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2010

August 6, 2010
Tiny Bubbles: Top Picks from Prince Edward County’s First Sparkling Wines – David Lawronson – Torontolife.com
http://www.torontolife.com/daily/daily-dish/from-the-print-edition-daily-dish/2010/08/04/tiny-bubbles-top-picks-from-prince-edward-county%E2%80%99s-first-sparkling-wines/

August 5, 2010
Turning back the clock with vignettes http://www.thewhig.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=269698

August 5, 2010
Sizzling summer of sweet berries
Hot steamy southern Ontario weather puts fruits, veggies on our tables two weeks early – Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/840000--sizzling-summer-of-sweet-berries

August 3, 2010
Sparkling Wine from Prince Edward County? – Wine Align
http://www.winealign.com/forums/3/topics/153

August 3, 2010
Summer Vacation Part 2: Prince Edward County
http://www.candycranks.com/archives/9884

August 3, 2010
Infusion of Money will heighten programming – The daily Observer
http://www.thedailyobserver.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2690179

August 3, 2010
Ontario has become one of the fastest growing wine regions in the Country.
http://www.muchmormagazine.com/2010/07/ontario-has-become-one-of-the-fastest-growing-wine-regions-in-the-country/

August 3, 2010
Toronto Area Getaways: Foodie Day Trips
http://www.toronto.com/guide/getaways/article/656803

August 3, 2010
Couples' guide to a perfect Prince Edward County getaway: best accommodation, wineries, restaurants
http://www.examiner.com/x-29847-Toronto-Romantic-Getaway-Examiner~y2010m8d1-Couples-guide-to-a-perfect-Prince-Edward-County-getaway-accomodation-wineries-restaurants

August 3, 2010
Harvest, Picton, Prince Edward County, Ontario and a Chef – Chocolate Zucchini
http://chocolateandzucchini.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=32609&sid=91d21f6b7f9b61bb92d77e6fcb7b5d38
August 3, 2010
First Time in Prince Edward County – A Trip Report
http://www.fodors.com/community/canada/first-time-in-prince-edward-county-a-trip-report.cfm

July 21, 2010
Prince Edward County and a Bit Beyond - Blog
http://brightestblue.wordpress.com/2010/07/20/prince-edward-county-and-a-bit-beyond/

July 21, 2010
WINERY FUNDRAISER:On Fridays, many people wear red to show their support for the Canadian Military.
http://www.ckwstv.com/index.cfm?page=news&id=2931

July 21, 2010
Fall Fetes
http://www.tsevents.com/XS_/articles/fall-fetes

July 21, 2010
Ontario Fetish: Sampling Cheese and Sipping Wine
http://cheeseloverca.wordpress.com/2010/07/17/ontario-fetish-sampling-cheese-and-sipping-wine/

July 17, 2010
Wine Dining – some thoughts on the county
http://www.winedining.info/2010/07/some-thoughts-on-county_17.html

July 14, 2010
Hunting Vines – Red Tail Vineyards- Link

July 15, 2010
Patience pays off for Winery -Waupoos- Del-Gatto Estates- Link

July 13, 2010
Hot Dog! A Nice Contribution to 4H- Link

July 12, 2010
Hunting Vines – In the vineyard with Geoff Heinricks- Link

July 13, 2010
Wine Picks: Chill Out – Ottawa Magazine, David Lawrason - Ontario’s Nifty 2008 Whites- Link

July 13, 2010
Wine Picks: Say Cheese – Ottawa Magazine, David Lawrason
The great Eastern Ontario wine-and-cheese road trip - Link

July 9, 2010
Six Barrels for Six Chefs a Hit - Link

July 9, 2010
Norman Hardie Crafting Wines from Niagara and the County – St. Catharines Standard - Link

July 9, 2010
Where to Stay in Prince Edward County – Wedding Bells. Ca - Link

July 9, 2010
New Winery Opens in Prince Edward County – The Intelligencer - Link

July 9, 2010
WINE COUNTY: IT'S BEEN TEN YEARS SINCE THE FIRST WINERY OPENED IN PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY. – CKWS TV - Link

July 8, 2010
Volunteers always appreciated – County Weekly News ... More

July 8, 2010
New Winery Opens... More

July 7, 2010
Sandbanks Estate Winery Baco Noir and Duens - Le Gourmandesse... more

July 7, 2010
Prince Edward County Wine Tours – Ezine Articles ... more

July 7, 2010
Long Dog Vineyard and Winery – Hunting Vines – My journey through the world of Wine ... more

July 7, 2010
Livin Life in the Slow Lane... more

July 7, 2010
Planting Lavender and Prince Edward County Lavender ... more

July 6, 2010
Next Wave – The Expositor – By Chris Waters ... more

July 6, 2010
Canada's top 10 culinary trails: a list | Media centre | Canadian ...
The Taste Trail, Prince Edward County, ON Looking for the next hot culinary destination? This county, east of Toronto, is impressing serious foodies with ... more

