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Cep d’Argent Vineyard

Brothers François and Jean-Paul Scieur have studied and researched local winemaking methods to create the Sélection sparkling wines range, favored by sommeliers: the Sélection Blanc de Blancs, the Sélection Brut Nature, the Sélection Royale and the Sélection Rosée. Created in 2009, the Quebec’ Champagne Universe has already become renowned by its peers.

They have 14-acres i the Eastern Townships where over 60 000 individual vines grow offers an exceptional view on Lake Magog. Besides the sparkling wines which have made the vineyard a household name, the Cep d’Argent also offers a selection of red, white, rosé, fortified and desert wines.

The origin of Le Cep d’Argent winery goes back to the meeting of six men – two from France and four from Quebec. The Frenchmen from the region of Étoges in Champagne had been friends since they were viticulture students. The four Quebeckers had a medical background. Epicureans to the core, they all dreamed of embarking on a grand adventure, by launching a winery in Quebec.

After much research, study and analysis of Quebec’s soils and temperatures, they bought a 46-hectare plot of land on the western slope of the Appalachian plateau. The property has all the requisite ingredients – a gentle slope, a microclimate deemed suitable for grape growing and the lake Magog which lies at 200 metres above sea level. The setting even inspired the winery’s name. Le Cep means « vine » in French and ties in with the proprietors’ relationship with that plant. Argent –« silver » – refers to the shimmering reflections on the lake.

After much research, study and analysis of Quebec’s soils and temperatures, they bought a 46-hectare plot of land on the western slope of the Appalachian plateau. The property had all the required ingredients – a gentle slope, a microclimate deemed suitable for grape growing and the lake Magog which lies at 200 metres above sea level. The setting even inspired the winery’s name. Le Cep means « vine » in French and ties in with the proprietors’ relationship with that plant. Argent –« silver » – refers to the shimmering reflections on the lake.

The first vines were planted in 1985. Production started in 1987. Doors opened to the public in 1988.

In 1991, they came up with a fun way to reach out to wine lovers by issuing an invitation to celebrate the grape harvest. The response was wildly enthusiastic! Since the fall of 1993, the Fête des Vendanges du vignoble Le Cep d’Argent has been known as La Fête des Vendanges Magog-Orford. The Magog-Orford Grape Festival, as it’s called in English, was the first ever step towards celebrating the wine harvest in Quebec and it has now become a not-to-be-missed fixture in the yearly calendar.

Numerous events are held through out the year..

Besides their Sparkling wines look for their Vidal Icewine!

1257, chemin de la Rivière
Magog (Qc), Canada
J1X 3W5

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