The owners gave us a very warm and welcomed greeting, and the location is beautiful. They give you the option of tasting their 4 wines in the entrance of their domaine standing at their small counter for $10 or $20 for sitting outside on their terrace. We chose the seated option outside. Being an accredited sommelier, I would have preferred an INAO style tasting glass with a sample amount capable of being swirled and sniffed for a true tasting. Personally we both felt the tasting samples were not standard and neither were the glasses used; both were very small. We paid for a seat with a view. I hope this comment can be a positive motivator to simply add some improvement for wines that have a good potential. You are a lovely couple and...
Read moreIf you dont pay 20$ to sit in the terrace, then you cant use the washrooms. I did pay for a wine tasting, but i could not use the washroom. Also we paid for 3 wine tastings, we were given 3 glasses, and 3 pitchers , so we basically had to rinse our glasses , pour from the pitcher to the glass to taste the next wine. every other place I have gone, they will give you 1 glass per wine you are tasting. Also, since we did not pay to acces the terrace, we were sent off to a table outside with a little document that explain the wines, so basically no service. Wines are not that great and pretty expensive compared to any other place in the area Very...
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The Belle Alliance checks all the boxes, a beautiful scenery overlooking the hills and lake, fantastic wine ranging from red, gris, white and orange, and a wonderful host sharing all of their knowledge behind the growing of the quebec wine region.
As a Montrealer, this was well worth the drive and the extremely fair rate of 20$ per person for the outdoor terasse and experience.
Carolyn is a fantastic host sharing her thorough knowledge and wonderful stories on how this Vignoble came to be!
Enjoy this small slice of European flare and connection of...
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