July 1st - Sept 31st.
Choice of Topics and Activities:
● Vine Selection, Propagation and Pruning
● Vineyard Pest Management
● Cellars and Laboratory Tour
● Or Visitors’ Suggestion/Interest
Retreat for Writers, Artists, Photographers, Birders
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| Vineyard Tours, Retreats, and Workshops | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Cellar & Vineyard Tour With Tasting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Learn how our 1883 Bank Barn and steeply sloping site facilitate the gravity fed wine making process. Learn how machinery and equipment are used as grapes are harvested and de-stemmed, juice fermented, and wine bottled. Guided walk through the vineyards, identification and characteristics of the 6 varieties of vinifera and 4 hybrid grapes. Tour includes a visit to the cellar and a wine tasting in the wine shop. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Vineyard and wine enthusiasts whose interests extend beyond a casual tour and tasting are offered a variety of specialty topic packages. The scope and duration of the following packages are flexible and can be tailored to fit your schedule. These packages are available by advance arrangements for specialty topics and the number of visitors. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virtual Vigneron Workshop | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| $130 Double Occupancy Per Night. Choice of Topics and Activities: ● Vine Selection, Propagation and Pruning ● Vineyard Pest Management ● Cellars and Laboratory Tour ● Or Visitors’ Suggestion/Interest |
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| Delve into daily and seasonal winery and vineyard events, at Canada’s smallest Farm-Gate Winery. Topic selections will vary depending upon the season or individual visitors’ topic interest. Building on a walk-through of the winery and cellars, topics expand upon a specific aspect of your interest in vineyard operations. Workshops are concluded with a wine tasting in the winery cellars. Vigneron tour includes the choice of a complimentary bottle of white or red wine. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vineyard Retreat Retreat for Writers, Artists, Photographers, Birders |
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| $130.00 Double Occupancy Per Night. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Self-directed exploration of vineyard microclimate includes use of picnic area and solar powered base cottage during (the day from 10:30 am - 5:00 pm, providing the cottage is available). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Explore, experience, and record the range of terroir and temperature contained within our 11 acre vineyard at your leisure. The sun baked winery and acres of grape vines merge into cool, secluded woodlands, ending at a solar powered seashore cottage at the edge of historic tidal Bear River estuary. Natural springs, thickets of wild blackberries, carpets of sea heather. Shore birds, seals and eagles are here to be observed and enjoyed. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Contact Sean Buckland at www.valleywinetours.ca for information and availability for Nova Scotia wine tours, tastings, picnics and catered dinners. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| © Copyright 2008 Bear River Vineyards | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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