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Santa is hitting the road!

10/31/2019

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Our season is coming to an end at the winery, and with our store closing its time for our team to hit the road! Over the holiday season the team will be travelling through various towns including Halifax, Wolfville, Digby, Yarmouth & Lunenburg. You can also catch us at your local farmers market weekly! See below for listings. 

Christmas shows...
  • 🎁 Christmas at the Forum - November 1-3
  • 🎁 Exhibition Christmas Craft Village - November 8-10
  • 🎁 Tooies Christmas Craft Show - November 9-10
  • 🎁 Digby Crafty Claus Fair - November 15-16
  • 🎁 Acadia Christmas Craft Expo - November 15-17
  • 🎁 Dalplex Christmas Craft Market - November 22-24
  • 🎁 It’s a Grand Christmas - November 23-24
  • 🎁 Annapolis Royal Christmas Extravaganza - December 7
  • 🎁 Lunenburg Christmas Craft Festival - December 7-8

Weekly markets...
  • Annapolis Royal Winter Farmers Market - Saturdays
  • Yarmouth Farmers & Community Market - Saturdays
  • Alderney Landing Farmers Market - Sundays 

If you're traveling through the valley and want to stop in to the winery, please send us an email or a message on our Facebook page.

Our team at Casa Nova wishes you and your family a fantastic holiday season and we can't wait to see you again in the spring!

Katie McDonald

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Harvest Season!

10/8/2019

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After celebrating our harvest season with our Fall Festival, our team as Casa Nova is back to work harvesting the seasons grapes!
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We can’t wait for you to try our newest beverages! It’s been two years since we’ve harvested due to a frost in June 2018 that wiped out our entire crop! Last season, we lost over 90% of our crop, and decided not to harvest. 
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Although we’re still recuperating from last years loss, resulting in a smaller harvest this year, our team is very excited for what is coming! 🍇🍷

Katie McDonald

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The Cherry Blossoms

5/29/2019

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Casa Nova Cherry Cider is about to hit the shelves of thirteen NSLC locations across the province! Our award winning Cherry Cider is made in the beautiful village of Bear River with only premium Nova Scotian ingredients. Bear River is known through time for their cherries, and more often, the annual Cherry Carnival. Back in 1780, it became known that Cherry Trees would fare well and later in 1893 George Wells decided to make it a celebration as a thank you to all the working men and women from the area. The Cherry Carnival is still a very popular annual event in Bear River, now on its 126th year. The event is now a well deserved fundraiser for the communities hard working fire department. Although there are few cherry trees remaining in the area, we take pride in celebrating our local traditions and culture with each beverage we make. Cheers!

Casa Nova's Cherry Cider will be available at the following NSLC locations as of June 3rd
  • Larry Uteck
  • Quinpool Rd
  • Downsview Plaza
  • Mill Cove
  • Wyse Rd
  • Tacoma
  • Elmsdale
  • Fall River
  • Portland St
  • Forest Hills
  • Antigonish
  • East New Glasgow
  • The Port

Katie McDonald

   

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Winery Residents: Tiger & Lily

5/24/2019

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Our winery has just taken in new residents! Our team at Casa Nova has recently taken in two silkie chickens at the vineyard. The silkie bird is a breed of chickens that is thought to have originated in Southeast Asia sometime before the year 1,200. The breed is known for their luscious feathers that resembles silk, their companionship and their inability to fly. We named the white rooster Tiger, and the black hen Lily. Both are rescues from their previous home, where they were not welcomed by their flock and appeared to be distressed. Tiger was the first to arrive at the winery and immediately became comfortable here. Although Tiger is still slightly on edge, he is comfortable in his new winery home. After he settled in, his previous owner noticed one of his hens wasn't getting along with the others and there came Lily! Since they have met, the pair has been inseparable. When you stop into the winery you will see them together as they roam around the winery and into the woods in search of snacks. Stop in during store hours to meet the duo!
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Katie McDonald

   

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Cider Launch & Grand Open Celebration

5/20/2019

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This weekend we had our Grand Opening & Cider Launch Party here at the Casa Nova winery! Our team had a great time serving up our newest cider.. Pear!! We collaborated the cider launch with Annapolis Brewing, who will be exclusively the only bar serving our Pear Cider! Chef to Table also came in to the winery and served up delicious Chilli & Spanakopitas for everyone to snack on while sipping cider. Our store is now open 7 days a week, Monday to Friday from 11am til 6pm and Saturday and Sunday from 12pm til 5pm. Stop in for a tasting, tour & so much more. 
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Katie McDonald

  

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Five for Five!

4/23/2019

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Casa Nova Fine Beverages wins 5 medals in Finger Lakes International Wine Competition, totalling five medals for five entries!

Casa Nova Fine Beverages is being recognized with 5 awards from the Finger Lakes International Wine Competition! The prestigious competition held in Rochester, NY judged over 2,900 wine and cider entries from 16 countries around the world. The vineyard located in Bear River East entered a combination of ciders, wine and cello, with each entry receiving an award.

 “This is an incredible honour for us to have won a medal for each product we submitted this year,” said company spokesperson Karen Enright.  “International competitions are always tough as we are up against products from around the world.  Our mission is to promote Nova Scotia fruit and our products are recognized as being on a world level.”

Winning products were:
Buddy’s Original Craft Cider – Silver Medal
Nova Cello Blueberry – Silver Medal                                                         
Casa Nova Cherry Cider – Bronze Medal
1606 Good Cheer Craft Cider – Bronze Medal
Red Carpet Wine – Bronze Medal

Both Buddy’s Cider and Red Carpet are available at select NSLCs throughout the province, with the addition of Cherry Cider coming to stores on June 3, 2019. All products will be available at the Yarmouth Farmers’ Market and at our winery in Bear River East, opening on May 11, 2019.


For further information, please contact Karen Enright at 902-467-0917.

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All in Good Cheer!

4/9/2019

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Casa Nova has been indulging in local fruits and has created numerous ciders using Nova Scotia heritage apples, said to be planted in 1606 when the earliest European settlers arrived. Within the same year, Order of Good Cheer was established in Port Royal, NS in by Samuel de Champlain. History tells us that early settlers and local Mi’kmaq would spend their days gathering foods to produce an evening’s feast, celebrated with music, friends and cheer. Casa Nova owners Karen and Brendan Enright were inspired by the order and continue to honour the origins of the east coast kitchen party with everything they do!

​Katie McDonald

   


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