Now that the sun is spreading its rays onto our terraces, making us want to bask in their warmth as we enjoy a cool glass, it is the perfect time to ask Nadia Fournier, a well-appreciated wine expert, which wines and ciders are her pick for this season.<\/p>\n
Nadia has known Brome-Missisquoi for several years now and is a full-time\u00a0 resident since 2013. Wine columnist, reviewer and consultant, she is also the sole author of Le Guide du Vin Phaneuf since 2011, following the mentorship of the renowned Guy Phaneuf, an emblematic icon, not only in the wine sector, but with the population in general. In great part, thanks to him, we can all say we are somewhat connoisseurs!<\/p>\n
\u201cOver the past few years, Brome-Missisquoi has developed quite a lot,\u201d says Nadia,\u201d Not only from a wine-growing point of view, but in general as well. We find more and better restaurants, beautiful boutiques, interesting activities, etc. A very rich ecosystem has established itself here.\u201d<\/p>\n
In fact, this specialist contributes in many ways to this ecosystem, notably by signing the wine list for LUMAMI<\/a>, cuisine nature at BALNEA spa<\/a> and r\u00e9serve thermale, in Bromont.\u00a0 \u201cI try to integrate local products and find the best wine pairings for the menu.\u201d<\/p>\n It is with a true passion that Nadia talks about our local wines and ciders. In her view, they all merit our attention. At least all the ones she knows! Because, of course, she hasn\u2019t tasted all of Brome-Missisquoi\u2019s offer, yet. Nevertheless, she, for sure, has noted a definite evolution in our region; \u201cOver all, the know-how of wine and cider makers is now well-established and their products have become more specific and consistent.\u201d According to her, L\u00e9on Courville, Vigneron<\/a> has progressed enormously during the last few years. \u201cTheir Cuv\u00e9e Charlotte and Cuv\u00e9e Julien are truly top grade,\u201d she states. L\u2019Orpailleur Vineyard<\/a> has also presented a lot of consistency in its production by proposing year after year, great quality products. \u201cTheir Vidal dry is more and more specific as well as their effervescent wines, their roses and their whites \u2026 simply, all good.\u201d<\/p>\n Just outside of Farnham, Les Pervenches vineyard<\/a> has also attracted the attention of this specialist. \u201cDuring the past couple of years, their wines have reached a remarkable level of quality. They are organic and all very good.\u201d Moreover, the friendly owners demonstrate true craftsmanship in their work.\u201d\u00a0 The St-P\u00e9pin, developed by Ch\u00e2teau de Cartes<\/a>, a wine and cider producer of Dunham, has caught Nadia\u2019s attention as well. Let us not forget to mention Le Clos Saragnat<\/a> in Frelighburg; \u201ctheir ciders are impeccable, especially their ice cider and their bitter cider. By using heritage apple varieties, they have given an added value to their products. Plus, their production is entirely organic.\u201d<\/p>\n A little reminder: Christian Barthomeuf was the first to make ice cider in Quebec, in the early \u201990s.<\/p>\n Although, in our region, our wines are younger than our ciders, Nadia believes, \u201cit is therefore even more commendable to see the high-quality level, these products have attained. I truly think the best is yet to come\u201d<\/p>\n Have a great summer!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Now that the sun is spreading its rays onto our terraces, making us want to bask in their warmth as […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":2875,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[143],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5187","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the_wine_route"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tourismebrome-missisquoi.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5187","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tourismebrome-missisquoi.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tourismebrome-missisquoi.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tourismebrome-missisquoi.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tourismebrome-missisquoi.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5187"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tourismebrome-missisquoi.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5187\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tourismebrome-missisquoi.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2875"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tourismebrome-missisquoi.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5187"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tourismebrome-missisquoi.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5187"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tourismebrome-missisquoi.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5187"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Products She Truly Loves<\/strong><\/h2>\n