Novia Scotia’s wine industry has a connection to Niagara College as mentioned in this August 19 feature in The Chronicle Herald. The article highlights Lightfoot & Wolfville winery, located in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, that has become a jewel of the local wine industry with its impressive design and picturesque landscape, multiple tasting room experiences, outdoor restaurant, and barrel cellar.
It also has a head winemaker with a credential from NC’s Winery and Viticulture Technician program. Josh Horton has been at the helm of Lightfoot & Wolfville’s winemaking since 2012, the year he graduated from NC. The article mentions that Horton, a native Nova Scotian, is “a true farmer, meticulous viticulturist, and passionate ‘winegrower'” who grew up around agriculture, spending time in his family’s garden and on his grandfather’s farm.
