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Pelee island winery canada summer 2016
Pelee Island Winery is a winery in Kingsville, Ontario, Canada. They have a 550-acre (2.2 km2) vineyard in the Pelee Island appellation.
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At just under 42 degrees North, Pelee Island is at a latitude similar to that of Rioja, Spain, Porto, Portugal, Provence, France, and Tuscany, Italy. It is Canada’s most southerly inhabited point, and has a longer growing season than any other wine region in Canada. The island, in Lake Erie, is 25 kilometres from the mainland. Harvest is early, with picking usually beginning at the end of August. Late-harvest grapes are often in by mid-October.
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GrapesEdit
The vineyards have grown Vitis vinifera grapes, including the following grape varieties:
The vineyards have also grown these hybrid varieties:
WinesEdit
Pelee Island Winery produces a wide variety of grape wines, and may offer for sale as many as 15 white and 15 red wines, most of them bearing the VQA mark. The winery also offers blush, dessert, and ice wines.