Canadian Wines - Part 2

This is second 2 posts on my recent Canadian wine tasting trip. This post focuses on the wine region names Prince Edward County, which is a peninsula area near Kingston Ontario on the north end of Lake Ontario. (It's not to be confused with prince Edward Island. They have potatoes therem not wine.)

PEC is a much younger wine region then Niagara, and smaller so there are fewer wineries, but there are still some great finds here. Like Niagara, the area focuses on colder climate grapes like Chardonnay and Pinot Noir and as such, are closer to the style found in Burgundy.



Long Dog - Some wonderful pinot's can be found here. I had one of their wine at Domus in Ottawa for a News Year's dinner and it was the first Canadian wine the I remember impressing me.

Norman Hardie - Pinot and Chardonnay, my favorite of the region.

Closson Chase - the specialize in Chardonnay and have an excellent range. very good, but be warned the tasting are pricey and like most places in PEC they don't waive the fee if you purchase anything.

Hinterland - one of the areas only producers of Sparkling wines have only recently opened their tasting room. They offer some still whites as well.

County Cider Ice Cider - I know it's not grape based, but the iced cider is simply fantastic in the desert wine category.

There are some great food stops here as well:

• Buddha Dog - makes excellent "gourmet" hot dogs
• Harvest - Excellent classically prepared foods. A good dinner option
  
• Fifth Town cheese makes some absolutely wonderful goat's milk cheese. They do have a store in PEC and I've found their cheeses in Ottawa