Friday Finds

Lightfoot & Wolfville X Barkeep Cocktails - Paradise Spritz

This is a collaboration between winemakers at Lightfoot & Wolfville in the Annapolis Valley and the bartenders at Barkeep Cocktails in Dartmouth.   

Barkeep Cocktails is a beverage company founded by bartenders and longtime friends, Jeffrey Van Horne, Anisa Francoeur, and Matt Boyle. The proud owners of Dear Friend Bar and The Clever Barkeep also have been making cocktails approachable since 2016. Barkeep Cocktails is making craft cocktails with fresh ingredients, the kind you would find in your favourite neighbourhood cocktail bar and making them available for wherever life takes you. Bursting with flavour, nuance and balance, these products are true cocktails made by bartenders. 

Lightfoot & Wolfville is owned and operated by the Lightfoot family who have been farming in the Annapolis Valley for eight generations.  Lightfoot & Wolfville brings a light touch and enlightened approach to both the agricultural and artisanal aspects of viticulture and winemaking.   They work in harmony with nature and letting the land offer up its innate best, without subjecting it to aggressive inputs. The winery is located on the home farm site, this land has been in Michael’s family for four generations. 

• Country

  Canada

• Region

  Nova Scotia

• Sub-Region

  Dartmouth

• Cocktail

  Spritz

• Glassware

  Wine Glass

• Size

  237ml

• ABV

  4.4%

Movia “Vigna Dol” Malval Brda Suho Belo Vino ZGP

Originally founded in 1820, the Movia winery and estate in Brda (Slovenia) was one of Europe’s most famous wineries in the years that followed World War II.  Located in the village of Ceglo in the heart of the Brda appellation, just across the border from Italy; a stone’s throw away from Friuli-Venezia-Giulia’s Collio region. Movia put the Slovenia on the map of the world’s great wine regions in the late 1990s when the interest in wines grown in former Eastern Bloc states began to flourish.

The current generation of Movia is led by winemaker Aleš Kristančič who is as renowned for his passionate embrace of organic and biodynamic farming practices as he is for his larger-than-life personality and ingenious approach to winemaking.

Today, Aleš primarily grows Rebula, Pinot Grigio, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Merlot, and Pinot Noir — all without the use of herbicides, pesticides, or fungicides. 

• Wine Type

  White Wine

• Size

  750ml

• Country

  Slovenia

• Region

  Slovenian-Goriška Brda

• Sub-Region

  Ceglo

• Grape

  Malvasia

• Farming Method

  BiodynamicAll of our products that are tagged with the term Biodynamic are either biodynamic certified or biodynamic practicing. Learn More

• ABV

  12%

• Food Pairing

  Fresh water fishCharcuterieCheese

Lightfoot & Wolfville Kekfrancos Rose

Lightfoot & Wolfville is owned and operated by the Lightfoot family who have been farming in the Annapolis Valley for eight generations.  Lightfoot & Wolfville brings a light touch and enlightened approach to both the agricultural and artisanal aspects of viticulture and winemaking.   They work in harmony with nature and letting the land offer up its innate best, without subjecting it to aggressive inputs. The winery is located on the home farm site, this land has been in Michael’s family for four generations. 

• Wine Type

  Rose Wine

• Size

  750ml

• Vintage

  2021

• Country

  Canada

• Region

  Nova Scotia

• Sub-Region

  Wolfville

• Grape

  Kekfrancos

• Farming Method

  BiodynamicAll of our products that are tagged with the term Biodynamic are either biodynamic certified or biodynamic practicing. Learn More

• ABV

  10.0%

• Food Pairing

  AppetizersBlue CheeseChicken

Blomidon Skin Contact L'Acadie

Blomidon Estate Winery is located on the shore of the Minas Basin near Canning, in the Annapolis Valley of Nova Scotia. The vines benefit from the moderating effects of the water and visitors to the winery can enjoy the views. Blomidon is committed to producing 100% Nova Scotia grown grapes and wines. They produce a selection of white, red, rose and traditional method sparkling wines in many styles. Simon Rafuse, who has and made wine all over the world is the talented winemaker at Blomidon Estate Winery.

• Wine Type

  White Wine

• Size

  750ml

• Vintage

  2023

• Country

  Canada

• Region

  Nova Scotia

• Sub-Region

  Annapolis Valley

• Grape

  L’Acadie Blanc

• Farming Method

  ConventionalMost products with this label come from producers who do their best to avoid any intervention at all but it’s possible that some of the aforementioned preventative measures and additions are deemed necessary. Learn More

• ABV

  11%

• Food Pairing

  CharcuterieCheeseDeep Fried Foods

Benjamin Bridge 2012 Blanc de Blancs

Benjamin Bridge vineyards are located in the heart of the Gaspereau Valley on the Bay of Fundy, where the cool climate bears an uncanny affinity with the Champagne region of France. The estate makes a range of wines;sparkling, white, red, rose, dry and sweet. Though the focus is on making world-class Méthode Classique sparkling wines that have been compared in tastings to Champagne. The hand crafted wines of Benjamin Bridge have helped raise the profile of the Nova Scotian wine industry.  

• Wine Type

  Sparkling

• Size

  750ml

• Vintage

  2012

• Country

  Canada

• Region

  Nova Scotia

• Sub-Region

  Gaspereau Valley

• Grape

  Chardonnay

• Farming Method

  ConventionalMost products with this label come from producers who do their best to avoid any intervention at all but it’s possible that some of the aforementioned preventative measures and additions are deemed necessary. Learn More

• ABV

  12%

• Food Pairing

  AperitifCheeseSeafood