June 30, 2010
Ontario wines fit for Her Majesty the Queen ... more

June 25, 2010
A Taste of County Life – Zoomermag.com ... more

June 25, 2010
La vigne se plaît bien à Prince Edward County ... More

June 18, 2010
Eco Bath Essentials Opens in Prince Edward County ... More

June 17, 2010
Forty Two Hours in Prince Edward County or A Wine Tour of Loyalist Ontario -- Slow Travel ... More

June 17, 2010
On the road with the grape guy – Michael Pinkus
Report from Ontario Wine Awards ... More

June 8, 2010
Prince Edward County Offers Country Charm and Fine Food ... More

June 7, 2010
Artevino names top wines of Prince Edward County ... More

June 6, 2010
Prince Edward County - Flies the Loon – Blog ... More

June 2
Prince Edward County Adventure s- Urban Element ... More

June 2
Lacey Estates - You Tube ... More

May 28, 2010
Ground Cherry Tomato Plant from Vickis Veggies ... More

May 28, 2010
Travel Solo and Savor the Taste The County ... More

May 26, 2010
Summer Seasoning – Toronto Star
From the Farm Cooking School ... More

May 27, 2010
New Wine Trails to Explore – Cynthia Peters – Gremolata.com ... More

May 27, 2010
Fifth Town Dairy, and the Meaning Of Sustainable Food ... More

May 27, 2010
Wine Ladies Blog – Casa Dea, Grange, Sandbanks Winery - Terroir ... More

May 20, 2010
Cooking School adds to county’s recipe for success ... More

May 20, 2010
Arts Council Applauds significant contributions – county live ... More

May 19, 2010
Local Asparagus Crop Destroyed – The Intelligencer ... More

May 19, 2010
British Critics Praise Ontario Chardonnays – Toronto Star ... More

May 14, 2010
Wayback Times - Carriage House Cooperage Barrels / Black Prince Winery ... More

May 14, 2010
Picton resident's idea gets stamp of approval
Posted By MARGARET HAYLOCK CAPON, QMI AGENCY ... More

May 11, 2010
County-live - Award-winning trails combine pleasures .... More

May 9, 2010
GRAPE GROWTH: Mother Nature could become the toast of Prince Edward ...
CKWS
... IT'S ALREADY BEGINNING TO LOOK LIKE A GOOD SEASON IN THE PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY VINEYARDS. ... AT THE WAUPOOS ESTATE WINERY, THE PRUNING HAS BEEN DONE, ...

May 8
Cordon Blue’s Blog Follow up story on Wines of PEC ... More

May 7
Cordon Blue’s Blog - Surprise! Local Wine On The Tasting List ...More

May 6
Prince Edward County | Mushy Pony
“The County”, as the locals call it, has in the last few years become a huge attraction ... With countless wineries and breathtaking views of Lake Ontario, ... More

May 5
Sample Canada's finest wine by visiting its exquisite graperies
Calgary Herald
... Niagara and Prince Edward County are the only designated viticultural areas ... Because Canadian wineries are characteristically small, often family-run ... More

May 5
Weekend Picnics in the County – Great picnic hotspots in Prince ...
Prince Edward County's Lifestyle Magazine. ... In either case, Prince Edward County provides you with plenty of choice in destinations. ... The County Grapevine More

May 5
Wine Wednesday – Spotlight On Toronto – Sugarbush 2007 Riesling
http://www.spotlighttoronto.com/site/index.php/laurensimmons-widewednesday-sugarbush2007riesling.html

May 2
Terroir Theory - Prince Edward County’s annual wine celebration is also about education
National Post . com More

May 2
Escape Plan: Five Amazing Ontario Getaways
The Cookery School at The Waring House More

April 28
Top 5: family summer vacation ideas in Canada...Prince Edward County More

April 26
A taste of Prince Edward County in Niagara More

April 24
Cheese Please with Lemon on Top – Cynthia Peters - Gremolata More

April 23
Waupoos Winery – Earth Day Photo More

April 22
Corriander Girl Blog – The Merrill Inn More

April 22
Living on the Edge Blog – Sandbanks Provincial Park More

April 22
Countylicious at Bloomfield Carriage House – Spotlight on Toronto More

April 21
Solo Travel: Prince Edward County in Pictures More

March 30
Taste the County alarmed More

March 27
Video – Crowe Productions – Maple in the County More

March 27
Slow sap flow doesn’t put damper on festival More

March 27
Maple in the County has more than one flavour More

March 28
Meeting Your Meat – Maple in the County More

March 27
County Culture More

March 26
Grace Nyman, Director of Partnership & Sales, Taste the County – Creative Minds Award– You Tube

