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 >

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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 Wine…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 >
Tony, Button and Maddie

Three generations at Jost Vineyards. A Harvest Story.

On a fall day in 2000 Idella Hefferman and her Mom were driving along in their car when they noticed a sign announcing Jost Vineyards was looking for workers. “I put my name in,” says Idella, who goes by Button, "and started working in…Read more >
Working Together to Ensure the Safety of our Employees, Guests, Customers, Partners and Suppliers

Working Together to Ensure the Safety of our Employees, Guests, Customers, Partners and Suppliers

To our valued Employees, Guests, Customers, Partners and Suppliers: The World Health Organization has declared the COVID–19 outbreak to be an official global pandemic, which will trigger many events initiated by governments, communities…Read more >
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Jost Vineyards at "A Conversation with President Barack Obama"

We were truly honoured to have been chosen to represent Nova Scotia wine during "A Conversation with President Barack Obama" at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax on November 13, 2019. Our Jost Vineyards 2018 Tidal Bay, recipient of the 2019…Read more >
Jost Vineyards 2018 Tidal Bay awarded The Lieutenant Governor's Awards for Excellence in Nova Scotia Wine

Jost Vineyards 2018 Tidal Bay awarded The Lieutenant Governor's Awards for Excellence in Nova Scotia Wine

We are very proud to announce that Jost Vineyards 2018 Tidal Bay has been awarded The Lieutenant Governor's Awards for Excellence in Nova Scotia Wine. Jerry White, executive director of the Winery Association of Nova Scotia says "This award…Read more >
NSLC Wine Innovation of the Year

NSLC Wine Innovation of the Year

We are delighted to announce that our Great Big Friggin’ Red has won a great big friggin’ award! Jost’s GBFR was named “Wine Innovation of The Year” by the NSLC at their annual Partnership Awards ceremony on September 7th. We’re…Read more >