Black Prince Winery & Canadian Vinegar Cellars - Century Barn & Barrel House with Wood-Fired Pizza

Went for the wine, left with lots of vinegar.and some wine too. Really enjoyed my visit and will return for sure.

Pizza was amazing! Vinegars were awesome! Service was great and personable! 10/10 will come back!

The wine is subjective. It wasn't for us. I didn't mind the service behind the counter giving us our tasting, they were courteous and passionate about their wine.

Onto the Barrel House Wood fire pizza. TOURIST TRAP! I give this one star. If you are going to charge me $24+tax for a small Margherita pizza. It better have fresh whole Basil on it, not dried crumpled basil from the grocery store. The balsamic glaze doesn't belong on that pizza either. As an Italian, I'm insulted.

Just like 555 BrewCo. If you're going to attempt Italian wood oven pizza, go take some lessons please. I commend Anglican folk for trying, but please. You have the gift of using one of these wood oven beasts I only dream of having one day and you failed.

The pizza was not good. At all. Definitely not $24 good.

I love Black Prince winery. They give you 4 tastings and also a taste of their vinegars. The idea of tasting vinegars didn’t appeal to me but I tried and you know they taste really good? One I could just taste on a light salad, no oil needed with that vinegar. The manager told some great jokes first by saying these are his regular; jokes. My family were visiting from New Brunswick and were very impressed and we had done a lot of wineries and they loved the ambiance of Black Prince best plus bought a lot of wine to take home. Really great!

The wine is subjective. It wasn't for us. I didn't mind the service behind the counter giving us our tasting, they were courteous and passionate about their wine.

Onto the Barrel House Wood fire pizza. TOURIST TRAP! I give this one star. If you are going to charge me $24+tax for a small Margherita pizza. It better have fresh whole Basil on it, not dried crumpled basil from the grocery store. The balsamic glaze doesn't belong on that pizza either. As an Italian, I'm insulted.

Just like 555 BrewCo. If you're going to attempt Italian wood oven pizza, go take some lessons please. I commend Anglican folk for trying, but please. You have the gift of using one of these wood oven beasts I only dream of having one day and you failed.

The pizza was not good. At all. Definitely not $24 good.

Wine and pizza. That’s why you’re reading this review, right? What are you waiting for? The Aloha pizza and a glass of some great wine will not disappoint. We stopped at the cellar to pick up some wine on the way out. What a great lunch break!

Wife and I had a great time. Our host (didn't catch their name) was super courteous, and we had a blast playing disc golf. They gave us a primer on how to play, tips and tricks.

Seriously great time, good drink, and in a great spot! Will definitely go again soon.

2021: Barrel House Wood fired pizza at the winery is fantastic. Outside seating only. Nothing fancy. But pizza crust is one of the best we've ever had. Husband had the Aloha. A spicy version of a Hawaiian pizza. I had the Margherita. Nice drizzle of balsamic on it. Probably their own balsamic. Nice!

Visiting again in 2022. Pizza still great. Consistent quality. Nice friendly staff. Recommend the exceptional, full-bodied Cabernet Franc Reserve 2020. Maybe lie it down for 1 to 2 years to soften. Really enjoyed again!

The person for the wine tasting had no interest of promoting his wine. No information about them. They were very good but the service was so unfriendly, i did not buy anything.

Had a great time visiting here. The wines were all delicious. The host was entertaining and knowledgeable. Great pizza and vinegar tasting too.

Nice quaint little place for a good family lunch! Their wood fired oven pizzas are delicious. Enjoy them with a glass of any of their wines. Outdoor seating let's you take in the view of the vineyard.

Bel endroit avec des tables de pique-nique et accessibles aux familles. Le wine tasting s'est terminé à 18h le jour où nous sommes allés même si les heures d'ouverture sont jusqu'à 20h. Mon conjoint a pu le faire mais pas moi. La pizza est excellente mais demandez le temps d'attente avant d'être servis. Avec de jeunes enfants parfois il faut gérer la patience! Nous avons commander 1 pizza pour 2 adultes et une petite de 3 ans et ce n'était pas suffisant, prévoir plus que pas assez! C'était excellent:)

Good selection of wines, the Mary Jane is unique and worth a try. Lots of vinegars to sample too. Come for the samples and stay for some pizza!

