Jean-Talon Market is organizing its first ever Foire des vins et cidres d’ici in collaboration with the Conseil des Vins du Québec and Cidre du Québec on Saturday, August 13.

This event is a must for Québec wine and cider enthusiasts and the perfect opportunity to stock up on exclusive vintages, meet these talented producers and learn more about the making of the products that have made our terroir’s reputation.

More than fifteen producers, both emerging and established, will be on hand to sell and let you taste their products.

In addition to discovering the exhibitors, visitors will be able to attend a series of free lectures on wine and cider given by industry professionals. The lectures will be hosted by Geneviève Vézina-Montplaisir, co-publisher and co-editor of Caribou magazine.

*** Free admission ***

All exhibitors will be in the Event zone, in the north section of the market.

Lectures will be held on the mezzanine of the Jean-Talon Market and will be in French.

The SAQ will also be offering Québec wine tastings in front of the branch on Place Shamrock starting at 1 p.m.

Wineries:

• Domaine de l’Espiègle
• Domaine du Cap
• Domaine du Fleuve
• Fragments
• Vignoble 1292
• Vignoble les Farfelus

Cider producers:

• La Capsule Temporelle
• Cidre Intrus
• Cidrerie Au Pied de Cochon
• Cidrerie d’un Hectare
• Cidrerie Maline
• Cidre Sauvageon
• Cidre Turbulence
• Domaine Lafrance
• Coteau Rougemont
• Les Jardins d’Émilie

Agro-Food Producers:

• Éric Lécuyer
• Merveilles d’Abeilles
• Mibo Légumes Frais
• Ferme Gélinas & Nadeau S.E.N.C. (Cultivores)
• Les Jardins de la Fourchette
• Tulsi Farm
• Patrick Lauzon

Lectures:

• 10:30 a.m. – From restaurateur to cider maker by Vincent Dion-Lavallée (Cidrerie au Pied de Cochon)
• 11:30 a.m. – Quebec wines: 40 years of history! by Mélanie Gore (Conseil des vins du Québec)
• 1:30 p.m. – Cider 101: discovering Quebec ciders by Clémentine Gombart (Cidre du Québec)
• 2:30 p.m. – Five truths to know about Quebec wines by Dominic Belleville (Vignoble les Farfelus)
• 3:30 p.m. – Domaine Lafrance and authenticity by Élara Girard (Domaine Lafrance)
• 4:30 p.m. – Demystifying grape varieties by Louis Thomas (Vignoble Domaine du Fleuve)

The Jazz cover band Jeanne & Manu, with singer-songwriter Junes and pianist Emmanuel Eustache will play during the event.