Our Approach

Keint-he Winery & Vineyards is one of the most recent additions to Prince Edward County’s budding viticultural landscape. We aspire to produce a domestic Pinot Noir that has international character. We intend to do this by offering wine that has been produced exclusively from grapes grown in one of our three Hillier vineyards. That means that every bottle of Keint’he wine produced will be made from 100% hillier grapes. What sets us apart further is that we are one winery with three distinct vineyards, each possessing its own unique terroir.

Unlike many grape producers, at Keint-he we like to think of our vineyards as a habitat for our vines. Organically grown, our Pinot grapes prosper in harmony with their environment, not in spite of it. We’ve applied the Burgundian model of viticulture to the County microclimate. That means that the 28 acres of vines that we have planted now, will never exceed 35 acres. We believe in high density planting. Despite the lower yields, the quality of the fruit translates into wine that is interesting, enjoyable and balanced. We use an organic approach to viticulture and keep our fingers on the vineyards pulse by doing all of our work with the vines by hand. Pruning, training, tucking, topping, weeding and harvesting, they’re all done by hand. This way each vine, cluster and grape gets the hands on attention that is needed to produce the superior fruit required to make superior wine.

Using these methods, we ultimately aspire to produce 4,000 – 5,000 cases of ultra-premium wine per year. This allows us to compete on the international stage based on our attention to detail and quality, not through sheer volume alone.

Drink wine, and you will sleep well. Sleep, and you will not sin.
Avoid sin, and you will be saved. Ergo, drink wine and be saved.

Medieval German saying