festival of Wines grand tasting in this week's The Coast - Halifax/Kjipuktuk bit.ly/2NLUbYK

I'll be shamelessly cashing in on Devour! this week, signing books at Larchwood on Main St in Wolfville, Weds 4-6pm, b/w the Bubbles Bus and opening Gala Craig Pinhey Jessica Emin @lacadiewine benjamin_bridge Grape Escapes

I don't know NS red wine very well, but I learned a ton from tasting and talking to local growers and makers. Check out some of my findings in The Coast - Halifax/Kjipuktuk bit.ly/2tPLsIt Petite Rivière Vineyards ⚜️ benjamin_bridge Lightfoot&Wolfville @luckettvineyard Blomidon

Cold is king! And it's also why NS is so good at dessert and fortified wines. So bundle up and bring along a bottle of this delicious stuff. It'll get you through the end of sprinter. Petite Rivière Vineyards ⚜️

I can't think of a better wine for summer parties and picnics. Out June 2 from benjamin_bridge , this natural, bubbly local wine in a can is a celebration in itself. The Coast - Halifax/Kjipuktuk bit.ly/2KcRYm3

What's with pink wine? And why are local pinks so dark in colour? And what are they doing up in Bras d'Or anyway? (And what on earth do those things have to do with each other?) bit.ly/2KVal08 The Coast - Halifax/Kjipuktuk Eileanan Breagha @WinesofNS

Dear Supreme Court judges of Canada. Your job is NOT to avoid discomfort and work for politicians and liquor boards. Your job is to interpret the law and our constitution correctly. You should not even consider the consequences for those bodies. It's irrelevant.

12 days til Christmas! Don't forget about this little number for the #winelover in your life! #readlocal #itsnotjustaboutwine

The cooper at Ross Farm made the barrels on my bike trailer! Biggest ones they ever made, to fit a glass rack! unwinedtastingparties.ca x.com/NimbusPub/stat…

2017 was a momentous year for #NSWine. Most importantly, the season's crop holds so much promise: long + hot + dry = healthy, concentrated fruit for 2018 & beyond. Highlights you can taste now: bit.ly/2CDMHNi

Rapid growth in #NSWine has some of our grape farmers concerned about sustainability. Can the industry value and support the small-scale grower? bit.ly/2D91Rvs

Yes! Finally! Not that I don't appreciate sausage fest and best burger party and all that, but NS *needed* a lobster celebration! bravo! x.com/TasteofNS/stat…

Free wine workshop Wed, Jan 31 6-8pm, at Frieze & Roy general store in Maitland! Register: 902-261-2860 wine basics with focus on #NSwine

"The younger consumers, they travel in packs of four. When they walk into a tasting room that has a $60 fee, they're not going to pay that. That's a $240 tasting fee. That's their whole dinner." wine-searcher.com/m/2018/01/us-w…

3rd quarter NSLC report: local bev sales from NS ag products shoot up: spirits up 59.5%, beer up 48.6%, wine up 22.6%, cider up 37.8%.

(Re?)discover Nova Scotia's badass beverage this weekend at the NS Icewine Festival Lightfoot&Wolfville Grape Escapes Grand Pré Wines bit.ly/2FoazaC

Tomorrow (and tomorrow only), the fine folks at the NS Icewine Festival Lightfoot&Wolfville are making space for me to flog my & Craig Pinhey & Jessica Emin 's book. Knock cool & sweet off your winter list - join us! nsicewinefest.com

Ideally, pruning happens in early spring because when sap flows through vines, wounds heal faster. Learn this and (eat) more at this Saturday's vineyard experience at Avondale Sky Winery. Tourism Nova Scotia @WinesofNS #nswine #wineexperience bit.ly/2GAgZpY