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Nova Scotia fizz

pouring Benjamin Bridge sparkling wine

BC-based writer Arnica Rowan heads to the other side of Canada to report on its vibrant sparkling-wine industry, and Jancis shares her tasting notes. Image above taken at Benjamin Bridge.

There is a secret wine region on Canada’s Atlantic coast, unknown to all but the most devoted sparkling-wine fans. If you’ve been to Montreal or Toronto, well, it’s east of there. To find it, all you need to do is stop in one of those well-known eastern Canadian cities and feel the wind. When your ears catch the haunting music of a fiddle playing a lonely tune, and your nose...