We did a wine tour of 7 wineries on Aug 3rd including this one and it was lovely. The environment is like an old barn with so much lovely character. Josh was really great and friendly and walked us through the wine and vinegar tastings. You have to try the vinegars!

My first winery in PEC. On the small side, but right in town. Wines were decent, and vinegars were fun to try. No tours were available at the time, and didn’t try the pizza. Overall okay experience. Found the customer service to be lacklustre.

Wonderful winery with delicious wood fired pizza. I found this place while driving around PEC. Staff are so friendly and welcoming. I tried the Margherita pizza, blueberry lavender ice cream, and Pinot Grigio wine. All delicious. Thank you!

Small place but well planned out. We didn't eat but others told us the pizza was fantastic

We welcome you to come and experience our growing "wine village" featuring a restored century barn and barrel cellar with a loft suitable for hosting special events, on-site wine barrel making and toasting demonstrations seasonally, balsamic fruit and wine vinegar making using a Solera system of giant 100 year old Spanish sherry casks, a well appointed tasting and gift centre featuring the largest selection of local wines in the area and friendly service too - you can also make your own wine on the premises - or try wood-fired pizza from our ovens overlooking the vineyard.
Visit us for a truly authentic wine experience.

This is where my wife and I call our second home. Our favourite vineyard in the county, always great selection.

Pizza Aloha délicieuse, mais beaucoup trop de piment jaune fort et pas assez d'ananas!
À refaire, je demanderais sans piment et beaucoup plus d'ananas!

The reds are full bodied and easy to drink now. Same goes with the whites we tried. There's a pizza oven on site as well as a frizby golf course. So make this a destination rather than a slurp & dash tasting.

We came for a wine tasting weekend and started here. We spent over an hour here and by far this was the best wine tasting…. Why? The host explained everything and made it so much fun! The vinegar tasting was awesome too. I definitely say that when someone spends time with your group and explains in detail it really does go a long way. I went to many others that day and all I can say is black prince host, you were the best! Thank you so much!

Needed a pitstop and was recommended here for their pizza. Tasty meal, nicely spaced out patio and left happily full!

Got their Aloha pizza with their garlic aioli. Quite delicious, toppings well balanced and flavored, the dough itself had a nice bite and chew that was perfect with the dip.

Not much service: you just go pick it up on the counter with no utensils or napkins. But you can make do since it's just pizza.

There's a porta potty outside but they also have a washroom inside the wine room

Great place to visit for some wine and fireside pizza. Has a very rustic appeal to it and a lot of history as well.

Nice selection of wines and vinegars bought the peach vinegar very yummy and Mary Janes wine have not tried that yet, the pizza place in the back was OK got the margarita pizza just wasn’t very much basil or balsamic vinegar on it could of used more of that and a little bit of seasoning for $23 medium size pizza all in all not so bad crust very good was cooked in a brick oven I like that. Love Picton area. The vinegar was $29 for a bottle and the wine was 24.99 for the bottle the vinegar is more than a wine and less of it?

Employés sympatiques et qui connaissent super bien leurs produits! Pizza sur le four à bois INCROYABLE! Nous étions 4 et en avons mangé 3 tellement elles étaient légères et délicieuses. Pour le vin, dégustation offerte et prix abordables! TOUT, sans exception, est à se jeter par terre.

Came to wine country for the long weekend and Black Prince Winery gave us the best experience. Curtis was amazing so knowledgeable and friendly. They have a huge variety of wines AND vinegars. The stone oven pizza here is amazing and definitely worth the wait. The live music was relaxing, a lot places over do it with the live music but it was great here! Thank you was Curtis for the great experience. We will definitely be back.

Excellent producer of Red and White wines. Very informative wine tasting sessions. Delicious wood fired pizzas!

Great atmosphere and amazing pizzas. We went here twice during our visit to PEC. First time they had live music as well. Highly recommend and get the aioli dip!

