The Annapolis Valley is known for its farmlands, and for having some of the best growing areas in Canada. This tour takes you on a trip to the heart of this farmland. At its widest point between North and South Mountains near Grand Pre are four wineries, and you will visit two of them on this tour.

The first stop will be Falmouth, which were the summer hunting and fishing grounds for Canada’s first people. In the 1600's the French Acadians started to move into this area and developed the fertile land that it is today. Falmouth was known as Pisiguit by the Acadians. Having migrated from Port Royal, Nova Scotia, the Acadians were the first to settle in the area, around 1685. During Queen Anne's War, in response to the French Raid on Deerfield, Massachusetts, in the Raid on Pisiquid, a military officer named Benjamin Church burned the village to the ground and took prisoners to Boston. One of these prisoners was Acadian leader Noel Doiron.

Not far from the shores of the Avon River you will find Sainte Famille Wines Ltd, a small family owned vineyard and winery located on an original Acadian village site known as La Paroisse Sainte-Famille De Pisiquit, which settled about 1685. They are dedicated to the art of growing quality grapes and vinting them into elegant premium wines.

The tour continues to Gaspereau Winery, one of the younger wineries in the Annapolis valley. This boutique winery showcases one of Nova Scotia’s prettiest vineyards, which hugs the steep hillside overlooking the Gaspereau Valley. Opening its doors in 2004, this winery is winning accolades for its rich, full-bodied reds such as DeChaunac, Lucie Kuhlmann and its flavourful whites, L’Acadie Blanc, Seyval Blanc, New York Muscat and Riesling, as well as other premium estate-grown and limited edition wines that reflect the care and passion of the owners.