Donald Craig played key role in N.S. winemaking

From Chronicle Herald:
Donald Craig, who passed away peacefully on Oct. 1, 2011, was renowned nationally and internationally for his berry and ornamental research as a scientist at the Kentville agricultural research station.
Less well understood was the pivotal role he played in the foundation of the Nova Scotia wine industry.

Uncle Ron’s Oyster Cloister Orders

The phone lines have carried Uncle Ron’s wishes and the little jems are being raised out of the Maritime’s water as we type…. The tongs are prodding around the shallows, the boats are bringing in the cages… they are being graded and packed and oh boy some quahaugs and bay scallops too….

Here is where they are from:

Lonnie Langille’ lease on bend where Lazy Bay becomes Wallace Harbour… Not only oyster’s but quahaugs as well.

http://www.wallacebythesea.ca/

From The Elliott’s are my grandfather’s favorites from the Wallace Bay cradled Birch Island.

Tom Wood who fishes out of the boats he builds is bringing us some Fox Harbour’s

http://www.bigbayboats.ca/about/

Merigomish’s Phillip Docker is bringing us his Shandaph Oyster and Bay Scallops  

http://www.shandaph.com/

Malagash’s own Bay Enterprises…. Charles and Nancy Purdy’s are sending some Thrum Caps

http://www.webspawner.com/users/bayent/

From Ell Lake all the way down in Pubnico’s Nolan D’eon’s  Ruisseau Oysters

http://www.ruisseauoysters.com/

And from Nequac NB Amedee Savoie’s much loved Masion Beausoleil Oysters.

• http://www.maisonbeausoleil.ca/en/index.htm

Finally of course in a hands across the water sort of touch  Ted Boutilier has selected some Salutation Cove(PEI) and Caribou (NS)

http://www.futureseafoods.com/

Here are a few sites with some tasting notes…

http://www.maestrosvp.com/images/menus/OysterMenu_en.pdf

http://www.thenibble.com/reviews/main/fish/seafood/oyster-glossary.asp

THe Rum Pot for 2012 is topped!!!!

The moment the Academy are all waiting for is ready .... Rum Pot 2012 has been topped up.. the search for Artic Kiwi was successful at Sobey's tonight... wonderful Nova Scotia grown Artic Kiwi's by MacBerry Farms... and the rum to cover them is Don Ron and Rona's hand delivered Ron Santero Anejo Reserva(Cuba).....

Fine rum worth rumination

From Today's Chronicle Herald....
Fine rum worth rumination Lunenburg distiller’s spirits sit one year in oak barrels

Pierre Guevremont, owner of Ironworks Distillery in Lunenburg, with his dog Matic and bourbon barrels from Kentucky.
Rum production is a long process, but the payoff is worth the wait.
A dozen Wild Turkey bourbon barrels from Kentucky arrived at the Ironworks Distillery in Lunenburg on Thursday ready to be filled with the micro-distillery’s twice-distilled, 160-proof molasses and water mixture.. click onto the line above the picture to access the story.....