March 26
Preparations underway for maple syrup festival in Prince Edward County More

March 25
County Sweet on Syrup More

March 25
Sandbanks, Prince Edward County – YOUTUBE

March 25
The Merging of the Trails More

March 25
Syrup season may get better for Maple in the County More

March 26
Blog – Hartford-Stein Prince Edward County Maple Maple Maple Time More

March 22
Mad Dog Gallery – You Tube

March 21
More to maple than Pancakes - Betty Zyvatkauskas, Special to the Sun - More

March 21
The Wine Ladies Visit Prince Edward County - YOU tUBE - More

March 21
Ontario Wines…Look Out Niagara - More

March 20
County recognized as a major Canadian tourist destination - County Weekly News - More

March 18
A World Explored: Two Days in Prince Edward County - Peter Dudley - More

March 17
Kathy Kennedy, Executive Director, Taste the County - More

March 15
The creative Rural Economy- Maple in the County - More

March 8
Maple Magic in March - Gremolata - More

March 7
Cheeselover.ca - Say cheese in five courses – Bonnie & Floyd & Me – Fifth Town - More

March 5
International Pig Day – Prince Edward County - You Cook Blog - More

March 2
Where is the Best Place to Eat in Prince Edward County - More

March 2
Ultimate Wine Vacations – You tube

March 1
High Hopes for Maple in the County - More

February 28
Buddha Dog goes whole hog - Good Food Revolution - More

February 20
Prince Edward County chardonnays shine in 'methode champnoise' - Peterborough Examiner - More

February 20
There's no place like this... commercial aired during theOlympics featuring Prince Edward Country - More

February 17
Cheese maker comes of age with energy-smart dairy
Fifth Town Artisan Cheese Company - Naomi Carniol - Special to Globe and Mail - More

February 9
Best Ontario Vintages of 2006 & 2007
torontolife.com - Grange of Prince Edward 2007 Trumpour’s Mill Gamay Noir - More

February 2
Investing in a creative economy – Fifth Town Artisan Cheese Co.
Financial Post - Yolande E. Chan And Jeff A. Dixon, Financial Post - More

February 2
Wine Phone In on Ontario Today - Konrad Ejbich's feature wine - rose from By Chadsey's Cairns. - More

January 29
Is Prince Edward County the Burgundy of the South?
Globe and Mail - Beppi Crosariol's Wine & Spirits - More

January 18
Top Value Banquet Wines - by John SzaboWhite
2007 Riesling Off-Dry, Rosehall Run, VQA Ontario
2008 Sullyzwicker White, Rosehall Run, Prince Edward County
2008 Huff Estates South bay Vineyards Rosé, Prince Edward County
More

January 13
Prince Edward County Turns Maple Syrup Festival into a Gourmet Experience
Toronto Culinary Travel Examiner – Heather Zorzini - More

January 14
Article in Good Food Revolution - By Jamie Drummond
An exhaustive and most rewarding tasting with winemaker Norman Hardie. - More

January 13
Article in The Globe and Mail
Waupoos Estates Winery Baco Noir 2008 (11 wines across the world mentioned) was recommended by Beppi Crosariol. - More

2009

August 19
August in the Kitchen. Toronto Sun. Elizabeth Baird. "I just came back from a wonderful weekend in Prince Edward County. So what was so wonderful?... More

August 16
Tasting in Prince Edward County. Billy's Best Bottles. Billy Munnelly. TASTE the COUNTY. I haven't talked about Prince Edward County this year so let's catch up... More

August 05
A Prince of a destination…Ontario’s culture vulture centre. Jewish Wanderer. Up until this year, I thought going out of the city for a few weeks at a time was the ultimate way to spend the summer months. However, after the long queues... More

August 01
Discovering some Princely delights in a still-unspoiled setting. Toronto Star. For a long time this pastoral area was known for its scenery and tranquility, but not.... More

August
Bounty of the County: Currah's Cafe and Huff Estates. Ottawa Life. Prince Edward County purveyors of food and drink are absolutely fanatical about....More

August
Destination Prince Edward County. Ottawa Life. More

August
Sonja Smits rediscovers her roots with a Prince Edward County Vineyard. Ottawa Life. Life has come full circle for Sonja Smits. She grew up on a dairy farm just outside Ottawa, working the land and dreaming of becoming....More

July 27
Crushing on Prince Edward. Mercedeh Sanati, Globe and Mail. The food, wine and cheese are getting even better – and now, a prominent guidebook is directing crowds of oenophiles to Prince Edward County... More

July 21
Pigging out on local food. GREAT GUSTO: Aqua Terra's Clark Day organizes a feast to
celebrate the great food produced in the Kingston area... More

