RED WineS 

Medal winner at the 2009 All-Canadian Wine Championships

Our Marechal Foch is a dry, well-balanced red wine blessed with red berry flavours and good length. The herbaceous and fruity bouquet is indicative of a Nova Scotia summer, earthy and natural. Marechal Foch is an excellent wine to serve with beef, venison and hearty pasta dishes.

Bronze Medal winner at 2010 International Taster's Guild Wine Championships

This outstanding dry red wine with intense smoky blackberry and fresh plum characters supported by robust earthy tannins spent twelve months aging in French oak barrels. This big red wine will compliment hearty meals of spicy red meat.

 Medal winner at 2007 International Tasters Guild Awards
Jost Vineyard’s 2003 Trilogy was made from the best Baco Noir, Leon Millot and Marechal Foch grapes grown in Nova Scotia in 2003.  Soft, ripe tannins support lengthy fresh berry fruit characters while aging in French oak barrels has provided smoky black cherry and anise flavours. This wine has great aging potential and pairs well with fine cheeses and hearty red meat dishes.

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Bronze Medal Winner at the 2010 International Tasters Guild Awards

The 2007 Reserve Marechal Foch is a dry red wine made from the finest estate-grown Marechal Foch.  Aged in French oak barrels has provided oaky, as well as fruit-derived berry and bell pepper characters on a good tannin backbone leading to a great overall balance and length.  This wine has exceptional aging potential and pairs well with fine cheese and red meat dishes.

Gold Medal winner at 2009 Atlantic Canadian Wine Awards
Jost Vineyard’s 2006 Trilogy was made from the best Baco Noir, Leon Millot and Marechal Foch grapes grown in Nova Scotia in 2005 Soft, ripe tannins support lengthy fresh berry fruit characters while aging in French oak barrels has provided smoky black cherry and anise flavours. This wine has great aging potential and pairs well with fine cheeses and hearty red meat dishes.

Silver Medal winner at 2010 International Tasters Guild
Jost Vineyards 2008 Côte St. George Marechal Foch was made from grapes grown in the Antigonish area of Nova Scotia in the vineyard of Kingsley Brown overlooking beautiful St. George’s Bay. This dry red wine, with abundant red berry fruit and refreshing tannins, will pair well with hearty red meat and pasta dishes.

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Gold Medal Winner at 2009 Atlantic Canadian Wine Awards
 Jost Vineyards Limited Edition 2006 Pinot Noir was made from grapes nurtured by the family of Allan McIntyre and vineyard manager Wayne MacDonald at Racca Vineyards on the shores of the Minas Basin in Habitant.  The wine which emerged was aged in French oak barrels resulting in an outstanding dry red wine with fresh berry fruit and smoky characteristics.

Gold Medal Winner at 2009 Finger Lakes International Wine Competition
The Leon Millot was  produced from grapes grown in the Annapolis Valley. This dry red wine was not  aged in oak barrels in order to maintain its lengthy black cherry and anise flavours and soft, ripe tannins. It will pair well with a variety of red meats, fine cheeses and spicy dishes. Notice: Some colour sediment may form.

 The grapes for this wine were grown by Dr. Allan McIntyre of Racca Vineyards in Habitant, Nova Scotia.  The wine was aged in French oak barrels and will complement the heartiest of red meats and fine cheeses.  (Wine Diamonds may form in this wine)

The Jost Vineyards Prima Rosa is a medium dry full-bodied red wine made from a special blend of Nova Scotia grown French-American hybrid grapes.  It is filled with a lovely, fruity bouquet and berry fruit and jam character.

Compliments a variety of barbecued meats, pasta and hard cheeses.

 After careful harvesting, destemming and crushing portions of free run juice were removed from selected lots of Nova Scotia grown Marechal Foch grapes. This juice, which was pink in colour and full of flavour was used to produce Jost Vineyards’ premiere vintage of Limited Edition 2009 Rosé. This semi-dry rosé is salmon-pink in colour with predominantly fresh berry fruit characteristics.