Lake Erie North Shore has the hottest and longest growing cycle of all Ontario’s growing areas.
In recent years there has been an explosion of interest in articulating the terroir of the Niagara Peninsula and now the use of official sub appellations has taken off.
Prince Edward County is a small but protected viticultural area in Ontario known for its limestone-rich soils. Pinot Noir and Chardonnay are local specialities and are often the flagship wines of the roughly 40 wineries that have set up here. There is plenty of innovation happening in Prince Edward County making it an appellation well worth following.
