Hans Christian Jost was sniffing a glass of wine handed to him by his winemaker David Beardsall, in the winery in Malagash. "I think this is pretty good on its own, Hans Christian..."
And so wine from a vineyard outside Middleton, far down the Annapolis Valley, became a new budget label from Jost called Valley Roads.
Priced at $9.99 it finally gets a good Nova Scotia grown wine to your table at a price anyone can afford.
The red, a Marechal Foch, is made softer, and very drinkable. It recently won a medal at the All Canadian Wine Awards.
But it is the white, made from L'Acadie Blanc, that I love, and which I recommend to you this month.
Valley Roads L'Acadie Blanc, White Wine, $9.99/750 ml bottle at regular stores, often on a display at the end of an aisle or near the cash.
Here is L'Acadie made without messing with it. And it comes out more reminiscent of Sauvignon Blanc than the Chardonnay-like thing winemakers have been trying to make it into. Could this be the future of the grape? I'll buy it.
2 comments:
I'm always wary when the "other half" brings home the latest sub-$10 discovery, but this time she got it right! A wonderful, refreshing quaff that's local too!
Just the ticket to help wash down a late summer repast!
Agreed - the Foch is great. We buy it by the case from the liquor store in Edmonton. Like it better than the Foch sold in the store comming from BC.
The Acadie they don't sell but it is also excellent and a fantastic grape. We have planted Acadie, Seyval Blanc, Leon Millot, Castel and a number of the F/hybrids at our property in BC.
Great Blog!!
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