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Issue (Archive) Many people enjoy a wine or a beer on hot summer days, with a meal or just with friends. In New Brunswick we are fortunate to have two separate family enterprises that produce wine and beer. The Gillis of Belleisle Vineyard and Winery was opened in 2003 by Rod and Judy Gillis and is managed by their daughter, Carey. Moosehead Breweries has been in business since the 1800’s and is still run by the Oland family. The Moosehead Country Store is located at 49 Main Street, Saint John West adjacent to Moosehead Brewery. The Gillis Vineyards are located in the Belleisle Valley. GILLIS OF BELLEISLE VINEYARDS AND WINERY Wine is a popular and important beverage that accompanies and enhances a wide range of European and Mediterranean-style cuisines, from the simple and traditional to the most sophisticated and complex. While in New Brunswick visit the Belleisle Vineyards Inc. which is located along a beautiful part of the lower St. John River overlooking the Belleisle Valley. Rod Gillis an owner and founder of the vineyard invites visitors to come to ‘this beautiful and rustic setting, and we look forward to providing a wonderful opportunity for vacationers to enjoy an estate vineyard and winery experience right here in New Brunswick” The Winery boasts a production of 2500 to 3500 cases of wine a year, it also incorporates a reception hall, built with old-world charm. Wines are available for sale at the winery in Belleisle. While there, the visitor is invited to wander the vineyard, meet the winery donkey, savour the afternoon sun dappling the vines, sip wine in the pergola and select your bottle of wine while looking down the valley over the iridescent waters of the Belleisle Bay. The Gillises are concentrating on growing four grape varieties, plus an assortment of other fruit. Currently, they have six wines in production. The winery specializes in the production of a unique red and white wine as well as seasonal fruit and dessert wines which are available for sale at the winery in Belleisle. Phone: (506) 485-8846 www.gillisofbelleisle.com MOOSEHEAD COUNTRY STORE is located at 49 Main Street, Saint John West adjacent to Moosehead Brewery. This store is a celebration of Moosehead Brewery which began in 1865 when John Oland and his wife Susannah, along with their seven children, came from England to Halifax, Nova Scotia. John worked on the railway but Susannah began brewing a few batches of an old family recipe for “brown October ale”. In 1867 the Oland family opened their first brewery known as the Army and Navy brewery. In 1918, Susannah’s son George W.C. moved to Saint John with his son, George B. They purchased two breweries here and eventually the larger brewery became Moosehead Breweries Limited. The Moosehead Country Store is extremely popular with visitors from around the world. Some of the most popular comments in their visitor book reflect the appeal the store has - “I always come back here” wrote David from the Isle of Man. A visitor from Ontario wrote, “We come all the way here just to visit this store”. The store sells a large variety of products all of them with the logo of the various beer brands made by Moosehead. Their hours are: Monday - Wednesday 9 -5 Thursday 9 - 9; Friday 9 - 9; Saturday 10 - 5. Telephone: (506) 635-7020. www.mooseheadcountrystore.com |
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