The County-Wine Country
www.thecounty.ca/wine
Welcome to Wine Country
Did you know that Prince Edward County is Canada's fastest growing wine region? Starting in the year 2000 we've gone from less than 20 acres of high quality European vines planted to over 600 acres under vine, making us the second largest viticultural area in Ontario. In 2000 we had one winery, today we have almost a dozen with more planned and there is more than $30,000,000 invested in our exciting wine industry. Why is this occurring? Prince Edward County offers some of the most unique and suitable soils for growing wine grapes in North America. Our limestone soils favour vitis vinfera vines – those that make some of the finest wines in the world such as Pinot Noir, Riesling, Chardonnay, Cabernet Franc and others. Our growing climate is marginal which also favours excellent ripening of cool climate varieties. People are interested in wines, consumers are becoming more discriminating in their choices and Prince Edward County offers an opportunity to grow quality grapes to make quality wines. Our reasonable land costs provide us with a competitive cost advantage over almost any other area in North America to acquire land. Finally, Prince Edward County is an unspoiled and pastoral rural area that is thoroughly enjoyable to visit. Our wine industry investors understand this and as our industry continues to grow visitors will enjoy authentic country wine experiences in The County.

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