“What’s a Swiss guy doing here in Nova Scotia?” The question was posed by Domaine de Grand Pré owner Hanspeter Stutz. An entrepreneur with expansive plans for his winery and for Nova Scotia tourism, Swiss émigré Hanspeter is a robust proponent of his products. Quality is the key, he says, foreseeing great potential for domestic wine appreciation and regional economic growth.

His goal is making Grand Pré the leader for wineries and slow food cuisine. His aroma comparison chart, for example, facilitates the identification of wines for visitors whose oenological memories are just developing. With an eye to world markets, Hanspeter has begun producing cider with a ‘tough stuff’ label of a teddy bear in a leather jacket: Stutz cider. http://www.grandprewines.com/