Prince Edward County

After a careful study and the assistance of a well know viticulturist the Bereron Family selected land on North Shore of the BAY of Quite River. The  vineyards facing the Eastern side of Prince Edward County in Ontario. As they wanted to specialize in Red French (Pinot Noir & Gamay Noir their search includea soil analysis

Having Lindsay Clay soils with Limestone just 3 to 5 feet underneath and located in a very historical part of this region contributed to our decision. The property also has a very gentle slope down to the lake which made the chose concrete.

The first planting were in 2003 the winery opened in 2007 and won tourism business of the year award

signature wines : Pinot Noir Gamay Noir Vidal

Winemaker: David Bergeron
Philsophy: Making the highest quality wines possible with each vintage and trying to tie in our visitors closer to the vineyard while creating world class wines.

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Black Prince Winery was conceived by John Sambrook (General Manager of the Opimian Society) in 2000, who wanted to establish a winery in this lovely, picturesque area of Prince Edward County. This region has the viticultural landscape to produce first-rate wines with the vineyards located on a fertile, sandy loam ridge

The Black Prince was an Edward (Edward County), eldest son of Edward III.

The vineyards 10 acres planted; including Chardonnay, Cabernet Franc, Chambourcin, Baco Noir, Regent, Marechal Foch and Seyval blanc. The winery is currently producing 5,000 cases with production plans for 10,000. Black Prince brand sits selves as “Many Terrior, One Winery” having wine available from Black Prince as well as some of the small grape growers in PEC, such as Bella Vigne and Hillier.
Visitors are invited to experience wine crafted from many of the diverse vineyards in “The County” and find some medieval lore along the way.

Signature wines include Chardonnay, Geisenheim, Chambourcin.
Icewines include exporting to France
Hillier Pinot an organic produce wine

General Manager: Geoff Webb
Winemaker: Michael Fallow
Philosophy: craft fine, accessible wine

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Carmela Estates Winery began in the fall of 1999 with the purchase of 43 acres of prime viticultural land in the Hillier region of Prince Edward County. Located just 2 kilometres north and east of Lake Ontario the vineyard enjoys the moderating effects of the lake and an extended growing season for our premium grapes. Today, Carmela Estates vineyards cover more than 30 acres of some of the finest growing acreage in the province

The winery is owned by Bob & Sherry Tompkins who named the winery in honour of their mother.
The winery opened for business November 1, 2002 and has a 1,500 square foot tasting room and boutique

The Vines Restaurant offers casual dining at its finest, whether you choose to dine al fresco on theoutdoor patio or more intimately in our dining room loft overlooking the vineyard .

signature wines : - Pinot Gris and Cabernet Franc

Winemaker: Norman Hardie
Philsophy: Carmela Estates Winery brings together old world winemaking , the finest vines and the best soils to produce well balanced grapes and superior wines.

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The winery is located 5 kms west of the village of Wellington on the Loyalist Parkway/Highway 33 and has a wonderful collection of old barns that form a new world “Clos” that transports visitors back to an earlier time. In fact, the parking lot is adjacent to the pioneer cemetery where James Chadsey, Ira's grandfather was interred in 1809. The winery itself is established inside the stables that accommodated six teams of draft horses.

By Chadsey's Cairns is named after Ira Chadsey 1828-1905, who was the rather idiosyncratic owner of our 215 acre farm. He was said to have believed that he would be reincarnated as a white horse. As a result, he built Cairns or stone monuments around the horse field behind the original home on the property marking it clearly enough that he would know he was home when he was transformed. Fourteen of the cairns still exist today. When we first arrived on the farm in 1995 we bought a light grey Arabian and she spooked a number of our older neighbours who were sure that Ira was back.

Richard Johnston and his wife Vida Zalnieriunas, have grand plans for their 215-acre farm and are firm believers in the potential of the Prince Edward County wine industry. They began planting vines in 1999 with 3000 Riesling in the field next to the Applehouse Ira built in about 1850, which now houses their tasting room and store.

Ann Sperling, joined the winery in 2005,as wine consultant to apprentice winemaker Vida.Vida likes to let the wines express their vintage and other aspects of the terroir with as little intervention as is practical. In some years, that means holding back some juice for reinsertion prior to bottling to balance off the natural acidity of “the County”, with the wine's own natural sugars.