I stopped by to take a look but never partook in any tasting. I will definitely for sure next time and follow up. The location itself was very nice with the backyard patio. It looked like they had some nice products in the show room. Look forward to visiting again. ️
October 30th I revisited Black Prince to try some of their wines. I had a glass of the Cabernet Franc and enjoyed it! ️

Awful experience. Wine was mediocre at best. Tasting was done in plastic cups without even a cursory rinse between wines. Host was unenthusiastic in his presentation, not engaging at all. He also seated another party within 2 feet of our own, without any concern for social distancing. One star only for the vinegar, which is tasty on its own, but served straight with no bread or cracker accompaniment, and bottles ~ $30 for only about 500mL

10/10! Friendly atmosphere, attentive staff, wines packed with flavour and a story to go with each one! An extremely comfortable and worthwhile visit ️

Awful experience. If I could leave 0 stars, I would. And I’m the kind of person who sees the good before the bad. They gave me no reason to go back and all the reasons to come and write a negative review.

Good vinegar selection. Wines are good too. Tasting was informative and came with a lot of history of the winery. Learned a lot and enjoyed the tasting experience. Nice change of pace.

Good pizza didn't try the wine but its 2nd time we been there.friendly staff, we bought Viniger

This place has selection of local beer and wood oven pizza (wine available at the bar as well), not to mention a wide variety of vinegars. If you're a fan of vinegars (as a salad dressing or other use), you won't be disappointed. You will find aged vinegars (i.e. 19 year old) which should be a fantastic seasoning.

Geoff and Steve are awesome. This was our first stop of 8 wineries in Prince Edward County. Easily the most memorable because there are zero barrel coopers in Ontario.except Steve! Great story great chardonnay and savoury vinegars.

If you are visiting PEC check out the Black Prince winery

Cheers!
Pam
Waterloo Ontario

Worst customer experience I’ve ever had. Hostile man yelling at his customers for a misunderstand with tour guide (no conversation with us first). Insulted us! Even so we respected what he did say, right away. Says WE were disrespectful! Lies multiple times. Slandering on social media. It’s just disgusting. Worst display of narcissism I’ve ever seen.

Really nice experience. Wine is good, the pizza is great and Pete’s passion about his vinegars is amazing. Great products and service. Really enjoyed our time!

Curtis was fabulous and made our birthday girls trip to Picton even more special and memorable! The food and wine were fantastic, and the vinegar for crust dipping was amazing. Will definitely return to this beautiful place.

Edited - One of the staff was extremely rude during our wine tour. We were originally told we could bring a snack in, which we were enjoying by the picnic tables, then one of the staff approached my group extremely aggressively telling us to pack up and leave. He could have simply explained that we must of misunderstood and that we can stay but would need to pack up the food. We then went to Sandbanks Winery, who welcomed us in immediately and confirmed outside food was not a problem. I would definitely not recommend the Black Prince Winery.

Response:

Your response was a complete lie! Maybe you forgot that you told our wine tour we could eat. For your information there was no one waiting for tables. Sandbanks does serve food as some of us also got a snack there! Each of us also purchased a bottle of wine, which we were going to at your winery, so you lost customers because of your aggresive (not polite) reaction.

She actually said 'she was not drinking, so to stop speaking to us in such a rude and aggressive manner. ' Maybe if you had calmed down, you would have heard her correctly.

We did leave immediately! The rest of the staff was really nice, as previously stated it was one employee. So not sure why you are discussing the "staff" in your response.

Black Prince has for a number of years been on my Must Go To list while visiting the area. They have a lovely selection of both wines and vinegars which never disappoint. The staff at the tasting bar have always been very friendly, knowledgeable and helpful however yesterday, I was appauled by the conduct of the seniour gentleman on sight. It was terrible how he reprimanded the young gentleman who was assisting a group of people who were sampling vinegars. The issue, I believe was related to an undercharge of a previous customer. Being a DM myself, having been in business for many yesrs, I have never spoken to my employees in this manner, let alone in front of patrons. There is a time, place and manner to address matters, of which were obviously completely disregarded.
The young attendant was visably shaken up by the incident. Although, nothing was said by the employee after-the-fact, I did extend some words of support and encouragement. One thing I have learnt over the years is that if you want respect, want employees to meet expectations, be Magnetic as front people for your business WE as employers must be professional at all times, create a positive working environment for our employees and ensure that they know that they are valued.
Final note: The rating is based on the product and assistsnce received. I did not think it appropriate to penalize based on the incident witnessed. I hope this feedback will be reflected upon and applied as a learn for future. Thank you.

