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1365 Church Street Vineyard & Winery

Passion and Dedication

From Holland to the Annapolis Valley of Nova Scotia, Canada. The Eikelenboom. family came to Canada finding employment at Stirling Apple Farm leading to their own dairy farm in Shubenacadie. Their son John followed in their footsteps purchasing the family dairy farm in 1976.

After retiring from dairy farming, he planted his first vineyard and Ryan’s Creek Vineyard was developed. John had the first taste of success with these 26 acres of vines and he sold his grapes to many of the wineries in the Annapolis Valley.

John went from a grape grower in Ryan’s Creek, to purchasing 1365 Church Street in 2015, near Wolfville. In June of 2016, 8.4 acres were planted on the property, completely surrounding the main house and all of the buildings. In 2019 a further 6.4 acres were planted directly behind the old apple barn (now winery). In 2020 construction of the boutique winery began and it opened in February of 2021. This old apple barn now boasts breathtaking views of the vineyard, North Mountain, Wellington Dyke and Cape Blomidon.

Amber and John Eikelenboom. photo credit Curated Magazine.ca -Michelle Doucette

Developing the winery has been the dream of John and his wife Amber. It took hard work, desire and passion to achieve their dream. Amber owns two insurance companies. They met went john went to her to buy his insurance. " We love the social element of running a winery. “Our whole vibe is “welcome to our home,” Amber says “

The winery is know for its red. John believes great wine is all about he quality of the grapes. John and Patrick Cantini are the winemakers of this vineyard with guidance from Amber who is an active participant in taste testing of all of the wines

1365 Church Street
Port Williams

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