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Located on Canada's Atlantic Coast, Nova Scotia's wine industry is springing up on the west side of the peninsula in the Annapolis Valley, and currently inhabited by a growing number of wineries, 22 grape growers, and 250 acres of grapes - mostly French hybrid with a few acres of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir.

While the classic wines from Nova Scotia are making strides in gaining international respect, the colder North Atlantic climate has naturally lead to producing world class icewines, as well.

Discover why Nova Scotia is becoming famous for its wine industry as well as its thriving seaports with a look at its grape vineyards, (like the Jost Vineyard in Malagash, Nova Scotia, above) its award-winning wines, tasting tours and related events...

Wines of Canada - Nova Scotia - A look at a few of Nova Scotia's nearly two dozen wineries with descriptive overviews, links and contact info.

Appellation America - Nova Scotia (Provincial Appellation) - Appellation America is trying to build an awareness of the various appellations vailable in North America. Their section on Nova Scotia includes links to several of the wineries and a library feature which leads to a nice selection of articles on the wines and wineries of Nova Scotia.

Jost Vineyards - Nova Scotia's award-winning winery with info on wine tours, tastings and special events, background history with more on their vineyards and popular icewines, photos, maps and directions.

Domaine de Grande Pré - With a grand presentation in high speed or low speed versions with multimedia shows, information on their wines and ciders, photo galleries, hours of operation, contact and location details.

The Olde Lantern Inn's Vineyard - Very near the Domaine de Grande Pré, the Olde Lantern's site focuses on the Inn, but a nice virtual tour of the grounds is available.

Lunenburg County Winery - Located on Nova Scotia's south shore* with more on their fruit wines, location and contact info.

*Lunenburg is no longer the only winery on the south shore as we were informed by a reader...

FYI: Lunenburg County Winery is NOT the only winery on Nova Scotia's South Shore! Petite Riviere Vineyards opened last May and specializes in French style dry wines. And on top of that they are the only winery in Nova Scotia using 100% local product, so local in fact that the grapes come only from the LaHave River Valley!

Thanks to our readers for keeping us up-to-date ...