October Trip to Prince Edward County---Visiting Norman Hardie

This is the second time this year that we've visited Prince Edward County (PEC). This time, we were given a short list of "must see" places from Isaac and Laurie. Since we were approaching PEC from the west, it made sense to stop at Norman Hardie first, a winery that we read about the last time we were here but didn't get a chance to stop at.

Although the weather was a little blustery, the pizzas were baking in the outdoor oven and the place was bustling with people. As we made our way to the back entrance, we ran into Norman Hardie himself with his son Theo. He welcomed us to his winery and said that we should just go up the stairs to the tasting room. There, we were given tastings of his Niagara and County Chardonnay and his Niagara and County Pinot. What is it about County fruit? Those wines were steely minerality and agreed with our palate. As we left the winery, we saw Norman again, he was racking his Pinot Gris. It was that time of year when the grapes were being harvested and must was being fermented.