Profiles

Thanks to distinctive grape varieties and straightforward winemaking techniques, Vinho Verde makes for wines that are light and likeable, and which are particularly delightful to drink when the weather is hot!

Long considered inhospitable to quality red wine production, the province managed to prove wrong many of its critics over the past few years. The progress is the result of colossal work from our Quebec growers in choosing the varietals for the best terroirs, but also of a better understanding of the reality of our climate.

Located between mountains and sea, Pays d’Oc IGP wines that can be found in Languedoc-Roussillon, will have you traveling to the heart of the oldest vineyards of France, source of a creative palette of wines featuring exceptional quality-price ratio, making the variety-rich terroir all the more accessible. A multitude of possible pairings and guaranteed pleasure!

Three decades ago, two Britons made their way to Hemmingford to breathe new life into the cider industry, after some backlash a few years back.

Domaine bergeville is a tiny vineyard that thinks big. Every wine it produces – white, rosé or red – is effervescent comparing favourably to cavas, crémants or any other european sparkler. The difference is that domaine bergeville cuvées are certified organic and genuinely québécois.

From four generations of an apple-growing dynasty in Rougemont, Michel Jodoin has taken the best of the apple and bottled it, at a time when cider was considered the bottom of the barrel. An interview with a cider maker who’s as visionary as he is ambitious.

Cider is back in fashion. In addition to making wine, Domaine de Lavoie, in Rougemont, follows this growing trend.

The Rivière du Chêne winery is definitely one of the most well known in Quebec, thanks to the passion of its founder, Daniel Lalande.

Quebec wines have their very own reserved appellation, the Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) Quebec Wine, thanks to efforts by visionary winemakers who endeavoured to ensure that their wines would be able to reach the apex of the industry. 

After vodka, gin, and tequila, it’s now rum’s turn to experience a qualitative revolution.

Take a couple of roommates who like beer and chemistry, add a new neighbour with a few business ideas and you get a distillery that loves colourful products.

In March 2020, Quebec’s distilleries massively responded to the governments’ calls for help, producing and distributing hand sanitizer for the healthcare system and essential services.