The Terroir festival is on Victoria Day weekend in Prince Edward County. It's an annual celebration of the County's wine industry in picturesque Picton at the no doubt quaint Crystal Palace Fairgrounds.
County winemakers will release their 2007 whites and rosés and local chefs will take care of the food pairings. According to Angela Braun of the Winegrowers Assocation, there was a "record harvest of high quality grapes" in 07 and she says it's a "great vintage."
Given the poor retail distribution of the County's products - not to mention the limited quantities of some of the wines - there's no better way to try them and buy them than in the County itself. Some of the better whites being made in Ontario right now come from the county - especially Huff Estates and Norman Hardie.
Picton's not that far from Toronto or Ottawa, but you'd really probably rather not drive back the same day...
For more info, visit the winegrowers association website.