July 05
Doing the Down Street Diet is Delicious. Canada's a Big Place Blog. Sure, you’ve heard of the 100 -mile diet. But how about the “down -the-street-diet ”? Interested?... More

July 05
All Roads Go Through Prince Edward County. Canada's a Big Place Blog. This morning started out slower than usual (I appreciated it). Work, a quick breakfast at the Inn, and a hot shower prepared me for the day ahead. Glitches happen and ... More

July 05
On a Mission to Taste the Trails of the County. Canada's a Big Place Blog. A few turns on Princess and Bath Streets in Kingston, and a 20 -minute drive down Highway 33 later, we were on the Glenora Ferry, a... More

July
Prince Edward County. Michelin Ontario Guide. Lying on the northeast shore of Lake Ontario southwest of Kingston, Prince Edward County occupies.... More

June 24
A Lovage Affair. written by Amy Rosen, National Post. On a recent whirlwind day trip to Ontario's Prince Edward County, I learned a lot (that P. E. C. is an island, for starters) and ate even more. It was... More

June 22
Stunning (yet soaking) weekend in Prince Edward County. (Well Preserved Blog) What a weekend! We had a wonderful stay in Prince Edward County (more posts to come) – we went with... More

June 12
Finding Peace in Prince Edward County. www.everbetter.ca Not far from the big cities, this area offers charming inns, wineries, arts galore and natural attractions to delight in all year round... More

June 11
A Day of Wine and Roads. The Kingston Whig Standard If you asked people to name Ontario's wine country, most would say the Niagara Peninsula, and rightly so. But.... More

June 09
Prince Edward County Wine Tour. www.fodors.com First weekend in June we headed off to Prince Edward County to have an inclusive look at wineries. Tour included.... More

June 07
Welcome to the world of Ontario wine. A collection of Wine reviews. Details

June 05
Provincial money for young artists. Young artists in Prince Edward County are being provided an opportunity...The Intelligencer

June 01
Passionate about Grapes. Closson Chase owner is ready to take on LCBO. From a base of limestone perched on the edge of Lake Ontario, Seaton McLean has carved out...Financial Post

2009 Dining Guide
Seven Tour Destinations in Ontario's Wine Country. With Ontario's winery county vaulting well past 100, it's getting ever more challenging to narrow down the choices for your smart wine weekend in either Prince Edward County or Niagara... Ottawa Life Dining Guide

Spring 2009
Prince Charming: An island on Lake Ontario is reinventing itself as a haven for those in search of good food, good wine - and a better way of life...re: Porter

May 20
Prince Edward County: Close to Home Far from Ordinary. Bounty of the County: Cheese, Cider and Beer...Ottawa Life Magazine

May 20
The Green Cheesemaker: Ontario dairy takes is environmentalism to a whole new level. Some like it blue but Fifth Town Artisan Cheese Co's president, Petra Cooper...Toronto Star

May 18
Sample Canada's Finest Wine: East of Toronto and jutting out into Lake Ontario is Prince Edward County. Winters are colder here and vintners bury the vines to protect them...National Post

May 18
Popeye Power From Prince Edward County: Vicki Emlaw delivers organic spinach to Harvest Restaurant in Picton, Prince Edward County, Ontario. Not just any spinach...Canadian Living

May 16
Roadside Guide: The Best Place to buy fruits and veggies on the way to the cottage. Rather than idling in cottage-country traffic this summer, pull off the road and smell the produce...Globe & Mail

May 15
Prince Edward County: It's Tastier by the Lake. Travel Time: 6 hrs 30 minutes by car. Why? this nifty little island in Lake Ontario (man-made, but let's not dwell) is getting noticed for...New York Post

May 9
Prince Edward County: The ever-quaint county has been repurposed as an all-around foodie playground. This summer make the most of the area's ingredients and the great outdoors...Toronto Life

March 25
Sap in the City. Maple Cheddar ideal for dessert. Black River Dairy is a farmer owned co-operative that's been producing cheese in Prince Edward County...Toronto Star

March
The Canadian Culinary Championships - James Chatto - Blog

March 12
Sweet Tradition Continues to Grow - Picton Gazette

March 12
Spring Heralds Sweet Taste of Maple in the County - County Weekly News

March 11
County uses food to bait tourists- Northumberland News

March 11
Anyway you slice it - Elizabeth Baird - Toronto Sun

March 10
Prince Edward County - About.comCanadaTravel

March 10
Living on the Edge - Maple in the county - Blog

March 6
New Season for County - The Intelligencer

March 4
In Like a Lion..out with Syrup - Wellington Times

February 26
Obama dines on Northport Potter's Plates Photo - Picton Gazette

February 19
Murray McLaughlan Opens for Maple in the County - County Weekly News

February 4
Oeno Opens - The Intelligencer