The vineyards have slightly different soil mixes. The Applehouse Vineyard is on an ancient beach now called Brighton Gravelly Sand, while the Wellington vineyard has some Ameliasburgh Clay on the slope off the buried beach and the King Eddie not only has both these soils in its eight acres but also incorporates some Hillier Clay closer to Lake Ontario .

By Chadsey's Cairns grows eight vinifera varietals producing small batches of single varietal wines with occasional blends. The Riesling expresses a significant and unique minerality thought to derive from the broken shells of the ancient beach and from the calcerous limestone that underpins it. Unusually cold winters kept Vida from duplicating the very successful 2002 Gewurztraminer, with a clean acid enhanced-finish to the floral and lychee-rich middle. The 2005 vintage was well worth waiting for. In the reds the Pinot has been layered and subtle and the Gamay has been more terroir and vintage affected than any of the varietals. With the only Chenin Blanc planted in the County, By Chadsey's Cairns hopes to have a special Loire-like product to attract its particular following.

The store and most of property is accessible for people with disablilties. Store hours are 11pm – 6pm (5pm late fall) from April until Christmas. Wine can be ordered through the website and out of province deliveries can be arranged.  

 

Closson Chase began back in 1998 with seven hectares when Geoff Heinrick and Deborah Paskus studied the soil of Prince Edward County determining that outstanding Burgundian could do well.
After producing sucessful wines Seaton Mclean and his wife Sonja Smits who had purchase a country home in the area offered to back Deborah leading to the open of Closson Chase in 2004

This charming winery is housed in a heritage barn that has been restored and refurbished to accommodate a tasting room, a shop offering a connoisseur's selection of exclusive wine accesssories, crystal and glassware as well as the processing facilities

Deborah Paskus, one of Canada's premier winemakers is using centuries-old European traditions to create the exceptional Pinot Noirs and Chardonnays that the County is building its reputation on.

Proprietors of Closson Chase Vineyards
Seaton McLean, Sonja Smits, Mike MacMillan, Gene McBurney, Andy Thomson and Bill Fanjoy

Viticulturalist/ winemaker: Deborah Paskus

WINEMAKING PHILOSOPHY:
We focus only on these two grape varieties—because the creation of exceptional wines requires exceptional focus. Our fine wines are the product of several important factors: winemaking practices developed by Old world masters over centuries, the best grapes imported from France, and the right soil and conditions.

In cool climates, grapes grown in poor soil on south facing slopes typically produce the finest wines. Our vineyards are perfectly placed – and in fact are strikingly similar to the world-famous vineyards of the Burgundy region in France.

Our process is painstaking. We start with a high density planting and as the season progresses, the crop is strategically reduced to ensure that the grapes reach full maturity. Once harvested, the juice is gently pressed from the skins and natural yeast is introduced to the juice for the fermentation process.

In order for our wines to develop their distinctive character, both the Chardonnay and Pinot Noir are allowed to evolve and integrate for up to 18 months in French Oak barrels. Then, for good measure, they rest for another six months once bottled. Given all this effort to nurture the complexity of these wines, why spoil a good thing with filtration? Our wines are unabashedly unfiltered.

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Huff Estates owned by Frank (Lanny) Huff offically opened its doors offically on June 12, 2004. 
It opened with its first commercial vintage 2003 consisting of Chardonnay, Riesling and Gamay

Lanny Huff is presently the only grower of Merlot in the county, planted at the South Bay vineyard with smaller sections that are dedicated to Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Pinot Gris and Chardonnay.

A twenty room Inn has been completed.

Winemaker: Frederic Picard
Winemaking philosophy: Huff Estates is committed to producing wines that will express the finest in terroir from Prince Edward County . With two separate vineyards plantings in South Bay and Hallowell, our goal is to priduce wines that capture the essence of the soils and mesoclimates of the unique region of Ontario , Canada .

  

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Long Dog Vineyard and Winery was conceived in 1999 by owners James Lahti, Steven Rapkin and Victoria Rose. Proud owners of two dachshunds provided the name of the winery. They purchased 300 acreas in PEC to enjoy as a country home for a weekend get away. What began as an experimental planting of 1200 vines has now grown to an 18 acre vineyard, with 25,000 vines

The varietals are Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot Gris and Gamay . All wines are made with grapes grown only intheir PEC vineyard.

Winemaker: James Lahti
Philosophy: Grow good grapes

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Opened in 2005 . A Onatrio winemaker who decided to start his own winery and named the winery after himself and why not he does all the work. The location was selected for thecombination of great soils, microclimate and gentle sloping topography.

