Join our Savvy Sommeliers for a day discovering Prince Edward County on Saturday May 8. The Savvy Bus is back by popular demand & we’re making it easy for you to enjoy a day out in The County with a Sommelier as your tour guide.
It’s a Road-trip!
Sit back & relax in our luxury coach as we explore the backroads of Prince Edward County. We will stop in Picton to take in Terroir Wine & Farmers Market to discover all of the great wines & foods under one roof at the historic Crystal Palace. Many County wineries will introduce their new spring releases & pair their wines with locally made gourmet foods right before your eyes!
Your Savvy Bus Tour will continue as we visit The County’s only craft brewery – Barley Days Brewery for a taste of something different. Then to top it all off, dinner will be served in the vineyard at Casa-Dea Estates.
It will be a fun day meeting the dynamic people who are involved in the growing reputation of ‘The County’.
Advance Booking Only
Savvy Special: $149 (regular $165)
Price includes absolutely everything!
– Roundtrip transportation in a luxury coach
– Sommelier guides
– Admission to Terroir Wine & Farmers Market
– Winery and brewery tours
– Dinner in the vineyard
– and…good ol’ HST
Only 10 spots left! Book your seat on the bus >>
The Master Plan…
The Savvy Bus will depart downtown Ottawa at 8am from the Ottawa Marriot (100 Kent St). We will pick up passengers at Starbucks in Pinecrest Mall & Starbucks on Princess Street (near the 401) in Kingston.
We are aiming to arrive at Terroir Wine & Farmers Market by 11:30am.
Check out this long list of participating vendors who will WOW you with their locally-produced food & wine. Local wineries include:
Learn while you Taste…
There will be 3 fun & informative sessions on during the day – including a blind wine tasting hosted by our own Debbie Trenholm as well as these seminars:
Everything You Need To Know About Growing Heirloom Tomatoes
If you have a small back yard garden or deck or balcony… you can grow heirloom tomatoes. Vicki Emlaw will answer any questions you have and a selection of good old fashioned tasting tomato plants will be available for sale.
What Kind of Cool Are You?
Join The Cellar Sisters in an exploration of cool-climate Chardonnay and determine your “kind of cool” – crisp, fruity, rich or smooth. Blind taste four different PEC Chardonnays and select the one style which appeals to you most. Learn about each wine and receive a handout detailing all the unique Chardonnay available at Terroir for tasting and purchase so you can continue seeking out your “kind of cool” throughout the afternoon!
Compelled to Can
Bree Seeley advocates that preserving food is more than a twee hobby, it is a dynamic practice that powerfully shapes the identity of our regional cuisine. Preserving food allows cooks to fortify a commitment to Ontario terroir and asserts a role in supporting more sustainable food networks. The delicious results create unique contours in meals and hospitality. Join Bree as she outlines how enthusiasm for robust flavours gives way to a fulsome pantry and colourful year-round Ontario eating.
And the bus goes on…
At 2:30pm, we will roam the country roads bound for Barley Days Brewery for a tour & tasting, then onwards to Casa-Dea Estates where we will be treated to a dinner surrounded by vineyards. By 8:30pm, the coach will depart for Ottawa.
This schedule gives you time to enjoy all of the activities at Terroir, see the picturesque countryside & discover The County’s only brewery followed by a delicious dinner with Casa-Dea’s winemaker Paul Battliana (in photo at left) who MacLeans Magazine has named as ‘One to Watch’ in Canada.
Bonus! A Savvy Sommelier will be on the coach with you offering wine tips, telling you stories about Prince Edward County & answering any ‘County’ questions you may have along the way.