Prince Edward County, known as "The County" to the locals, has been touted as being Ontario's answer to Burgundy. It’s also been compared to Sonoma County in California, with its bucolic landscape and laid back attitude, while the Niagara Peninsula is described as being “Napa North”. According to VQA Ontario, the province’s wine authority, there are now 17 wineries in Prince Edward County, many of them located in the Hillier Township where Lake Ontario and the Bay of Quinte provide a moderating effect on the otherwise very difficult climate.

Like Burgundy, the Soils Have a Limestone Base

Prince Edward County is located on the northeastern shore of Lake Ontario, south of Belleville, about 2.5 hours from Toronto. PEC is a peninsula, almost an island, that juts out into Lake Ontario. At 44° N it is on the same latitude as Burgundy, France. In fact, the County is similar to Burgundy in many ways. Like Burgundy, the soils have a limestone base. Here it is covered with a heavy reddish-brown clay loam. Stones and broken shale fragments stud the soil making it easy for water to drain deep into it. The vine's roots dig down into the soil in search of water, producing concentrated grapes with an abundance of flavour. The grapes in PEC are grown very low, just above the ground. One reason for this is because the rocky soil retains heat helping the grapes to ripen.

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