Canada — wine

Nova Scotia

Canada's Atlantic coast wine region producing cool-climate wines from L'Acadie Blanc, Tidal Bay, Seyval Blanc, and Marquette from the Annapolis Valley, Malagash Peninsula, and Bear River sub-regions. Tidal Bay — a Nova Scotia-specific wine style defined by maximum 11% alcohol, residual sugar under 17g/L, and mandatory local grape content — is Canada's first appellation-specific wine style, celebrating the region's unique maritime terroir and tidal influence.

Year Rating Notes
2022 Outstanding Nova Scotia vintage; Tidal Bay and L'Acadie Blanc from the Annapolis Valley showed extraordinary maritime freshness.
2021 Challenging cool vintage; Benjamin Bridge sparkling wines showed exceptional base wine quality from the adversity.
2020 Benchmark year; Tidal Bay from multiple producers captured international attention for the first time.
2019 Outstanding vintage; Benjamin Bridge Nova 7 and Tidal Bay both gained major international wine press coverage.
2018 Solid vintage; L'Acadie Blanc and Seyval Blanc wines showed good varietal character; sparkling base wine excellent.