The winery is owned by Norman Hardie and The Lennox King Family. Norman honed his wine skills around the globe working -  Sommelier for the Four Seasons Hotel group for 6 years, 1 vintage in Oregon, 3 in Burgundy, 4 at Bouchard Finlayson in South Africa, 2 in Central Otago New Zealand, 2 In Santa Barbara, 4 in Prince Edward County .

The wineries future plans are to produce 4000 cases within the next five years, focus on small batches of highest quality . Quality before quantity

 

The winery produces Pinot Noir Chardonnay and Riesling

Winemaker: Norman Hardie
Winemaking philosophy: Grow and source the best grapes minimal intervention in the cellar. Only the best French oak barrels

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The winery opened in 2006 is located in the heart of the Hillier Wine District, Rosehall Run Vineyards offers an intimate, authentic look at viticulture in the County. The founders are : Dan Sullivan, Cam Reston, Lynn Sullivan, Cindy Zwicker Reston . The adventure began in 2000 when they purchased a 150-acre farm on Greer Road in Hillier.

The 25 acre vineyard has Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Chardonnay Musque, Ehrenfelser. Soil typeHillier Clay (clay with limestone gravel/rock over fractured limestone. The first vinatge was 2004. Estimated cases 4000 by 2007 .

Winemaker: Dan Sullivan
Philosophy: winemaking starts in the vineyard . Maintain a hands-on approach to managing the vineyard staff which allows him to keep a close eye on the resulting quality of the fruit.

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Owner Catherine Langlois. Catherine studied winemaking in Burgundy. She worked brief for an Ontario winery  before seeking her own property in 1999. Planting 2.5 hectares (6 acres) of vines: mostly Vidal, Baco Noir, Riesling and Cabernet Franc, as well as some Geisenheim, Pinot Noir, and Maréchal Foch. Sandbanks Winery's vines are planted on a south-facing within sight of Lake Ontario, which moderates the temperature during the year. They are rooted in soil made up of well-drained clay and limestone rock

signature wines : Baco Noir Reserve and dry Riesling

Winemaker: Catherine Langlois

Philosophy: all great wine begins in the vineyard! Our family estate vineyard was established in 2000 and now, in our 6th year, we personally attend to our six acres of vinifera and hybrid grapes.

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Sugarbush Vineyards is a small 8.5 acre, family owned and operated, vineyard & winery. A young with  there new daughter purchased a nineteen hectares farm and began planting vines in 2002. currently producting Chardonnay, Riesling, Gewürztraminer, Cabernet Franc, Gamay, and Pinot Noir. The back 5-6 acres of our property contains sugar Maples. In the futurethe Pecks hope to take advantage of the Maples and produce Maple syrup as well as wine.

Sugarbush Vineyards plans to grow in small and manageable increments to ensure that it can maintain quality in both its vineyard and its winery using only grapes grown on site. The tasting room will open in the summer of 2007

Winemaker: Rob & Sally Peck

Philosophy: Let the grapes speak!

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The Grange of Prince Edward Estate Winery is a family run business established in 2002 by Robert Granger and his daughter Caroline.

With 60 acres of vineyards, a pastoral setting and a dramatic tasting room housed in a lovingly restored 1826 barn, The Grange of Prince Edward Vineyards & Estate Winery is the Loyalist version of a French wine estate – complete with rich textures, historical outbuildings and old-world ambiance. The vineyards comprise more than 55,000 vinifera and are planted on Hillier clay gravel over calciferous fractured limestone where fields are naturally well drained and surprisingly fertile.  and are ideal growing the classic grapes of Burgundy. Vineyard planting began in 2001 and wine production began with the 2003 vintage These fields are naturally well drained and surprisingly fertile. Set on rolling fields, wetlands for waterfowl and original lanes where one can see deer and pheasant, the Grange of Prince Edward is breathtaking.

Signature Wines – Riesling, Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris, Chardonnay, Rosé

Winemaker: Jeff Innes

Philosophy The Grange of Prince Edward Vineyards & Estate Winery is proud of the history of its farm and is dedicated to producing delicious VQA wines of quality.

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Ed Neuser and Rita Kaimins opened their winery in 2001 the first all grape winery in the region.
They named the winery after the local village..

The winery has a beautiful lakeside restaurant fully licenced. Reservations are required.

Viticulturist/ Winemaker: Kyle Baldwin

Winemaker:  Amy Mumby

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