Great Big Friggin' Red Wine

Great Big Friggin' Red Wine

Supple, full and easy drinking, this wine was aged with Canadian oak and maple wood which gives it a distinct aromatic style (caramel, mocha, toast and maple). A perfect wine to drink alongside the BBQ, GBFR is this and more. It is a toast to our…Read more >

Jost Vineyards News

The Honourable Arthur J. LeBlanc, ONS, KC with Gina Haverstock, Head Winemaker of Jost, Gaspereau and Mercator Vineyards

Head Winemaker, Gina Haverstock awarded King Charles III Coronation Medal

Halifax, Nova Scotia–We are so pleased to share the news that our Head Winemaker, Gina Haverstock has been awarded the King Charles III Coronation Medal in recognition of significant service. Twenty-eight Nova Scotians were awarded the King Charles…Read more >
Head Winemaker, Gina Haverstock

Head Winemaker, Gina Haverstock named 2024 Karl Kaiser Canadian Winemaker Award recipient

Halifax, Nova Scotia–We are thrilled to announce that our head winemaker, Gina Haverstock has been named the 2024 recipient of the Wine Growers of Canada (WGC) Karl Kaiser Canadian Winemaker Award. She is the first winemaker outside of…Read more >
Head Winemaker, Gina Haverstock

Head Winemaker, Gina Haverstock featured in Curated Magazine Spring 2023

In the summer of 2000, Gina Haverstock had just finished a degree in biochemistry. She was headed to medical school and needed somewhere distraction-free to study for entrance exams, so she went to her family cottage in Malagash. While…Read more >
Donna Sparkes, Co-owner, Photo by Steve Smith, VisionFire Studios

Co-owner, Donna Sparkes featured in AH Magazine Winter 2022

Sipping wine and strolling vineyards with the Jost Vineyards co-owner. Within the first 10 minutes of meeting Donna Sparkes, co-owner of Jost Vineyards, I knew this would be about as much fun as one could have on a Tuesday morning. Her…Read more >
LUVO Muscat + Mint Spritzer, Sparkling Rosé, and Piquette + Peach Spritzer on sandy beach with sun hat and sunglasses

Three Gold Medals for LÜVO at the 2022 International Canned Wine Competition!

We're excited to announce that we have received three gold awards in the 2022 International Canned Wine Competition for our LÜVO Sparkling Rosé, Muscat + Mint Spritzer, and Piquette + Peach Spritzer. Congratulations to our intrepid and…Read more >
Jost Tidal Bay on a sunny kitchen counter

Jost 2021 Tidal Bay Awarded Silver & Gold

More good news to share! We are so pleased to announce that our 2021 Jost Tidal Bay has been the recipient of gold and silver medals at Canadian wine competitions this summer. It was awarded both a gold medal at the 2022 WineAlign National…Read more >
Owners Donna and Carl Sparkes with Head Winemaker, Gina Haverstock in the vineyard with bottles of Great Big Friggin' Red wine.

Great Big Friggin' Red Wins Double Gold

We have Great Big News! Our Great Big Friggin’ Red wine has won Double Gold in the 2022 All Canadian Wine Championships. We’re so pleased “GBFR", a wine we originally created in 2017 to celebrate Canada's 150th anniversary and our…Read more >
Owner Carl Sparkes presents a cheque for 10,000 to Mr. Mike McPhee, fundraising Chair for the Cape Breton Regional Health Foundation's “Cancer Care Here at Home” project.

Thank you for helping us to raise $10,000

A sincere thank you goes out to everyone who contributed towards the success of our Harvest for Health concert! Thanks to you we were able to present the Cape Breton Regional Health Foundation with a cheque for $10,000 to help with their…Read more >
Mercator Vineyard's 2010 Fortified Castel and Passito Muscat awarded the 2021 Lieutenant Governor's Award for Excellence in Nova Scotia Wine

Two Mercator Vineyards wines awarded The Lieutenant Governor's Awards for Excellence in Nova Scotia Wine

We are thrilled to announce that both Mercator Vineyard's 2010 Fortified Castel and Passito Muscat have been awarded the 2021 Lieutenant Governor's Award for Excellence in Nova Scotia Wine. Both are small lot wines, carefully crafted and…Read more >
Our Head Winemaker Wins Three Lieutenant Governor's Awards for Excellence in Nova Scotia Wine

Our Head Winemaker Wins Three Lieutenant Governor's Awards for Excellence in Nova Scotia Wine

We couldn’t be more proud of our head winemaker Gina Haverstock and her winemaking team for receiving 3 of the 5 gold medals awarded this year - a hat trick for Gaspereau Riesling, Gaspereau Tidal Bay and LÜVO Sparking Rosé! The award…Read more >
Both Gaspereau Vineyards' 2019 Tidal Bay and 2019 Riesling awarded The Lieutenant Governor's Awards for Excellence in Nova Scotia Wine

Both Gaspereau Vineyards' 2019 Tidal Bay and 2019 Riesling awarded The Lieutenant Governor's Awards for Excellence in Nova Scotia Wine

We are proud to announce that both our Gaspereau Tidal Bay and Gaspereau Riesling have been awarded The 2020 Lieutenant Governor's Award for Excellence in Nova Scotia Wine! We couldn’t be more proud of our head winemaker Gina Haverstock…Read more >