The Old Third
About
We are a small, high density vineyard and winery in the heart of Prince Edward County.
We produce unfined and unfiltered pinot noir, cabernet franc and chardonnay.
We also make a traditional method sparkling cider from local, golden russet apples. Nice and dry with beautiful, tiny bubbles.
Take a look around. Send us an email or give us a call if you have any questions. https://www.theoldthird.com/
Dry Cider. Traditional Method. Local apples.
Golden russets are one of only a few apples capable of making single varietal cider. Along with the kingston black, it has near perfect sugar, acid and tannin. The juice has a vinifera-like quality, that during fermentation makes you almost forget it is not from grapes. This is not a cider that tastes oxidized. Indeed, the ripe, full tannins in these apples protected the cider from the yellowing ravages of oxidation. The natural sugar level of these apples was so high that the cider tops the alcohol scale at 9.5%.
Our sparkling apple cider is made with the same level of attention and detail that goes into our pinot noir. The apples, non other than the noble golden russet, were sourced from a nearby apple orchard. They were hand sorted and the cider is méthod traditional, so the second ferment was in bottle. Like our sparkling pinot noir this cider is hand riddled, hand disgorged and topped with a natural cork.
Wine
https://www.theoldthird.com/wine/
CURRENTLY AVAILABLE:
2020 Gamay Noir – stainless, unfiltered $42.00
2020 Chardonnay – stainless, unfiltered $45.00
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Pasta Bar
Some of the things off the menu this past summer
MARINARA
San Marzano tomato sauce.
Spaghetti. Basil. Pecorino
RABBIT RAGU
Local rabbit, slow-cooked. Vegetables and shiitake. Hand cut pappardelle. Pecorino
CACIO e PEPE
Square cut spaghetti, pecorino cheese, butter, toasted black pepper.
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The Old Third Vineyard
251 Closson Road
Hillier, ON K0K 2J0