“Winter is dead here,” —say people who’ve moved to the country. But, we think Prince Edward County + Winter are one true pair. Picture barn burning food slingers in winter beards and…
Visiting the Grange Estate Winery is an exercise in total happiness. Stepping into the great room, you’re struck by the warm, familiar scent of fresh popcorn weaving through heavy wooden beams, alongside the…
I’d overheard a lot of County love for Ryan Monkman over the past several months. At Keint-he Winery, “Are those Ryan’s cider barrels? He’s so lovely, I can’t wait to taste this…
Things move fast and change faster in the County, and there’s nothing better than watching the seeds of a beautiful new venture being sown and then blossom into those iconic experiences that…
“We’re major foodies,” says artist, home chef, and recipe developer Saiqa Sheikh, “the entire family, extended and all.” Saiqa’s husband Josh, the other half of the business, is a chef—both self taught and…
I’d met winemaker Dan Sullivan once before this get together at Rosehall for the official ‘chat, taste and shoot’ with our wine writer, Kirstyn Mayers. It was an actual thrill to see…
There are a lot of truly cool people in the County, and no shortage of great and meaningful parties, but it was obvious to everyone that John Bil’s Ship To Shore: Straight Talk…
The people of Prince Edward County work hard and play hard—and because both of these things add up to the good life, there’s quite a bit of overlap. All this living is…
Here in PEC, we are totally obsessed with our food pop-ups and kitchen takeovers. Chances are, if you’re headed out somewhere cool in the County in high season, there will be some…
When we sat down to sketch out our strategy for Au Lait’s county wine column, wine writer Kirstyn Mayers and I both scrawled Trail Estate right away onto the top of our…