Foires des vins et cidres d'ici at Jean-Talon Market - August 12 & 13

Jean-Talon Market will be holding its 2nd edition of La Foire des vins et cidres d’ici on August 12 and 13. This not-to-be-missed event will be the perfect opportunity to discover new vineyards and cideries and fill up your cellars in the process.

From 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Quebec wine and cider lovers will be able to discover talented producers, discover new vintages and learn more about their products. As well as stocking up on exclusive vintages, visitors will be able to attend a series of free conferences on wine and cider on Saturday August 12 and tasting workshops on Sunday August 13.

The lectures will be given free of charge by industry professionals and hosted by Geneviève Vézina-Montplaisir of Caribou magazine.

Admission to the event is free, and tasting glasses cost $5. Tastings cost $2 to $5, at the discretion of the wineries and cideries. 

The wineries present

Domaine des Côtes d’Ardoise
Domaine du Cap
Domaine Le Grand Saint-Charles
Vignoble Léon Courville
Sommelier Nordiq
Vignoble 1292
Vignoble La Cantina
Vignoble Le Chat Botté
Vignoble Têtes au vent

Cideries present :

Cidrerie Au Pied de Cochon
Cidre Sauvageon
Chemin des Sept
Domaine du petit St-Joseph
Équinoxe, Cider Farm
Errant
Jus Sec
La Capsule Temporelle
La cidrerie d’un hectare
Les Jardins d’Émilie

Agri-food producers present:

La Ménagerie
Ressources de la Vallé
La ferme authentique
La ferme Vermaco
Eric Lecuyer
Les Jardins de Stéphanie
Patrick Lauzon
Mibo légumes Frais
Domaine Villeneuve

Conferences’ schedule – Saturday August 12 on the mezzanine of Marché Jean-Talon

11 a.m – 11:30 a.m	Pascale Rémon, Les Minettes et Geneviève Vézina-Montplaisir	Les vins du Québec tatoués sur le cœur!
12 p.m – 12:30 p.m	Marc-Antoine Arsenault-Chiasson : Équinoxe, Ferme cidricole	Le cidre fermier – boire et soutenir la paysannerie québécoise
1 p.m – 1:30 p.m	Pierre Hébert : Vignoble Têtes au vent	Démystifier les vins natures
2 p.m – 2:30 p.m	Elizabeth Ryan : Sommelier Nordiq	Les partenariats dans le monde du vin et du cidre en pleine éclosion
3 p.m -3:30 p.m	Normand Guénette : Vignoble Le Chat Botté	La viticulture biologique au Québec face aux changements climatiques

Wine and cider pairing workshops presented by Les Lauriers de la Gastronomie Québécoise – Sunday, August 13

11 a.m WORKSHOP
Bouchée : Sweetgrass cake, sweetgrass whipped cream, fresh strawberries
Ciders :

Jus Sec – Dès Midi

Chemin des Sept – Peauchemin

Pied de Cochon – Chemin des Pères

Équinoxe – Balade

12:30 p.m WORKSHOP
Bouchée : Hulled tomatoes, marinated wild roses, Nordic shrimps
Wines :

Cantina – Rosé

Chat Botté – Pétillant Naturel orange

1292 – Méthode Traditionnelle Rosé St. Croix

2:30 p.m WORKSHOP
Bouchée : Rapĥaelle potatoes, white butter, caviar
Vins dégustés :

1292 – St-Pepin Swenson

Chat Botté – Blanc

Cantina – Chardonnay

4 p.m WORKSHOP
Bouchée : Nasturtium flowers, venison tartar, raw mushrooms
Vins dégustés :

Cantina – Pinot Noir

Domaine du Cap – La Cabane des Anglais

Chat Botté – Petite Perle

Les Lauriers de la Gastronomie Québécoise, a partner of this year’s Marché Jean-Talon event, will be offering wine and cider tasting workshops on Sunday, August 13, hosted by Christine Plante, who will be welcoming Caroline Beaulieu, sommelier at Légende par Tanière3, and François-Emmanuel Nicol, chef at Tanière3. They’ll be presenting and offering free tastings of tasty bites paired with wines or ciders from the Fair’s participating producers, to delight your taste buds!

Both are the latest winners of the Sommelier of the Year and Chef of the Year awards at the Lauriers de la Gastronomie Québécoise Gala, a prestigious event honouring the best of Quebec’s culinary industry.

Book your free ticket here

A performance by singer-songwriters accompanied by a guitarist and DJ DEAF to delight visitors.

The Jean-Talon Market event is presented by Les Lauriers de la Gastronomie Québécoise in partnership with Producteurs de cidre du Québec.

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

Conferences will be held on the mezzanine of Marché Jean-Talon.