The Winery Planters Ridge of Nova Scotia

Winery Planters Ridge - Barrel Reserve Lucie Kuhlmann
The winery offers 16 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 32 of the estates of Nova Scotia.
It is located in Nova Scotia

The Winery Planters Ridge is one of the world's great estates. It offers 16 wines for sale in of Nova Scotia to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Planters Ridge wines

Looking for the best Winery Planters Ridge wines in Nova Scotia among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Planters Ridge wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Planters Ridge wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Planters Ridge

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Planters Ridge

How Winery Planters Ridge wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of harira de mamie (moroccan soup), gigolette of rabbit or roast duck breast or duck fillet with dried apricots.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Planters Ridge

On the nose the red wine of Winery Planters Ridge. often reveals types of flavors of oak, red fruit or black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Planters Ridge. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Planters Ridge

  • 2016With an average score of 3.88/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Planters Ridge.

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  • Marquette
  • Pinot Noir
  • Pinot Meunier
  • Castelao

Discovering the wine region of Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia is one of Canada’s maritime provinces, located halfway between the equator and the North Pole. While the region is not as famous for its wines as Ontario and British Columbia, there is a flourishing wine industry based largely on Sparkling wines and crisp white wines made from Grape varieties such as Vidal, Seyval Blanc, and the province's signature L'Arcadie Blanc variety. Nova Scotia is surrounded by three bodies of water, with the Atlantic Ocean to the South, the Bay of Fundy in the northwest and the Gulf of St Lawrence in the north. If it were an island it would be around the same area as Tasmania and almost the same relative latitude.

Vineyards in the province are never more than 20 kilometers (12. 5 mi) from the ocean and benefit from Long fall seasons, allowing the grapes Ample time to mature in the cool Climate. Despite the peninsula’s location and proximity to the ocean, Nova Scotia’s climate is more continental than maritime. Northern Nova Scotia experiences greater temperature variation than the south as the Gulf of St Lawrence has shallower waters than the Atlantic Ocean and as such is more variable in temperature.

While ice build-up on the Gulf is common in winter, Nova Scotia's summers are some of the warmest in the country. There are four major wine-producing sub-regions in Nova Scotia. From north to south they are the Malagash Peninsula, Annapolis Valley, LaHave River Valley and Bear River Valley. The Annapolis Valley, which runs parallel to the Bay of Fundy on the north-west coast of the region, is home to Nova Scotia's one official appellation, the evocatively-named Tidal Bay.

The top white wines of Winery Planters Ridge

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Planters Ridge

How Winery Planters Ridge wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of chicken blanquette, baked cod portuguese style or quiche with bacon and gruyère cheese.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Planters Ridge

On the nose the white wine of Winery Planters Ridge. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, citrus fruit or tropical fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Planters Ridge. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Planters Ridge

  • 2018With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.02/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.40/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Planters Ridge.

  • L'Acadie Blanc
  • Muscat Blanc
  • Frontenac
  • Chardonnay
  • Riesling
  • Seyval Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Muscat Ottonel

Muscat Ottonel has the character of a grape variety with a distant lineage. It was first obtained in 1839 and continues to be planted in nearly 2,000 hectares of vineyards around the world. It shows good vigour and promises satisfactory production, of the order of 6 kilos per vine. The bunches, which are rather loose, are quite large, bearing berries with a strong character. A pleasantly musky flavour and a lot of juice characterize the pulp, protected by a medium skin. The bluish-black skin contributes to the exceptional beauty of the vineyards at harvest time. The size of the ellipsoidal berries is another argument in favor of Muscat Ottonel, which is also known as Muscat Ottone or Muscadet Ottonel. Resin, toast, honey and wild flowers are all present in the wines made from this variety. If the foliage, which turns yellow in autumn, is one of its charms, remember to protect the fruit from grey rot and coulure.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Planters Ridge

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Planters Ridge

How Winery Planters Ridge wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery Planters Ridge

  • 2016With an average score of 4.30/5

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Planters Ridge.

  • Muscat Ottonel
  • L'Acadie Blanc
  • Frontenac

The word of the wine: Castle

A term often used to designate wineries, even if they do not have a real castle.

The top pink wines of Winery Planters Ridge

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Planters Ridge

How Winery Planters Ridge wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Planters Ridge.

  • Frontenac
  • Baco Noir
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Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Pinot noir is an important red grape variety in Burgundy and Champagne, and its reputation is well known! Great wines such as the Domaine de la Romanée Conti elaborate their wines from this famous grape variety, and make it a great variety. When properly vinified, pinot noit produces red wines of great finesse, with a wide range of aromas depending on its advancement (fruit, undergrowth, leather). it is also the only red grape variety authorized in Alsace. Pinot Noir is not easily cultivated beyond our borders, although it has enjoyed some success in Oregon, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Planters Ridge

Planning a wine route in the of Nova Scotia? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Planters Ridge.

Discover the grape variety: Riesling

White Riesling is a grape variety that originated in France (Alsace). It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Riesling can be found in many vineyards: Alsace, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Lorraine, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, South West.

News about Winery Planters Ridge and wines from the region

Plans for first Campbeltown distillery in 180 years revealed

R&B Distillers, operator of the Isle of Raasay Distillery, plans to open The Machrihanish Distillery at Dhurrie Farm, Machrihanish, as a ‘farm-to-bottle’ single malt distillery, along with a visitor centre and whisky club. The company aims to make Machrihanish a sustainable, net-zero distillery that uses no fossil fuels in its production, as well as using biological farming practices to create greater biodiversity on the adjacent farmland. Plans are expected to be finalised during 2022, with ...

Plans for first Campbeltown distillery in 180 years revealed

R&B Distillers, operator of the Isle of Raasay Distillery, plans to open The Machrihanish Distillery at Dhurrie Farm, Machrihanish, as a ‘farm-to-bottle’ single malt distillery, along with a visitor centre and whisky club. The company aims to make Machrihanish a sustainable, net-zero distillery that uses no fossil fuels in its production, as well as using biological farming practices to create greater biodiversity on the adjacent farmland. Plans are expected to be finalised during 2022, with ...

Plans for first Campbeltown distillery in 180 years revealed

R&B Distillers, operator of the Isle of Raasay Distillery, plans to open The Machrihanish Distillery at Dhurrie Farm, Machrihanish, as a ‘farm-to-bottle’ single malt distillery, along with a visitor centre and whisky club. The company aims to make Machrihanish a sustainable, net-zero distillery that uses no fossil fuels in its production, as well as using biological farming practices to create greater biodiversity on the adjacent farmland. Plans are expected to be finalised during 2022, with ...

The word of the wine: Castle

A term often used to designate wineries, even if they do not have a real castle.

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