The wine was great, and everyone should try the vinegar! Raspberry vinegar was my favourite. Great experience, definitely worth a visit!

Excellent service, pizza au four très bonne! Très bon rapport qualité/prix à quelques minutes de Picton!

These people are passionate and true to their craft, which is evident through both their enthusiasm and the quality of their products. Definitely try the hemp wine, and the wine vinegar!

We stopped in at Black Prince Winery for the wood fired pizza. We enjoyed the casual vibe at the winery and chatting with Pete about the process of manufacturing barrels and making vinegars.

The pizza was amazing and the caprese salad, with a blueberry balsamic reduction made on-site, was easily the best one I’ve ever enjoyed.better than those I’ve eaten in Rome!

A very family friendly winery too, and we will definitely visit again.

This was the second winery on our self guided diy winery tour. It wasnt actually going to be part of our itinerary but the opportunity presented itself and there we were standing at the counter of the Plack Prince Winery. So glad we dropped in because if I look back on the day I believe it would have been the most informative of our winery visits. Loved the low frills atmosphere compares to the other wineries we visited and the gentleman behind the bar gave us all kinds of personal input and even showed us videos of the barrels being flamed. The venue is very inconspicuous and not obvious from the road.
We were introduced to delicious vinegars of various flavors as well. I highly recommend this winery as a stop any time!

Great wine, great pizza, great people. We loved it and came back the next day to get more. Thin crust pizza, not too big, enough for two people. They have a pizza and two glasses of wine special for $30, and you can taste the wine to choose which one you like with your pizza.

Great wine!
Great pizza!
Very friendly staff and the wine sampling area is set up perfect.
Down by the barn you can enjoy lunch in a really cute spot.
Tour the barn while you're there.

A must on your travels.

Kurtis was phenomenal. Thank you for taking the time to talk to us!

We tried some of their locally famous wines with their unique barrel aged process and tried the balsamic vinegar as well. You need to grab one of their excellent pizzas after, the Aloha is the one to get. This was the highlight of our day. So impressed with Prince Edward County!

I visited Black Prince Winery with my Mom about a month ago and had a really nice visit. Their winemaker, Geoff Webb, was serving samples so we had an excellent opportunity for one-on-one time. Aside from wines, Black Prince also produces vinegars (I purchased balsamic) and, if memory serves, they also have 1 sherry for tasting. Another interesting thing Black Prince sells is a product called Hemp Wine. Certainly it's important to note that this winery has a variety of styles!
If you go during slow season, like we did, it's very cool to meet the winemaker and he answered all of my questions. On the down side, we were hoping to get pizza but it was not open that day (that's our own fault since it's an outdoor oven- shoulda known better when its cold outside!). Mom and I both agreed that we want to go back again when the weather is warmer and try the food.
Geoff also gave us a great location to have lunch in town there in Picton. Thanks again to Geoff for making it a memorable experience on my first trip out to Prince Edward County. I am sure we'll be there again soon!

Got a couple bottles of wine, a couple bottles of vinegar and some great conversation! We visited this winery in April (a great time to go if you want to beat the summer crowds).
Can't wait to visit again. The vinegars are going to be making some salads come to life this summer!

Curtis and Pete were so lovely to me and my family when we came down. Wonderful wine and vinegars, beautiful area and the oven fried pizza looked amazing, we wernt able to have some but I wish we did! Thank you all some much for the hospitality and great time!

I purchased 3 bottles of wine that were not to my personal satisfactory. The owners at Black Prince Winery personally contacted me and shipped THREE brand new bottles of the same wine I purchased 4 hours away to my residence completely free of charge! Absolutely amazing! They are extremely professional and truly stand behind their product. What a wonderful winery and staff, I highly recommend them to anyone in the Picton area!

Good place with friendly staff and a good variety of locally produced wines. You can do some wine and vinegar tasting while eating a wood-fired pizza. Conveniently located, close to downtown Picton. Definitely would go back again.